Question: is kevin metnick still alive?? 

Answer: Yes.  There was a parody "news" article from Innerpulse, dated 3/4/1999, authored by ShadowMaster, that claimed he was dead. This caused quite a stir on the Mitnick mailing list when some people took it at face value. \n\nHere's his security website, http://www.kevinmitnick.com/
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