My hacking involved pretty much exploring computer systems and obtaining access to the source code of telecommunication systems and computer operating systems, because my goal was to learn all I can about security vulnerabilities within these systems.

Kevin Mitnick

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Getting access to source code . . . was kind of like the secret ingredient. I wanted to know what the secret was.

— Kevin Mitnick

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It's true, I had hacked into a lot of companies, and took copies of the source code to analyze it for security bugs. If I could locate security bugs, I could become better at hacking into their systems. It was all towards becoming a better hacker.

— Kevin Mitnick

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Then again, my case was all about the misappropriation of source code because I wanted to become the best hacker in the world and I enjoyed beating the security mechanisms.

— Kevin Mitnick

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Any type of operating system that I wanted to be able to hack, I basically compromised the source code, copied it over to the university because I didn't have enough space on my 200 megabyte hard drive.

— Kevin Mitnick

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Hacking is exploiting security controls either in a technical, physical or a human-based element.

— Kevin Mitnick

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