Noted security pros hacked

Two noted security professionals were targeted this week by hackers who broke into their web pages, stole personal data and posted it on the web. The two pros, security researcher Dan Kaminsky and former hacker Kevin Mitnick, were targeted because of their high profiles and because the hackers considered the two notables posers who hype themselves and do little to increase security, according to a note the hackers posted in a file left on Kaminsky's site. The file included passwords grabbed from Kaminsky's site as well as a list of files he has purportedly downloaded that pertain to dating and other topics.

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