Kevin Mitnick
Call for Hackers from Kevin Mitnick
Thu Feb 12 02:04:33 2004
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Call for Hackers from Kevin Mitnick
http://www.defensivethinking.com/main/CallforHackers.html

See your story in print! -- even if you choose to use an alias and only your hacker friends know it's you!

Publisher John Wiley & Sons has just commissioned me to co-author my second book, telling the untold stories of computer hacking and social engineering into the most resilient organizations on the planet--Corporations, and government and military installations.

I'm putting out a call to all current and former hackers to tell me about your sexiest hack. I'm not looking for those who simply downloaded and used pre-packaged exploits, but hackers who have shown innovation and ingenuity to compromise their targets. The most desirable stories will be those that involved a combination of technical, physical and/or social engineering aspects. The more devious and cunning, the better.

If your story makes it into the book, you'll receive a free copy of my first book, The Art of Deception, plus a rare Advanced Reader's Copy of the new one with your story in it -- both signed by me with a personal inscription to you in your real name or your handle or pseudonym. There will be a $500.00 prize awarded to the person who comes forward with the most provocative story, based on attack methodologies and/or desirability of the target.

My plea agreement restricts me from telling stories of my own hacks until January 2010, which is why I'm looking for stories from people like you. I guarantee to absolutely protect your identity (remember, I did NOT cooperate with law enforcement during their prosecution of me); if you prefer, you and I will arrange our conversation so that I don't know who you are. Unless you ask that your real name be used, I'll tell your story told under an alias name of your choice. Of course, I will have to somehow verify the accuracy of your story prior to publishing it in the book.

For your information, the book, tentatively titled "The Art of Intrusion," will reveal the true, untold stories of successful intrusions. Instead of relying on third-party information from uninformed sources, "The Art of Intrusion" will chronicle the "hack" as told by the perpetrators themselves. Readers will get an in-depth look into the thought processes that form the hacker mindset--why they do it, and how a plan is developed and executed to gain control of their victim's network.

Each story told in the book will be followed by an in-depth analysis of the factors that contributed to the success of the security incident -- by examining the specific vulnerabilities and how they were exploited.

While "The Art of Deception" focused on the weakest link of the security chain -- the human element -- "The Art of Intrusion" will describe a variety of attacks that exploit weaknesses in every area of information security -- physical, personnel, operations, network, and individual computer systems.

If you'd like to see your story in print, jot down a line or two about what you did and e-mail it directly to me at hacks@defensivethinking.com . Or call me at (310) 689-7229.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

Kevin
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