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John Markoff

John Gregory Markoff (born October 24, 1949) is a journalist best known for his work covering technology at The New York Times for 28 years until his retirement in 2016, as well as books and a series of articles about hacker Kevin Mitnick.

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Occupation
Journalist
Alma mater
Whitman College University of Oregon
Born
John Gregory Markoff (1949-10-24) October 24, 1949 (age 76) Oakland, California

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see also · 11
John Markoff → Computer Frontier, Cyberpunk, Emmanuel Goldstein, Hackers, Hacking, John MarkoffThe Secret History, Katie Hafner, Markoff, MarkoffFreedom Downtime, Outlaws, Ralph Lee
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John Markoff → April, C-SPAN, Dormouse Said, Official, Tech NationTED Talks, TED, The New York Times, What, Wikimedia CommonsRecent
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