16 8 / 2011
CultureLab: Hacking the system, because he could
His hacking wasn’t all high-tech and behind the scenes. Some of the more humorous moments in the book come from Mitnick fooling people into volunteering confidential information. At one point, he went to a police station and found a Los Angeles Police Department yearbook for sale. It included photographs and names of the very undercover squads seeking him. He said he wanted to buy a copy as a gift for his police officer uncle. With no questions asked, for $75 he walked away with a photo guide to his pursuers.
