the genius of a hacker

You must read this article : Protecting Your Data From People Like Me. The author is Kevin Mitnick, a notorious hacker turned good samaritan. What is impressive is his deep insight into the psychology of human behavior. The scary part is his systematic exploitation of the said talent to gain access to private data, with impunity. He lays out, in great detail, his methods for obtaining confidential information from government officials and bank employees Fortunately for us, he is now on the right side of the law.