A knock sounded from the door of apartments, Kevin Mitnick opened the door and found dozens of FBI agents and other law enforcement is prepared to catch it. This is the end of the journey of a hacker who had buron in order to avoid imprisonment. Hackers during buronannya it has obtained legendary status, has even grown into a myth that is greater than himself
The arrest happened in 1995 that marked the beginning of the case of the most controversial arrest of the perpetrator of a cyber crime. Mitnick is a computer system on it reincarnate as America's Most Wanted Hacker.
Addictions Computers
Mitnick easy to learn with computer nongkrong at radioshack store or diperpustakaan general, family berduit not enough to have your own computer. Favorite on the computer until he developed adult.
In the period of 1990s, Mitnick easy entry exit system. But in the late 1980s, he actually wanted to leave hobynya and starts looking for a legitimate job. Unfortunately, before he can do that, in 1987 he caught the pass in a company's Santa Cruz Organization, a software company that mainly engaged in the operating system Unix. When the lawyer mitnik successfully reduce the alleged crime to be a lack of good action, Mitnick was the only ganjar 3 years probation.
Not until the return trip a year Mitnick case law. Gara-garanya a friend that he use the computer to other computers break Mitnick reported that it is the obligation of times dibobol Mitnick is owned by Digital Equipment Corporation. Each time you break the computer is taking mitnik code composer of the software. Code and then he learned that very seriously, sometimes found several weaknesses in it. Mitnick opportunity in a just claim to take the code from the compiler software that he or the like for him.
In the case of DEC Mitnick prisoners who get the more weight. When the call Mitnick has pengacaranya, 'addicted to the computer that can not be stopped'. He diganjar 1 year in prison.
Mitnick in prison get a bad experience. At that time the legend of Kevin Mitnick, or better known by the name of the fictitious' The Condor ', is the draw. Reputation as a
computer criminals are also increasingly membumbung beyond reality. Warden at Lompoc, where the prison is located Mitnick, Mitnick think infiltrate into the computer can only start with the voice and the phone. Hence
Mitnick is not only can not use the phone, he also spent many hours in the isolation room. No wonder then if he dikabarkan experienced little interference when a life sentence at Lompoc.
In 1989 Mitnick released from prison. He tried to find a formal job, but their status as former prisoners make Mitnick difficult to maintain employment. Finally, he worked as a
pendulang information office for private investigators office. Of course this Mitnick dragged back to the world in the gray and black. In the early 1990s, Mitnickpun searched by FBI again. This time the fear of the entry room isolation for years, decided to Mitnick blurred.
Hacking The Human Side
Expertise as a hacker Mitnick is not limited to purely technical kemapuan. It is purely on technical ability. He was a correct understanding of the security computer system that consists of aspects of the organization's policies, human resources, process involved and the technology used. Had he seoarang hero super kemapuannya main seoarang that Mitnick is a social science practice engginering aka social engineering. This is a technique to get important information, such as passwords, by using human weakness.
Ability Mitnick is best illustrated in the following story, the story itself dikisahkan Mitnick on a forum online Slasdot.org
"On one occasion, my friend by the one to get the number (phone) Sprint Foncard it. He said that will buy dinner if I can get that number. I will not refuse to eat well, so I berusahan by contacting the Customer Service and perpura ostensibly as a part of information technology. I ask the officer replied that if he had difficulty in sitem used. He is not, I ask that the system used to access customer data, I want to pretend to verify. He mentioned the name of the system. "
"After that I call back Costumer Service and connected with a different officer. I said that my computer is broken and I want to see a customer data. He said that the data is already berjibun question. What's your name? You work for who? Address where you are? Yah, like that. Because my little research, I draw up a name and place only. Failed. He says the phone will report on the security of the phone. "
"As I noted his name, my friend and sorang bring about a situation that will happen. I ask that friend to masquerade as' keamaman investigators' notes for a report from the Customer Service and speak with the officers before. As the 'investigators' he said to receive reports of people try to get the customer's personal information. After a phone interview earlier question, 'what investigators menyakan the requested information before the caller. Officials say the number Foncard.' investigators' to ask, how is the number? And the officer is to give the number. Oops. The case is finished "
I as a fugitive Mitnick berusahan as much as possible not to be caught. He often moved residence and always throw a variety of habits. Many ways he did so by not being pengejarnya. But he can not leave hobinya mengoprek computer network and internet. Perhaps even some expertise is used to obtain a new identity.
