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Farewell to a Legend: Kevin Mitnick, Renowned Hacker Turned Cybersecurity Superstar

July 20, 2023

The underground comes to a somber standstill today as we bid farewell to one of our own, Kevin Mitnick, a legendary hacker, security consultant, author, and occasional fugitive. Mitnick, one of the most infamous computer criminals of the ’90s, hung up his hat after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He breathed his last on Sunday at the age of 59, as confirmed by cybersecurity training company co-founded by Mitnick, KnowBe4 and King David Memorial Chapel & Cemetery in Las Vegas.

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No Code, Just Con: Social Engineering and the Art of Human Exploitation

July 19, 2023

These aren’t your classic tales of cracking the code, but one of crafting the grand con of swindling in broad cyber-light. That’s right, my fellow hackers; it isn’t always the glitch in the matrix or a hidden backdoor that gives us the keys to the kingdom. Sometimes, it’s just exploiting the glitchy flawed homo sapiens on the other side of the screen – a classic trick in the hacker repertoire, also known as social engineering.

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Farewell to a Legend: Kevin Mitnick, Renowned Hacker Turned Cybersecurity Superstar

July 20, 2023

The underground comes to a somber standstill today as we bid farewell to one of our own, Kevin Mitnick, a legendary hacker, security consultant, author, and occasional fugitive. Mitnick, one of the most infamous computer criminals of the ’90s, hung up his hat after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He breathed his last on Sunday at the age of 59, as confirmed by cybersecurity training company co-founded by Mitnick, KnowBe4 and King David Memorial Chapel & Cemetery in Las Vegas.

Dive Deeper »

No Code, Just Con: Social Engineering and the Art of Human Exploitation

July 19, 2023

These aren’t your classic tales of cracking the code, but one of crafting the grand con of swindling in broad cyber-light. That’s right, my fellow hackers; it isn’t always the glitch in the matrix or a hidden backdoor that gives us the keys to the kingdom. Sometimes, it’s just exploiting the glitchy flawed homo sapiens on the other side of the screen – a classic trick in the hacker repertoire, also known as social engineering.

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