Well, fuck. He was really important to a young nerd in the late 90s and 2000s.
Free Kevin!
I remember seeing him speak at Comdex 20 years ago. He was as funny as he was clever. RIP
This guy was an absolute legend! Sad to see him go :(
Maybe when he started. Towards the end he was riding on his name alone and not really contributing much.
I remember reading about him in 2600 back in the 90s. Then reading his books in the 00s, and seeing him every time I had to do KnowBe4 training the last few years. While a polarizing figure there is no doubt he was an inspiration for many in our field. RIP
This is a sobering moment.
A big part of it for me is that in my head he’s this 18-year-old idiot who’s stolen my credit card information from me personally, even though he was 20 years older than me and that never happened. It’s who he was in the hacker legendarium, you know?
That’s what they want you to believe
