As I write this, there's a pending edit, accepted for review, of Mitnick's death.

That seems to have been reverted pending a reliable source:

Edit: <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Mitnick&old...>

Revert: <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Mitnick&old...>

Wikipedians typically resolve such issues pretty quickly.