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Kevin Poulsen, an Uncommon card
Kevin Lee Poulsen is an American journalist, author and former black-hat hacker who operated under the alias Dark Dante.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 114
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 114 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Kevin Poulsen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Kevin Poulsen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______ resulted in federal criminal investigations, two prosecutions and multiple convictions in the 1990s.
Answer
activities. His activities resulted in federal criminal investigations, two prosecutions and multiple convictions in the 1990s. From the Kevin Poulsen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He became known during the ____s for unauthorized intrusions into computer networks, telephone-company systems and government-related telecommunications infrastructure.
Answer
1980s. He became known during the 1980s for unauthorized intrusions into computer networks, telephone-company systems and government-related telecommunications infrastructure. From the Kevin Poulsen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cara Black. Cara Black 73 · Kevin Poulsen 70 · Artur Dmitriev 66 · Myrtles Plantation 62 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He became known during the 1980s for unauthorized intrusions into computer networks, telephone-company systems and government-related telecommunications infrastructure.
- His activities resulted in federal criminal investigations, two prosecutions and multiple convictions in the 1990s.
- Poulsen's early hacking activities included unauthorized access to ARPANET, breaches of Pacific Bell computer systems, and the acquisition of information concerning military communications and federal investigations.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Kevin Poulsen article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Kevin Poulsen
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Kevin Poulsen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Klpoulsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
