Hacker Mitnick Duped Corporate Cyber-Cops, Cracked Wiretaps

Genius comes in many forms. Kevin Mitnick has at least two, neither particularly admirable.

As he portrays himself in “Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker,” Mitnick possesses a rare ability to penetrate sophisticated computer systems. Even greater than his technical skills, it turns out, is his ability to manipulate people, particularly the corporate drones who held the door open for his invasions.