Re: Why did Reuters call Kevin Mitnick a "Computer Terrorist"?

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

According to a post in Darci Wood's blog:
http://blog.labmistress.com/blog/index.php?title=the_pescatarian&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&template=popup#comments

"Reuters UK issued a correction: [quote]In March 8, please delete in 
paragraph 13 the reference saying Mitnick found Bush's social security 
number and add phrase "and said he knew how to find social security 
numbers" .[/quote]

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-03-09T092227Z_01_L08565743_RTRIDST_0_TECH-HACKER-DC.XML&archived=False

The Damage Continues however, Fox News has picked up the falacy as fact 
as well. citing the original Reuters article.

[quote]To prove it at the conference, he found former U.S. President 
George Bush's social security number, driver's license number and the 
maiden name of Hollywood actor DiCaprio's mother within 15 seconds.[/quote]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,187218,00.html";

Story of his life, eh? (Bad facts being propagated via media, that is.)

                                        BB
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