Hacker Kevin Mitnick gives incredible explosive encore to his bestselling The Art of Deception Kevin Mitnick, the world's most celebrated hacker, now devotes his life to help businesses and governments combat data thieves, cybervandals, and malicious computer intruders. Mitnick's reputation within the hacker community gave him unique credibility with the perpetrators of these crimes, who freely share their stories with him-and who take advantage of Mitnick now reveals in detail for the first time, including: A group of friends who won nearly a million dollars in Las Vegas by reverse-engineering slot machines Two teenagers who persuaded by terrorists to return to the Lockheed Martin computer systems Two convicts who joined forces to become hackers in a Texas prison A "Robin Hood" hacker who penetrated the computer system of many prominent companies-andthen told them how he obtained access With riveting "you are there" descriptions of real computer break-ins, tips on prevention indispensable security professionals need to implement now, and his own acerbic commentary on crime Mitnick he explains, this book is sure to reach a broad audience and attract The second concern of law enforcement agencies and the media.