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Not strictly on computer history, but Cliff Stoll's "The Cuckoo's Egg" should be a good read on the historical tracking down of a 'bad guy' hacker by the author
by sohkamyung 4y ago
Not strictly on computer history, but Cliff Stoll's "The Cuckoo's Egg" should be a good read on the historical tracking down of a 'bad guy' hacker by the author.
- falconinthesun 4y ago+1, really enjoyed that book. I had recently read the Illuminatus! trilogy and was really amused to find the hacker named himself after one of the characters from the books.
- a_bonobo 4y agoIf you're a German computer kid millennial you've likely seen 23, a relatively-fictional movie that focuses on Karl Koch's life and death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_(film) I've discovered the wonderful Cuckoo's Egg much later, and I was so delighted to see the 'other side' of the movie's story
- mrandish 4y ago...and even better, Cliff is a regular poster here on HN!
- jnsaff2 4y agoAmazing read, super gripping real world, computer, network, spy story.
- marttt 4y agoOh, I remember reading this (Estonian translation) as a teenager. First time it dawned to me that the world of computers can actually be kind of scary or even dangerous, and yet so compelling... Nice reminder, thanks! I guess I will do some procrastination reading @CliffStoll's posts on HN right now.