Kevin Mitnick’s Website Hacked Anew
Digital vandals defaced the Web site of hacker-turned-security-consultant Kevin Mitnick over the weekend, replacing information on his books and consulting services with foul language.
According to CNET News.com, the vandals, who are reportedly based in Pakistan, hacked into the machine hosting Mitnick’s site, removed his front page and put their own page in its place. The defacement affected four of Mitnick’s Web addresses, including KevinMitnick.com and MitnickSecurity.com.
“The Web hosting provider that hosts my sites was hacked,” Mitnick told CNET News.com. “Fortunately, I don’t keep any confidential data on my Web site, so it wasn’t that serious. Of course it is embarrassing to be defaced — nobody likes it.”
Mitnick gained notoriety as a hacker who was caught by the FBI in 1995 after a much-publicized pursuit. He served a five-year prison sentence for wire and computer fraud and later became a security consultant and author, traveling the lecture circuit.