The group claims to support imprisoned hacker Kevin Mitnick, who has been serving time on computer-related fraud charges. US reports claim the hackers left offensive remarks about members the newspaper's staff.
That was the topic for heated debate at the RSA conference in San Francisco where notorious cyber criminal Kevin Mitnick made the case for hackers everywhere. Mitnick contended that hackers should be hired, but only after close evaluation.
Convicted hacker Kevin Mitnick last week implored the industry to consider employing convicted cyber criminals - arguing that the only difference between them and a lot of other IT workers is that they've been caught.
Earlier this week, one leading security expert hit out at claims by former hacker Kevin Mitnick, who urged companies to open their doors to hackers to exploit the skills these reformed cyber-criminals would bring.
To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker". Mitnick pled guilty to charges of wire and computer fraud and served five years behind bars. Today, Mitnick is a computer security consultant and has written two books...
Kevin Mitnick, perhaps the world's most famous convicted computer hacker, has broken ranks with a number of his former peers to say he has little sympathy for Gary McKinnon - the UK hacker who currently faces extradition to the US.
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