Chapter 154 The Hacker on the Run
Arthur and Matthew got it right. The person the FBI really wants to catch this time is Kevin, the famous number one hacker. Mitnick.
The reckless disaster of "Hawk Eye" this time was completely because the FBI suspected that it was Mitnick. The fourth anti-hacker team in charge of chasing Mitnick was far away in New York, and the suspicious signal they tracked was finally located in the town of Amherst.
Due to time constraints, they were worried that the cunning Mitnick would escape again, so they urgently contacted the FBI agents in Boston and the local police to cooperate with the arrest.
So, last night, Hawkeye was arrested by a broken-in armed man at home because he was locked by the FBI's telephone tracking device.
What the members of the FBI anti-hacking team didn't expect was that this arrest operation made a big mistake, just because "Hawk Eye" is a little similar to Mitnick in some network habits, such as knowing how to hack the telephone system skillfully, and like to use intrusion calculation shackles such as MANTIN network nicknames... And so on.
Originally, "Hawk Eye" was to be sent directly to New York, but the truth came out halfway, so the FBI had to send it back.
Of course, before that, Hawkeye was warned to keep silent about this matter, because they had found some evidence to prosecute him on Hawkeye's computer.
Kevin. Mitnick?
Lin Hongjian, whether it is Matthew or Arthur, even when "Hawk Eye" talks about the name, it is a worshipful face, and he can't help but wonder.
He was unfamiliar with the name and searched it in his mind. There was indeed no information about this person, and it was not introduced in the book Hacker.
What kind of person is this person that can make them admire him so much?
You should know that hackers are a group of intelligent guys who rarely convince people. If you want them to admire them, there is only one way, that is, your technology is more awesome than them, or you have an indelible contribution to computers or the Internet. The masters in the book Hackers belong to this category.
Under Matthew's introduction, Lin Hongcai, a legendary hacker, has a general understanding.
Among all hackers, although there is no technology that shows that Mitnick is the best, one thing is certain. He is the most famous hacker in the world. He is famous because he is listed as the number one wanted by the FBI and is wanted in the United States. And it has been reported by major famous newspapers and media in the United States.
Most of these reports are negative. They regard Mitnik as a flood beast, believing that he can enter your computer at any time with the touch of his finger to peep privacy, even monitor phone calls, and illegally invade the computers of government departments and enterprises, steal confidential information... and so on.
One of the most dramatic stories is that at the age of 15, he successfully invaded the computer system of the North American Air Defense Command and learned all the data of the United States on the nuclear warheads of the Soviet Union and other allies. After the discovery of the invasion, the U.S. military began to pay attention to the network security construction of the Apa network, but because Nick did not modify any data, he was not punished for the invasion.
When Nick was 16 years old, he deciphered the "re-account password" of Pacific Telephone's Southern California communication network, so he liked to play pranks and modified the phone numbers and mailing addresses of many celebrities. For a moment, these users were tossed with tears. No, the Pacific Company had to apologize repeatedly, and in anger, it reported it to the police and asked for his pursuit.
Nick was still a minor teenager during this period, and his way of thinking was also very naive. He didn't realize the seriousness of the matter. Although he knew that the other party was looking for him through the invasion of the FBI's intelligence network, he still didn't pay attention to it. He was still playful and repaired the information of Agent Zhao Si Change to the information of criminals, mocking their stupidity and incompetence.
In the end, Mitnick was arrested, and the police found his address with a newly invented "computer network information tracking device..." and arrested him. Since there has not been the same case before, Nick has repeatedly shown that he is purely "curiosity" when he hacked into computers and networks. In addition, he is still a minor, so the judge gave him a light sentence and only sent him to the "juvenile Correctional Institute".
As a result, Mitnick became the world's first online juvenile delinquent.
He was soon allowed to be released on parole. However, Nick did not stop his exploration of the online world. He soon successfully invaded the computer network systems of Nokia, Motorola, Shengyang and Fujitsu. Later, it invaded the National Industrial Confidential Computer Hub "American Data Assembly System..." It is said that according to the statistics of the FBI, it was calculated that he had caused losses of as much as $400 million to these companies. As for whether it is true or not, Matthew said, "Only God knows."
