Kevin Mitnick - Kevin Mitnick Kevin Mitnick Kevin Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is one of the most famous crackers (black-hat hackers) to be jailed and convicted. Mitnick was arrested by the FBI on February 15, 1995 and charged with breaking into some of the United States' most "secure" computer systems. Following his arrest, Mitnick was held without bail for over two years before sentencing: he has said that he set some kind of United States record by being held for four and a half years without a bail hearing, while also held in solitary confinement for eight months "in order to prevent a possible nuclear strike being initiated by me from a prison payphone". The course of his trial and punishment became a cause celebre amongst the hacker.
January 21 - first commercial service Concorde flight took off. 1977 - President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all Vietnam War draft evaders. 1994 - Lorena Bobbitt is found not-guilty by reason of temporary insanity for severing the penis of her husband John. 1995 - Would have been the date which Phase I of Project Bojinka, an Al Qaeda plan, would have been implemented. If the plan hadn't been exposed in Manila, Philippines, 11 jetliners would have exploded over the Pacific Ocean on a 48-hour period spanning that day and the subsequent day, January 22. 1997 - Newt Gingrich becomes the first leader of the United States House of Representatives to be internally disciplined for ethical misconduct. 1999 - War on Drugs: In one of the one of the largest drug busts in American history,.
January 2003 - RIAA, a music industry lobbying group, announces that Hilary Rosen will step down as head of the organization at the end of 2003. Rosen achieved notoriety on the Internet for her prolific efforts to halt the spread of copyrighted mp3 recordings on peer to peer file sharing networks such as Napster and Kazaa. Reports indicate that the members of the RIAA are unhappy with Rosen's nearly total failure to achieve this goal. [1] Elections for the Tweede Kamer, the main chamber of parliament of The Netherlands. The PvdA wins, but CDA remains the largest party in parliament. LPF loses. CDA and VVD do not get a majority. A large arctic air mass over much of central North America brings severe cold and wind chill over much of southern Canada and northern.
Hacker - -- A toolkit for hiding the fact that a computer's security has been compromised. Root kits may include replacements for system binaries so that it becomes impossible to see applications being run by the intruder in the active process tables. Leet -- An English pidgin that helps to obscure hacker discussions and web sites, and paradoxically it simplifies the location of resources in public search engines for those who know the language. Hacker -- Grey Hat 1) A black-hat hacker turned white-hat. See below. 2) A white-hat hacker who uses black-hat techniques to satisfy their employers, for whom they act as white-hat. Hacker -- White Hat White hat hackers often overlap with black hat depending on your perspective. The primary difference is that a white hat hacker observes the hacker ethic,.
February 15 - red and white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada replacing the old Red Ensign standard. 1970 - A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo killing 102 1971 - Decimalization of British coinage completed. 1982 - The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 rig workers. 1989 - Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops had left Afghanistan. 1991 - The Visegard Agreement, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland. 1995 - Hacking: Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the United States' most "secure" computer systems. 2000 - Indian.
Eric Corley - In addition, 2600 operates a web site located at 2600.com, which is managed primarily by Mr. Corley and has been in existence since 1995. (taken from the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK decision in UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC, et alia v. SHAWN C. REIMERDES, et alia, and so while public domain it's rather biased--see NPOV) In 1999 Mr. Corley released the full length documentary Freedom Downtime, which he wrote, directed and produced, about convicted hacker Kevin Mitnick and the Free Kevin movement, among other things..
1995 - point killing 19 Israelis. January 24 - The prosecution delivers its opening statement in the O. J. Simpson murder trial. January 25 - World War III: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after a Norwegian missile launch for scientific research is detected and thought to be an attack on Russia. Norway had notified the world that it would be making the launch, but the Russian Defense Ministry had neglected to notify those monitoring Russia's nuclear defense systems. January 30 - Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventative treatment for sickle cell anaemia. January 31 - President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy. February 15 - Hacking: Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and.
2003 - Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Nobel Prizes 5 External Links Events January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. January 1 - Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in Switzerland January 15 - The Supreme Court hands down its decision in Eldred v. Ashcroft allowing the extension of copyright terms. January 21 - Kevin Mitnick is allowed to use a computer again. January 24 - The new United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation. January - Iraq disarmament crisis: Facing worldwide criticism and against the wishes of the majorities of their own electorates, leaders of Britain, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Denmark and the Czech Republic release a statement showing support for the U.S.'s position on Iraq, saying that Saddam Hussein.
2600 The Hacker Quarterly - South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States which take place on the first Friday of the month at 5 pm local time. 2600 Meetings exist as a forum for all interested in technology to meet and talk about events in technology-land, learn, and teach. Meetings are open to anyone of any age or level of expertise. 2600 Films has made a feature length documentary about famed hacker Kevin Mitnick, the Free Kevin movement and the hacker world, entitled Freedom Downtime. Additionally the 2600 has been involved in many court cases related to technology and freedom of speech alongside the Electronic Frontier Foundation. (taken from various government Web sites, which are public domain but possibly not strictly NPOV.).
