The Kid Who Hacked America
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This is the story of Kevin Mitnick. Vilified by the media. Hunted by the authorities. Feared as one of the world’s most dangerous hackers.
This video is largely based on the book “Ghost in the Wires” by Kevin Mitnick.
Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ZtWdhlWgLexcd13GYKBhL82hfmYnApvc2ivSX8lxQc/edit?usp=sharing
Music list:
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Farrell Wooten – Hunter Hunted; Steady Tension
Hampus Naeselius – 1000 Watts; Replicants; Overdrive
pär – This Spell Is Different
Gunnar Johnsen – Birthday Party (70s Rock Version)
Elliot Holmes – Late Night Flight
ELFL – Temple of Runha
Zorro – I Only Know Never (Instrumental Version)
Gabriel Lewis – Cold War Games
Bill Ferngren – Silent Screams
Max Anson – Feeling New
Ruiqi Zhao – Vroom Vroom
Lennon Hutton – Signs; Red Alert
Guy Copeland – Monitoring Boundaries
Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen – The Stakeout
Artlist:
Night Rider 87 – K
Roie Shpigler – Enchanted Valley
SOURWAH – Unbreakable – Instrumental version
Jimmy Svensson – Exploit
Gal Lev – My Dark Side
Katrina Stone – Midas – Instrumental version
Russo – Night Search
Out of Flux – cdHiddenDir
Adv3n7ur35 – Awaken Dawn – Instrumental version
Stephen Keech – Black Hole
Ian Post – Night Rider
Audiio:
Ian Mann – Rescue Gone Wrong (Instrumental)
Kodomo – Numbers (Kodacrome-Remix) (Instrumental); Unrosive (Instrumental); Three Cycles (Instrumental)
Braden Alec Michael – A Moment At Dusk (Instrumental)
Tom Fox:
Noon
Amphibious
Unknowns
There Is Dirt
Chopper
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@fern-tv
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
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@CookiePixl
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
CCC mentioned
@LukasVollmer-v2o
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
Finally a post on the 3rd channel
@MrTurbo_
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
To the guy who is sitting in front of me in the bus who is also by random chance watching this video, good choice 👌🏻
@Hackedpw
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
gnvb mdfgn mbfgn
@wthzeevo
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
There's a great book about DEC called Soul of the New Machine, highly recommend
@SolaceEasy
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
Most computer code is shoddy construction, but don't call out our capitalist system that supports it. We have all been hurt and put at risk by our corporate masters and the choices they make regarding computer systems and code. We should be able to get compensation.
@Piyushkumar-cs9py
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
00:46 that music is fireee dude , 🔥 🔥
@Flux-Football_3DITz
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
Man, I watch you all the time! You are literally second after "The Times" in news, but you make it animated!
@neekossan
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
23:40
c:> lyrics /get /artist : "rick astley" /song: "never gonna give you up"
@NotAMathGuy
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
23:37 This part of the video had me at the edge of my seat, I was bracing for the invasive ad sponsor to pop up but it never did
@Shahalam-h9w3t
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
wow
@Raaj.devx08
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
11:36 The Office reference !!
@deathcal29
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
was he a master villain? no… was he constantly doing illegal stuff knowing full well of it.. yeah he was..
@AB_Hassan
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
Most of this is highly exaggerated
@AmelieLast-y3k
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
Lan Xi Chen please report this user on douyin abused her son by pouring water on her
@LaNepats
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
Ghost in the wires (his story) is my favorite book in the world
@6thwilbury2331
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
I like that broheim makes fun of Shimomura, who is clearly Japanese, by invoking Chinese stereotypes.
@HamedKadirp
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
Thank you for the great content!
@ryanreviews8566
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
that bus ticket story is wild and straight up a GTA type back story mission 😂
@G0THzRandom
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
this vid reminds me of that one person who made the “ILOVEYOU” virus back in 2000
@theamishsoylentretailersofohio
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
He's still the reason large companies pay people huge money to be penetration testers .
His early uses of social engineering to get to his goals was amazing to learn about .
Small tricks that would still occasionally work today .
Kevin's books were a very interesting read .
@Shederator
July 3, 2026 at 5:53 pm
"Teach you a lesson ERPB"