[Info-vax] Famed US hacker Kevin Mitnick dies aged 59

[Bob Eager]

On Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:53:03 +0000, Dan Cross wrote:

> Sounds like the quip where the prosecutor told the judge that he could
> whistle nuclear launch codes and start World War III over the phone.

Funnily enough, in the 'blue box' days I learned to whistle a 'clear down' 
signal in the UK. That cut off a call from a payphone.

It was useful at university when someone in a booth was taking too long...