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Confessions of a Hacker

Renowned hacker Kevin Mitnick's career began when he started exploiting telephone vulnerabilities.

Before there was Anonymous or LulzSec or any number of other contemporary computer hackers, there was Kevin Mitnick.

After a prolific criminal career, time in prison, and a transition to a computer security career, Mitnick shares his story. Here's an interesting tidbit: Mitnick's hacking career didn't begin with computers. It began when he started hacking telephones. Listen to this interesting audio file from NPR's Marketplace Tech report.

This audio file originally appeared on NPR's Marketplace

Greg MacSweeney is editorial director of InformationWeek Financial Services, whose brands include Wall Street & Technology, Bank Systems & Technology, Advanced Trading, and Insurance & Technology. View Full Bio

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