Kevin Mitnick, the legendary hacker who became the FBI's most wanted cybercriminal before reinventing himself as a security expert, has died at 59. In a remarkable final act, he left his Porsche 911 to Shawn Nunley, the federal agent who helped capture and prosecute him decades earlier.
·Mitnick transitioned from fugitive status to respected cybersecurity consultant after his release from prison
·The gift of a Porsche 911 GTS to his former pursuer Nunley reflects an unlikely reconciliation between adversaries
·His death marks the end of an era defined by one of hacking's most infamous figures turned legitimate security authority
·Mitnick's story exemplifies the transformation from criminal notoriety to industry expertise in cybersecurity
drawn from Boing Boing, Cybercrime Magazine, NDTV, Yahoo · updated 8d ago