What Happened on September 27th
September 27, 1996
Hacker Mitnick Indicted on Charges
Kevin Mitnick, 33, was indicted on charges resulting from a 2 Β½-year hacking spree. Police accused the hacker, who called himself "Condor," of stealing software worth millions of dollars from major computer corporations. The maximum possible sentence for his crimes was 200 years.