Three years ago convicted hacker Kevin Mitnick was released from Lompoc federal prison after serving four years, 11 months, and six days behind bars -- the longest sentence ever for computer cracking crimes. But as a part of Kevin's probation, he was not allowed to go online or even use a computer for a further 3 years.

On Tuesday, January 21, Mitnick celebrated his long-awaited re-entry into the online world by appearing live on The Screen Savers TV Show. He was joined by Steve Wozniak (Co-founder of Apple Computers) and Emmanuel Goldstein (Editor and publisher of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly). Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, you can watch it here.

Warning: requires Windows Media Player and a little patience. If it doesn't start, try dropping your firewall temporarily.

22 January 2003  |   permalink