By the time Kevin_Mitnick became a teenager, he already knew more about computers than most people.
http://rt.com/op-edge/kevin-mitnick-vpn-network-775, http://mitnicksecurity.com,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/singularity/2013/04/11/kevin-mitnick-the-hacking-hamburglar,
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2089344,00.html
Many people wonder if ES is just an authorized fabrication? Perhaps he did release some sensitive data, but some say that its not as high level as it could have been. Regardless, once the ES story became a constant fixture in the news, people started to think & ask more questions about information technology.
http://rt.com/trends/nsa-leaks-snowden-surveillance