My actions constituted pure hacking that... by Kevin Mitnick | We Heart Quotes

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My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.

- Kevin Mitnick

Other quotes by Kevin Mitnick

People

But a lot of businesses out there don't see the return on investment, they look at it as a liability, and until they can understand that proactive security actually returns, gives them a return on investment, it's still a hard sell for people.

- Kevin Mitnick

People

All they need to do is to set up some website somewhere selling some bogus product at twenty percent of the normal market prices and people are going to be tricked into providing their credit card numbers.

- Kevin Mitnick

Pretty Government

I was pretty much the government's poster boy for what I had done.

- Kevin Mitnick

School Life

So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school.

- Kevin Mitnick

Day Job Now

Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you.

- Kevin Mitnick

Computers People

It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.

- Kevin Mitnick

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