One of the most notorious hackers in the history of U.S. cyber crime, Kevin Mitnick, died at 59.

<div class="block">One of the most notorious hackers in the history of U.S. cyber crime, Kevin Mitnick, died at 59.</div>

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Cyber Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59

And one of the most notorious hackers in the history of us. Cyber crime is dead. Now, Kevin Mitnick was one of the fbi's most wanted criminals. In the early nineties. The bureau wanted him for infiltrating the networks of governments and corporations. Now, after serving four years in prison on computer and wire fraud charges, Mitnick became what's known as a white hat hacker. Essentially. He started helping institutions strengthen cyber security. He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 59.