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~~ Hacker Prophile ~~
Version 1, Issue 1
Created and Written by floralis
Due March 2, 2025
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Welcome to Hacker Prophiles. Hacker Prophiles was created for one singular
purpose - to make prophiles for hackers for you, CSE 194. This issue,
I, floralis, bring you a user who has an extensive and compelling history in
the realm of hacking.
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Handle: Dark Dante
Real Name: Kevin Lee Poulsen
Other Handles: Kevin Drake, Kevin Locke, Kevin Cooper, John Anderson, Walter
Kovacs
Date of Birth: November 30, 1965
Current Age: 59
Place of Origin: Pasadena, California, United States
Weight: ?
Height: ?
Eye Color: Blue-Green
Hair Color: Dirty Blond
Occupation: Writing and editor at Wired, the Daily Beast, and Threat Level
Criminal Information
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Convictions: 7 counts of conspiracy
fraud
intercepting wire communications
Penalty: 51 months in federal prison
banned from using computers without permission from probation
officer
Status: Released
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Kevin Poulson (also known as Dark Dante) is an American contributing
editor at The Daily Beast, and a former black-hat hacker and convicted fraudser.
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As a 17-year old in 1983, Poulson hacked into the ARPANET, which was the
Pentagon's computer network. After getting quickly caught, since he was a minor,
the government decided not to prosecute Poulsen and instead, let him off
with a warning.
This warning did not stop Poulson however, and he continued to go on
hacking. 5 years later in 1988, Poulson managed to hack into a federal computer
and dug into files pertaining to the quickly deposed president of the
Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. After getting caught by authorities, Poulson
decided to hide and go underground.
Despite being on the run, Poulson continued to hack government files and
search for more secrets. According to Poulson's own website, in 1990 he was able
to hack into a radio station contest, and ensured that he was the 102nd caller,
winning a brand new Porsche, a paid-vacation, and $20,000.
Soon enough, Poulson was arrested and prohibited from using any computer
for three years. At the time, it was the longest sentence ever given to a
hacker. He was the first American to be released from prison with a court
sentence that banned him from using computers and the internet
after his prison sentence.
Since being released, he has converted into white-hat hacking and
journalism, writing and editing about cybersecurity and web-related socio-
political causes. In June 2005, he became a senior editor for Wired News, which
hosted his blog, 27BStroke6, later renamed Threat Level.
Paulson also teamed with other leading hackers to work on various
projects dedicated to social justice and freedom of information. Perhaps most
notably, working with Adam Swartz and Jim Dolan to develop the open-source
software SecureDrop, initially known as DeadDrop. Eventually, Poulsen turned
over the platform, which enabled secure communication between journalists
and sources, to the Freedom of Press Foundation.
Kevin Poulsen now lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.
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In October 2006, Poulsen released information detailing his successful
search for registered sex offenders using MySpace to solicit sex from children.
His work identified 744 registered people with MySpace prophiles and led to the
arrest of one, Andrew Lubrano.
He was featured on NBC's Unsolved Mysteries, the show's 1-800 telephone
lines mysteriously crashed.
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