Ghost in the Wires
My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
by Kevin Mitnick
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Ghost in the Wires
When Kevin Mitnick was finally nabbed by the FBI on February 15, 1995, he was already notorious as the world’s most wanted computer hacker. Now, more than a decade since being released from prison and no longer bound by a nondisclosure agreement, he details his thrilling true-life exploits in Ghost in the Wires.
Mitnick tells how he managed to hack into the computer systems of everything from Pacific Bell to Sun Microsystems. By conning employees into giving him private information and maneuvering through layers of security, he gained access to all sorts of restricted data. He didn’t do it for money—just for the thrill.
The same skills that allowed Mitnick to penetrate corporate security also allowed him to keep tabs on the FBI investigation launched against him. In this way, he was able to spend three years on the run: changing identities, obtaining “real” social security cards and driver’s licenses, and moving whenever his pursuers got too close. He penetrated the whole operation, discovering that a new hacker “friend” was really an FBI snitch, learning the names and home addresses of the entire FBI team working his case, even listening in on the phone calls and voicemails of people trying to gather evidence about him. An alarm system he had set up alerted him when the FBI was preparing to raid him! Along the way, he debunks some of the rumors about his hacking career, including the story that he hacked into NORAD and inspired the movie WarGames. He also details his current work as an “ethical hacker,” helping companies identify weaknesses that exist in their security systems.
More gripping than many cinematic thrillers, Ghost in the Wires gives an unprecedented look into the mind of a high-tech renegade.
Hardcover : 432 pages
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA ( August 15, 2011 )
Item #: 13-416533
ISBN: 9780316037709
Product Dimensions: 9.25 x 6.0 inches
Product Weight: 24.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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