'Computer terrorist' teaches how to avoid being attacked

Kevin Mitnick.( CNN )

Kevin Mitnick, who has been hunting the FBI for three years after attacking the system of the world's largest corporations, now "travels" around the world to guide companies to deal with people like him first. here.

Mitnick (over 40 years old, American) is one of the most famous hackers of the 20th century. He has successfully infiltrated the intranet and stolen software from many reputable companies, including Sun Microsystems and Motorola.

Since he was a teenager, Mitnick had broken into the telephone network before switching to a computer. However, he never stole money or caused serious damage but only wanted to "experience thrilling feelings".

This other hobby brought Mitnick a position on the FBI's wanted list and nearly half a decade in the jail in the 1990s. After leaving prison and being banned from using the Internet, He published two books on his own experiences and started an IT security consulting firm.

Now, businesses that have been attacked by Mitnick hire him to break their systems to find security flaws. He insists that many companies are still not aware of how easy it is for hackers to gather information such as driver's licenses, social security numbers, and names.

"Social tricks" - tricks that hackers use to trick users into providing confidential data - are important cards that help Mitnick dig deep into the most sophisticated systems in the world. Although advanced technology somewhat helps organizations destroy viruses, they will still be useless if hackers trick employees in the company to disclose passwords and sensitive information. To prove this, he tracked down the social security number of US President George Bush or the maiden name of actor Leonardo DiCaprio in less than 15 seconds.

" Hackers will find weaknesses from people themselves. What is the biggest flaw? It is an illusion of a solid system that cannot be attacked, " Mitnick said. " People do not necessarily have to be afraid of being attacked but need to keep me alert and alert ."