Tech History Made on February 15, 1995

On this day in 1995 Kevin Mitnick was arrested in Raleigh, NC on charges of access device fraud. Mitnick had evaded police, US Marshalls and the FBI after he disapeared 2 years earlier while on probation for computer and access device fraud. He was able to stay untrackable by using stolen cell phones and hijacked internet access. Kevin stole all kinds of data including source code for products companies had invested millions into developing. He pleaded guild to one of 23 charges in North Carolina and then his case was transferred to California where 25 more charges were added. Mitnick pleaded guilty to 5 of the counts and to 2 additional counts from Northern California. He served a total of 60 months or 5 years. Mitnick now has his own securities company, Mitnick Security Consulting. Mitnick will go down in history as "America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw"