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John Markoff

IRL Name: 
John Markoff
Biography: 

John Markoff (born October 24, 1949) is a journalist best known for his work at the The New York Times, and a book and series of articles about the 1990s pursuit and capture of hacker Kevin Mitnick.

Facts

Wrote a book about Kevin Mitnick

Wrote an article about oki 900s where he disguised Tsutomu Shimomura's identity

Rumors

Traded Mitnick tuna for his story

Gave up his ass to Shimomura for an oki 900

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Markoff

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/1.01/phreaks.html