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Tsutomu Shimomura

American physicist and computer security expert

  • Fame52.5
  • Momentum16.0
  • Wikipedia4.2K
Born 1964 · age 62United States
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    Born 1964
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Updated 2026-06-22

Tsutomu Shimomura 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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