A Hacker History - the developing network. Vinton Cerf is the chairman and is known as a "Father of the Internet" 1973 college kids Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, future founders of Apple Computer, launch a home industry Homebrew Computer Club making and selling blue boxes. 1970s Susan Thunder is one of the early “phone phreakers,” part of Kevin Mitnick’s crew who brake into phone lines. 1978 First report of teen-age boys being kicked off the telephone system for pranks. Bulletin boards - with names such as Sherwood Forest and Catch-22 - become the venue of choice for phreaks and hackers to gossip, trade tips, and share secret phone numbers computer passwords and even credit card numbers. 1982 In Milwaukee a group of six teenagers hackers calling themselves the 414's (their area code) During a.
Tsutomu Shimomura - with computer journalist John Markoff, tracked down and helped FBI arrest cracker Kevin Mitnick. Markoff and Shimomura later told the story in Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw – By The Man Who Did It (Hyperion, January 1996)..
Netcom - time since Netcom didn't actually post the content, did not know about the material being under copyright, and could not control what customers could do with their service. Netcom and Klemesrud eventually settled out of court (see Scientology vs. the Internet for more information). In December 1995, Netcom Canada, a subsidiary of Netcom On-line was launched in Toronto, Ontario with Ron Close as its CEO. Netcom Canada boasted a Canada Wide Network, and allowed U.S. Netcom customers to access their Internet accounts via their network using either NetCruiser or any PPP dialer. It was the first Internet Service Provider to become EBITDA positive. In February 1996, computer security researcher Tsutomu Shimomura monitored Netcom's network to track down an unknown attacker who electronically broke into his computer. While monitoring their network, he.
Kevin Spacey - Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) in South Orange, New Jersey, better known as Kevin Spacey, is arguably one of the greatest American actors of his generation. He has won two Oscars for his film acting, including Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects in 1995, and Best Actor for American Beauty in 1999. Spacey's first professional stage appearance was as a messenger in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance of Henry VI, part 1 in 1981. The following year he made his first Broadway appearance in Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts. Although his interest soon turned to film, Spacey remains actively involved in the live theater community. In 1991, he won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Uncle Louie in Neil Simon's Broadway.
Kevin Bacon - Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor who starred in Stir of Echoes, Wild Things, JFK, and Apollo 13, among others. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Movies 2 Game 3.
Kevin Warwick - Kevin Warwick Professor Kevin Warwick, a professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, has had a chip placed in his arm, to receive and transmit signals from his nervous system, as well as producing signals of its own. If he and his associates observe no adverse side effects, he plans to place a similar chip in his wife's arm and -- at her insistence -- attempt to transmit signals from one nervous system to another. If successful, he claims that this arm-twinge-inducing experiment will produce a primitive form of technologically assisted sensory telepathy or empathy. Notwithstanding the prior existence of interactive electronic muscle, heart and brain implants in thousands of human beings worldwide, Warwick has claimed that this will somehow make him into a "cyborg"..
Kevin J. Anderson - Kevin J. Anderson Kevin J. Anderson is a prolific science fiction author. He is best known for his spin-off novels (he has written, or co-written spin-offs for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E, and The X-Files, and is the co-author of the Dune prequels), but he has also written original works with characters of his own creation. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Bibliography (incomplete) 1.1 Star Wars books 1.1.1 with Rebecca Moesta 1.2 Dune prequels 1.3 X-Files books 1.4 as K. J. Anderson 1.5 original 1.6.
Kevin Roche - Kevin Roche Kevin Roche (b. June 14, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland) is a late-twentieth-century architect famous for his creative work with glass. He studied under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and later worked for Eero Saarinen. He formed a partnership with civil engineer John Dinkeloo and completed some of Saarinen's projects. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1982. Important works include: National Aquarium, Baltimore, Maryland Quincy Market modern, Boston, Massachusetts Links: http://www.irish-architecture.com/kevin_roche/.
Kevin Smith - Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2 1970) is a screenwriter, film director and comic book writer. His movies are known for their distinctive vision and dialogue, but are sometimes criticized for crude humour, limited attention to plot development, and technical amateurishness. Smith's films are often set in his home state of New Jersey and stuffed with pop culture references, particularly to the Star Wars movies. He appears in all of his movies as the rarely-speaking character Silent Bob. Smith is a noted comic book author who has written for Daredevil, Green Arrow, and Black Cat. He has also written three original comic books based on his movies: Clerks, Chasing Dogma, and Bluntman and Chronic. Smith owns and operates Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash,.
Kevin Sorbo - Kevin Sorbo Kevin Sorbo (born September 24, 1958) is an American actor. Born in Mound, Minnesota and educated at then-Moorhead State University he worked as a model for print and television advertising before landing the role of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Since the cancellation of Hercules he has been playing the starring role of Captain Dylan Hunt in Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. He has been considered for and lost out on a number of major roles including The New Adventures of Superman and The X-Files. He married actress Sandra Jenkins in 1998..
Kevin Smith (actor) - Kevin Smith (actor) Kevin Tod Smith (March 16, 1963-February 15, 2002) is a New Zealand actor best known for playing the god Ares in the connected television programmes Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. He died on February 15, 2002 after an accident on set in China. See Kevin Smith for the New Jersey film director and writer..
