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him passwords and codes

that could be used to break

into their computers. "

"While he's thought to be

in California, Mr. Mitnick... "

Mister.

I just can't get over that.

"Has eluded an FBI manhunt for

more than a year and a half.

Last year, he managed to gain

control of a phone system

that allowed him to wiretap the

FBI agents searching for him. "

Kevin's on the front page.

He's a star.

Yeah. He's a marked man,

that's what he is.

And he's got John Markoff

to thank.

Why do they use

that ugly picture?

He looks like

a hit man or something.

You want a more

flattering picture?

Why do you care?

This is great.

What?

It's Kevin.

Really?

He's back.

Did you read this?

Yeah.

It's bullshit.

Yeah, but Washington

wants an arrest now.

The article says there's

no proof it's Mitnick.

It's just this reporter

hyping a story.

Mitch, it's the perception

that we're helpless

against these hackers.

I just spent an hour

getting reamed by the director

and the Attorney General,

no less, for that perception.

You want me to arrest him

for violating probation?

I don't know.

It's up to you.

McCoy, I got real cases

with real victims.

Mitch, Mitch,

find Kevin Mitnick,

arrest Kevin Mitnick,

then it's over.

Aren't you taking this sh*t

a little far, Kevin?

This is kind of creepy.

Thanks for coming, Alex.

I was worried about you.

Were you?

Yeah.

Yeah, I was.

I need a favor.

I'm tired.

I need a place to crash

for a couple weeks.

All right.

All right.

We thank Tsutomu Shimomura

for appearing before

the committee today.

Mr. Shimomura is

a computational physicist

and one of the leading experts

on computer-security technology.

He's done consulting work

with Fortune 500 corporations,

as well as the State Department,

Defense Department, and others.

He's currently senior fellow

at the San Diego

Super Computer Center

at the University of California.

Mr. Shimomura, please proceed

with your demonstration.

What I have in my hand

is a cellphone sold by

the Nokitel corporation.

But really, it's a radio

controlled by a small computer.

That is, a scanner.

Babe, can you

make it next weekend?

Margaret's still in Spain,

right?

Come on, sweetheart.

I'm needed on the Hill.

- I mean, all this talk...

- That will be sufficient.

Honey, I need

to get on top of you.

Enough!

I want to point out

the scanning features

were put in by the manufacturer.

All I did was discover them.

Oh, bullshit.

Yeah.

Who does he think he's kidding?

He's like, "I just found them. "

Really.

Mr. Chairman, in the future,

the public will find itself

vulnerable to the prying ears.

What he meant to say was

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