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Kevin Mitnick, aka "the Condor," is now a security consultant. In addition to having served as inspiration for the novel Takedown, his exploits led him to be rated as the most famous hacker in the world, or even the most wanted by the FBI. His career began at age 16, when, obsessed with computer networks, he managed to sneak into his school's administrative system, not to alter his grades, but to sniff around. His goals grew with each step, they even went so far as to accuse him of accessing NORAD and the Pentagon. "I was never able to steal money. And that today I could be a multi-millionaire and live the rest of my days in the Caribbean sun. But conscience prevented me. What made me do what I was doing was the euphoria of scientific discovery, the pleasure experienced when solving a difficult mathematical problem, "he commented in an interview with Elmundo.es. He was arrested by the FBI in February 1995, accused of fraud and disruption of the computer systems of various companies and government entities. He has starred in countless news and magazine articles and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows, offering his views as an information security expert, and has testified before the United States Senate and written for Harvard. Business Review.