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For those interested in this timeframe and what it looked like being tracked and caught at that time, one can turn to The Hacker Crackdown by Bruce Sterling, a
by lloeki 14y ago
For those interested in this timeframe and what it looked like being tracked and caught at that time, one can turn to The Hacker Crackdown by Bruce Sterling, a non-fiction work incredibly reminiscent of the events currently of interest to us.
Free (as in beer) in its electronic version ([0], hosted at MIT), and available as paperback on Amazon.
[0]: http://www.mit.edu/hacker/hacker.html http://www.mit.edu/hacker/hacker.html
- p4bl0 14y agoI second this. And if you enjoy The Hacker Crackdown you should also read The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stole, and Do It! by Jerry Rubin, which are also non-fiction. The latter one is only a little related to the hacker subculture since it happens just before it existed but there are strong links between the Yippie movement and the phreaker scene which is the predecessor of the hacker scene. I think that those three are my most favorite books of all time.
- dphase 14y agoThe Cuckoo's Egg is an amazing read. You get a very play-by-play account of the story, see an 80s honeypot in action, and if I remember correctly, read about interactions with the still running Chaos Computer Club.
- smoyer 14y agoDon't forget "Ghost in the Wires" ... the story of Kevin Mitnick's hacking (and eventual capture).
- voltagex_ 14y agoI'm sorry to hijack your comment for this but if you want to read something related but on another tangent (phreaking) then this article is highly recommended - http://www.lospadres.info/thorg/lbb.html http://www.lospadres.info/thorg/lbb.html