Well worth a read to help understand the misunderstood Kevin Mitnick is the “Lost Chapter” from his latest book. It explains how the reporter John Markoff printed outrageous articles that inaccurately portrayed Mitnick as a hacker that caused millions of dollars worth of damage. The chapter should be read by everyone that doesn’t understand the power held by reporters. Thanks to Wired and the supplier of the text in Yahoo Group’s Kevin’s Story. I’ve put a text file of the document here.
