Tsutomu Shimomura
Physicist and computer security expert (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tsutomu Shimomura (下村 努, Shimomura Tsutomu, born October 23, 1964) is a Japanese-born physicist and computer security expert. He is known for helping the FBI track and arrest hacker Kevin Mitnick. Takedown, his 1996 book on the subject with journalist John Markoff, was later adapted for the screen in Track Down in 2000.
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Born | (1964-10-23) October 23, 1964 (age 59) Nagoya, Japan |
Education | California Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Computer programmer, physicist |
Known for | Catching Kevin Mitnick |
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Shimomura was a founder of semiconductor company Neofocal Systems, and was CEO and CTO until 2016.