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Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by Overtonwindow on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:19PM (#34552661)
If you send him $10 cash in the mail with a self-addressed stamped envelope, he will send you back one of his business cards, which is a lock pick set. One of my most prized possessions.
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by baremetal on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:40PM (#34552841)
what is his address
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by Overtonwindow on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:29PM (#34553243)
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by baremetal on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:45PM (#34553365)
Neat. Thanks!
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by pfarrell on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:46PM (#34552880)
One of my former co-workers had one of those business cards as our company had used Mitnick Security to evaluate our processes. I can confirm it's a really cool business card.
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by cryptoz on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:54PM (#34552944)
I also have that business card and also it is a prized possession haha. I met him at The Last HOPE in nyc about 10 years ago ( it wasn’t the last hope in the end) and got one there.

Almost lost it at airport security once so I keep it at home now.

Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by fallowkevin on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:13PM (#34553100)
>Almost lost it at airport security once so I keep it at home now.

You can bring tools under a certain size through the TSA.

"What's this?"

"My lock pick set"

"Why do you have lockpicks in your bag?"

"For work. They're not sharp."

And with that, after a brief eyebrow raise, I was on my way.

(Though I got the sense they thought I was with the men in black or something, but hey, uh -- be the change you wanna see in the world.)

Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by Overtonwindow on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:28PM (#34553233)
I met him briefly years ago at CES, it was like meeting a childhood hero. I confess I was really excited..
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by fallowkevin on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:53PM (#34553433)
The one time I met him he told me to go fuck myself.

(I was taping his talk, pro bono for the con, and asked him to speak into the mic for a sound check since we'd had issues with the previous speaker.)

Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by cperciva on Friday January 27, 2023 @10:49PM (#34554926)
But did he say that into the mic?
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by fallowkevin on Saturday January 28, 2023 @01:51PM (#34560334)
No.
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by darksim905 on Saturday January 28, 2023 @05:06AM (#34556491)
$10 is way too much for something so average.
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by mmcgaha on Saturday January 28, 2023 @09:00AM (#34557595)
Indeed, I would expect something quite precious for ten big ones.
Re:Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983 by Overtonwindow on Saturday January 28, 2023 @11:00AM (#34558627)
I disagree. If you're a fan of Mitnick, or know a lot of his story, I think it's a perfectly reasonable fee. It costs money to make them, they are metal by the way. You can either meet him in person, pay for his services, or buy a business card. I love it.