Birth Name: Kevin David Mitnick
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 6, 1963
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Kevin Mitnick is an American computer security consultant, author and hacker. He is known for his high-profile 1995 arrest and later five years in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes. He is the son of Rochelle August “Shelly” (Kramer) Jaffe and Alan Jay Mitnick. He is married to Bonnie Vitello.
Kevin’s maternal grandfather was Sidney Kramer (the son of Benjamin “Ben” Kramer and Rose Leaderman). Benjamin was born in Kiev, Ukraine, to Chaim Kramer and Etta. Rose was born in Talachyn, Vitebsk Region, Belarus, to Schloma Leaderman and Fannie Reman.
Kevin’s maternal grandmother was Reba Palma Helfand (the daughter of Joseph “Joe” Helfand and Ella Pickowskaya). Joseph was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Ella was a Polish (or sometimes Russian) Jewish immigrant.
Sources: Kevin’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Kevin’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Kevin’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Kevin’s maternal grandparents, Sidney Kramer and Reba Palma Helfand – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Kevin’s maternal grandmother, Reba Palma Helfand – https://familysearch.org