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1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate socialengineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.
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