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Hacked Hacker's Service Dropped by AT&T and Webhost

by Warren Riddle on August 21, 2009 at 09:21 AM


Kevin Mitnick, at one time considered "the most wanted computer criminal in United States history," is experiencing a dramatic role reversal. The man who once targeted, and infiltrated, the computer systems of Sun, IBM, and Nokia now has a huge target on his own back.

According to The Register, both his cell provider, AT&T, and his Web host, HostedHere.net, have kicked Mitnick to the curb due to a rash of apparently indefensible attacks against his accounts. Mitnick recently hired an attorney because personal information -- including his account passwords, land-line and cell numbers, billing address, and even the last four digits of his social security number -- began appearing in chat rooms and public forums. The unknown hackers, assuming it's more than one, have even cyber-assaulted his former girlfriend, posting her phone records on the Web.

Mitnick, who purportedly spent $20,000 annually on his AT&T account, lamented that the two companies booted him "when all I want them to do is to secure my account." HostedHere, though, was completely unable to thwart the numerous attacks on Mitnick's account (which just so happened to be for his computer security consulting firm). On the subject, HostedHere spokesman David Wykofka told the Register, "This is just one of the perils of being Kevin Mitnick." It may seem like reprehensible customer service, but karma's a . . . well, you know. [From: The Register]

Tags: att, hack, HostedHere, Kevin Mitnick, KevinMitnick, Mitnick Consulting, MitnickConsulting, security, top

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