New York Times : Thursday , February 16 th , 1995

   FBI NABS MOST-WANTED CRIMINAL COMPUTER HACKER
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   Raleigh, N.C.

   After a search of more than 2 years , FBI agents finally captured
   the 31 year old computer expert accused of a long string of crimes
   that includes the theft of thousands of data files and no less than
   20,000 credit card numbers computer systems around the U.S.

   The arrest early wednesday of Kevin Mitnick , one of the most wanted
   computer criminals, followed a 24-hour stakeout of a Raleigh apart-
   ment building.

   A convicted computer felon on the run from the federal law since
   November 1992, Mitnick has used his sophisticated skills over the
   years to worm his way into many of the telephone and cellular
   telephone networks and vandalize government, corporate and University
   computer systems. Most recently he had become a suspect in a rash of
   break-ins on the global Internet computer network.

   "He was clearly the most wanted computer hacker in the world,"
   said Kent Walker , an assistant U.S. Attorney in S.F. who helped
   coordinate the investigation. " He allegedly had access to trade
   secrets worth billions of dollars. He was a very big threat !"

   But Officials  say Mitnick's confidence in his hacking skills may
   have been his undoing. On Christmas, He broke into the home computer
   of computer security Expert, Tsutomu Shimomura, a researcher at the
   federally financed San Diego supercomputer Centre.

   Shimomura then made a crusade of tracking down the intruder, an ob-
   session that led to Wednesdays arrest.

   Mitnick, already wanted in California for a federal parole violation
   was charged wednesday with illegal use of a telephone access device
   and computer fraud. He Could face upto 35 years in prison.


   New York Times Classified: Thursday 16 th Februayr 1995

   Wanted : Computer Hacker with at least 10 year's of experience.
            Has to know his way around Internet/AOL/Prodigy
            Has to be familiar with : Asm and C++
            Call :     1-800-IHAC-KEM


   Mitnick Track Record:
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   Age 19    : First break-in into Govt computers

   Age 21    : Break-in in U.S. Air Defense Computer System

   Age 22-31 : Break-in into Credit card databanks
               "           " Calling Card Databanks
               "           " Computer Security Computer


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