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Take-down
the pursuit and capture of Kevin Mitnick, America's most wanted computer outlaw--by the man who did it
By Shimomura, Tsutomu & Markoff, John
- ISBN
- 978-0-78686-210-8
- Publisher
- New York : Hyperion, c1996.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1996
Computer security expert Shimomura gained instant celebrity with his highly publicized capture of Kevin Mitnick, a notorious computer hacker who allegedly plundered the Internet at will, stealing files and information from computer systems throughout the world. Markoff, a new breed of cyberspace journalist, was the sole reporter present when Mitnick was arrested, invited by Shimomura to cover the bust. Markoff's account of this story first appeared on the front page of the New York Times on February 16, 1995, the day after the bust. Markoff and Shimomura were friends, and Markoff's previous book, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