Legend Mitnick during in approximately two years, more and aggravate it menjelama as' Cyber Ninja 'which seems to break the computer with the Pentagon only television remote, a rumor that exceeds any fictional story.
Why Mitnick, in the case of a buron piercing machine, could become the most sought criminals? This is not separated from the role of mass media. In particular is a series of sensational articles from John Markoff published in the New York Times.
Markoff condemn Mitnick is like a terrorist. In a statement released after a long, Mitnick himself mentions that the image displayed Markoff like seoarang terrorist who tried to control the nuclear world. "I will be a fake Osama bin Mitnic," he said archly.
Markoff describes Mitnick as a death, can not be terminated and is eligible to become FBI fugitive ten large and other law enforcement. Article Mafkoff, which sometimes appears on the front page, the candidate most Mitnick pilot project on cyber crime. Mitnick then the future may be spelled out in the prison have also written saati.
During a buron Mitnick also continue to run aksinya. He break many big computer companies. Including Sun Microsystems. It uses, and maksutnya here is the account of a break in the online storage service to store the backup of the results aksinya. Mitnick does not actually work alone, but when caught he never said anyone colleagues.
One of the victims of Mitnick is T. Shimomura, a computer expert in any posts on the Internet some doubt kebersihannya. There are allegations that Shimomura was also a hacker who frequently perform illegal acts. One thing that many have approved Shimomura is the attitude seems arogan and want to appear as a hero in the story Mintick hunting.
Shimomura, Markoff and FBI shoulder shoulder to catch the fugitive. Guide's news sensasionalnya Mafkoff, Shimomura hacking ability and power of law to the FBI finally track Mitnick residence.
As the story usually tertangkapnya seoarang buron, Mitnick do ketledoran. Storage service that he has apparently use automated programs to fill mencek file saved. The owner of the account that is used to get Mitnick's warning system on the excess capacity. This is the beginning of the tertangkapnya Mitnick.
Mitnick admitted that his careless because they do not suspect that the FBI, Shimomura, Markoff, and wireless phone service provider to work together so closely and integrated.
"Plans mobile searches in the database against the billing them to dial-up Internet service Netcom POP. This, as can be suspected, they can identify the area and call the number MIN (mobile identification number) that I use at that time. Because I often switch number , they observe any call data that occur in these locations. Then, with the tool Cellscope 2000 Shimomura, track the signal to my phone to the right location, "Mitnick menuturkan.
Two weeks before tertangkapnya Mitnick new move to Raleigh. New location less vigilant and make sure he track line to dial-up digunakannnya. Several hours before tertangkapnya Mitnick something new happens, tracking and control is being carried out on paths that use it. When he is trying to track the extent to which control has been done to whom dilbalik tracking, and he heard the door knocking. Mitnick opened the door and faced with dozens of FBI and U.S. Marshall.
Four Half Year swing
Mitnick arrested after caught with no possibility of collateral. He also never asked for the court. Approximately four years to spend it without any certainty. This is really frustrating to make Mitnick.
During the FBI in prison, he did not get the opportunity in the case. Mitnick even pengacaranya and I can not see the case as there is in the laptop and access for laptop Mitnick is considered dangerous. Mitnick dituding cruise missile can only make a start laptop or phone. Larangn is still valid even if pengacaranya use a modem and a laptop without any network capability.
Mitnick eventually dituding cause damage to hundreds of million dollar losses that Mitnick is not correct, because it seems that companies do not even report the disadvantaged loss in their annual reports.
Mitnick final agreement for recognition is guilty. Guilty in the case of piercing the computer and tapping phone lines. Mitnick surrender and follow it, the rewards years 4 years more time in prison is as mas custody. Total Mitnick punished dipenjara is 5 years, 4 years in the custody of float and the rest 1 year.
He was released in 2000 with the condition should not touch the computer or phone. In 2002 he could use a new computer but not connected to the Internet. New in 2003 he was using the Internet for the first time.
Since exempt Mitnic trying to improve his life. He write two books about hacking, other than that he also founded its own security consulting company. "Hacker is the only crime that expertise can be used again for something that unethical. I never see it in others, eg ethical robbery," said Mitnick.
Author: Antonius Fran Setiawan
