Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier by Dreyfus
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"Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier" by Suelette Dreyfus is a book published in 1997. It chronicles the exploits of Australian, American, and British black hat hackers during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The book follows notorious figures who penetrated secure networks, evaded law enforcement, and became pioneers of computer crime. Among them is Julian Assange, who researched the book and appears as the hacker "Mendax." Their stories
reveal an underground world of obsession and digital rebellion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dreyfus, Suelette |
|---|---|
| Researcher | Assange, Julian, 1971- |
| Title | Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_(Dreyfus_book) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare |
| Subject | Computer hackers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Subject | Computer crimes -- Australia |
| Subject | Computer security -- Australia |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4686 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Mar 25, 2024 |
| Copyright | Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. |
| Downloads | 1039 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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