In 1988, Nick was arrested again, this time because DEC (American Digital Devices Corporation) accused him of stealing $1 million worth of software from the company's network and causing $4 million in losses. And this time, he was not allowed to be released on bail. The lingering police authorities believe that as long as he has a keyboard, he will pose a threat to society. Mitnick was sentenced to one year in prison for this.
A year later, Mitnick was released from prison, and he tried to find a stable job. However, the federal government believes that he is a threat to society, so he is under close surveillance. Every employer who was interested in his computer technology finally rejected his application because of his ward's warning. Nick's life was so difficult that he had to do some physical work to support himself.
However, Nick's existence is always a threat to some people and an unstable factor in society. Some people don't want to see him appear in society and don't want to see him come into contact with computers.
So, an extremely dark secret plan began. Yang Si bought a well-tech and well-known hacker, took the initiative to contact Nick, and lured him to invade the network again, hoping to arrest him on the same charge and send him to prison. The plan went well, and Nick quickly took the bait and began to invade the telephone system according to their lure plan. To everyone's surprise, they finally underestimate Mitnick's technology.
Nick learned about their plan in advance. After he made it public, he completely disappeared, just like evaporating from the world.
This incident caused a great shock, and major newspapers and media reported it one after another, and the opinions of all parties did not agree.
Some people think that potential social threats like Nick should indeed be thrown into prison and should not come out to harm society.
Some media believe that if this matter is true, then the FBI has violated federal law in this matter and should bear the corresponding responsibility. Unfortunately, Nick has disappeared and no evidence can be found.
And more media are laughing at the fact that Yang Si of the United States is too incompetent and consumes so much manpower and material resources that even a small hacker can't help it. They are skeptical about whether the FBI can guarantee the security of the United States.
After this incident, the FBI officially issued a wanted notice to the United States, fully wanted Mitnick, with a posture that he would not stop arresting him.
Someone said that this was because Mitt made the FBI lose face, so he must be arrested in anger.
Some people also speculate that it may be that the FBI "can't steal chickens to reverse the rice," Nick must have found some secrets, which is why it will cause such a big reaction from the FBI.
In the hacker world, everyone has different opinions on what Nick has done.
Traditional hackers believe that Mitnick is not a real hacker at all, because he is only immersed in his own small world, blindly invading and invading. Although he is highly skilled, he has no contribution to the hacker's underground society. Of course, he actually rarely does evil. Some people do not think that some of the information announced by the government is true, and the crimes he convicted before were not a violation of the law at all in the past. Later, after the introduction of the Digital Copyright Law, this statement came into being said.
But the new hackers regard Mitnik as their idol, thinking that he is a fighter against authority, fighting on the front line, and fighting hard against F crucian who waste taxpayers' money and prevent the development of computer technology.
Arthur and Matthew admire Mitnick very much. They think that Mitnick's achievements are a height that they can't achieve in their lifetime. Thinking of Nick's daily dealing with the FBI's agents, it's so thrilling, exciting and cool!
Yang Si's wanted notice was still a year ago. A year later, everyone was about to forget this matter, but they didn't expect that "Hawk Eye" was suddenly arrested because it was mistaken for Mitnick.
At this time, they realized that the FBI had never given up the pursuit of Mitnick.
Where on earth is Mitnick hiding?
A year has passed, how did he escape the tracking of the FBI?
Is he still active on the Internet?
All this is a mystery. Except for Mitnick himself, it is estimated that only God knows.
Although "Hawk Eye" did not take the FBI's warning to him seriously, he finally asked Arthur not to spread this matter. After all, if it spreads, it may still cause some trouble to him.
After dinner, Hawkeye began to set up the Blue Hawk BBS again, so that the FBI was only interested in the data inside, and all the hardware equipment was returned to him.
So, the SAM trio began to learn how to set up a BBS on the spot. In fact, Blue Eagle's BBS server was also an APPLE-IIE, but it was modified by Hawkeye to increase the memory and hard disk.
"Hawk Eye" did not have any reservations about them, and told them all the details of setting up the server.
After the network on the face, the Blue Eagle BBS resumed normal access.
Because they had to go back to school in the afternoon, Arthur left and went home after that. After all, "Hawk Eye" tossed around all night and felt tired, and there were still a lot of things to deal with.
After the five people went home to get their dresses, they gathered at Arthur's house again, and then Matthew drove to school.
When they arrive at school in a hurry, the time is 3:20 p.m., and there are still ten minutes left, Joanna's favorite football game is about to begin.