Kevin Poulsen
Kevin Lee Poulsen (born November 30, 1965) is an American journalist and former computer hacker. He used to work as a senior editor at Wired and now writes for The Daily Beast. In the past, he was known as a black-hat hacker and was sent to prison for computer crimes.[1][2]
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| Born | Kevin Lee Poulsen 30 November 1965 (aged 60) | ||||||||
| Other names | Dark Dante | ||||||||
| Occupation | Contributing editor at The Daily Beast | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
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Early life
Kevin Poulsen was born in Pasadena, California, on November 30, 1965.
Hacking and Arrest
In 1990, Poulsen hacked the phone lines of a radio station in Los Angeles (KIIS-FM). He made sure he would be the 102nd caller and won a Porsche car.
When the FBI tried to catch him, Poulsen ran away and became a fugitive. Later, he was featured on the TV show Unsolved Mysteries, and strangely, the phone lines of the show stopped working. He was arrested in 1991.
In 1994, Poulsen pleaded guilty to computer hacking, fraud, and wiretapping. He was sent to prison for five years. After prison, he was banned from using computers and the internet for three more years. He was the first American to get this kind of ban.[3]
Related pages
- DEF CON
- Kevin Mitnick
- List of computer criminals
- The Secret History of Hacking, a 2001 documentary film featuring Kevin Mitnick
References
- ↑ "Vol 27, Issue 4: A Crime By Any Other Name..." www.theta.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ↑ "Kevin Poulsen". LivingInternet. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ↑ Littman, Jonathan (1993-09-12). "The Last Hacker : He Called Himself Dark Dante. His Compulsion Led Him to Secret Files and, Eventually, the Bar of Justice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
Further reading
- Jonathan Littman, The Watchman: The Twisted Life and Crimes of Serial Hacker Kevin Poulsen, 1997, publisher: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-52857-9
Other websites
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- KevinPoulsen.com; Poulsen's personal website
- Threat Level (former 27BStroke6) Blog by Kevin Poulsen and Ryan Singel