"Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59"

Kevin Mitnick, a hacker who famously served time in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was 59.  Mitnick gained global fame in the mid-1990s when the FBI arrested him on computer hacking and wire fraud charges.  After a plea deal, he was sentenced to prison, and would later write books, and was considered "world's most famous hacker ever." At the time of his death, Mitnick worked as a security evangelist and "Chief Hacking Officer" at KnowBe4, a security awareness training company based in Florida.

SecurityWeek reports: "Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59"