The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic FrontierThe AT&T long-distance network crashes, and millions of calls go unanswered. A computer hacker reprograms a switching station, and calls to a Florida probation office are shunted to a New York phone-sex hotline. An underground computer bulletin board publishes a pilfered BellSouth document on the 911 emergency system, making it available to anyone who dials up. How did so much illicit power reach the hands of an undisciplined few - and what should be done about it? You are about to descend into a strange netherworld - one that sprang into existence when computers were first connected to telephones. Like any frontier, it is home to a wide range of personalities, from legitimate computer professionals to those known only by their noms de net; denizens like Knight Lightning, Leftist, Compu-Phreak, Major Havoc, and Silver Spy; groups like the Lords of Chaos, Phantom Access Associates, Shadow Brotherhood, and the Coalition of Hi-Tech Pirates. In the massive "hacker crackdowns" of 1990, law enforcement officers executed search warrants across the country against lawbreakers - and suspected lawbreakers - in the computer underground. |
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Crítica de los usuarios - Lyndatrue - LibraryThingI bought this the second it became available, standing in line to do so. This may be one of the most significant books from the era, and describes how it was back in the wild days of the internet, and ... Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - ballfresno - LibraryThingGlad I read it. A real nostalgia trip. A bit rambly in places and probably not best read on an e-reader due to several large excerpts from reports. However, a good record of some interesting times in the early days of the Internet (early for the lay public, that is). Leer comentario completo
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The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier Bruce Sterling Vista previa limitada - 2020 |
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier Bruce Sterling Vista de fragmentos - 1992 |
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier Bruce Sterling Vista de fragmentos - 1992 |