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Kevin Mitnick's secret weapon for avoiding jail
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 01:48:09 -0600 (CST)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57352343-83/kevin-mitnicks-secret-weapon-for-avoiding-jail/ [On the @attritionorg Twitter feed, it was noticed that the website Mitnick recommends to buy this escape and evasion item doesn't use HTTPS for checking out orders. Oops... - WK] By Elinor Mills CNET News Security January 4, 2012Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick has seen enough of the inside of a jail to know he never wants to go back. Now there's a backup plan in case he ever finds himself arrested again--a bracelet that has a lock-pick tool for handcuffs.
The bracelet looks like a geeky version of a thick woven hippie bracelet. But hidden inside the clasp is the secret tool that slips inside the lock of handcuffs and opens them. They are $17 on Sally's Cop Shop.
Of course, Mitnick isn't wearing the accessory with any expectation that he will ever be arrested--he's a security consultant, speaker and author (his memoir, "Ghost in the Wires," came out last year and is a fun read). For him the bracelet is mostly a novelty and a bit of an inside joke, much like the version of his business card that doubles as an aluminum lock-pick kit. Plus he likes the "Harry Houdini" aspect of it, having been fascinated with magic since he was a child.
"I show it to cops. It's a conversational piece," he said of the bracelet in a recent interview.
But, the item also could genuinely come in handy one day. [...] _____________________________________________________ Did a friend send you this article? Make it your New Year's Resolution to subscribe to InfoSec News! http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isn
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