Secrets of a Super Hacker

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Summary: I got my money back
Review: This book was so bad and so outdated, I sent it back for a refund. I DO NOT recommend Super Hacker to anyone curious about hacking. This book is a rip off!

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Summary: Is it possible to give it no stars?
Review: Title: Secrets of a Super Hacker - Author: The Knightmare - Publisher: Loompanics Unlimited - Date: 1994 - Pages: 205 - Audience: Hacker Wanna Be - Covers: Extremely Dated Hackerish Stuff - SLP Rating: 1 - CD: N/A

Comments: Everyone should have one of these in their library just so that they'll know that anyone can write a book. This book gives hackers a bad name. One read and you'll understand why most hackers have to be persistent to break into systems, they sure don't understand them. The book covers shoulder surfing, dumpster diving, social engineering, on-site hacking, at home hacking, hacking with public access computers, and a really neat section on Bar Codes (sigh). The techniques covered would have you caught, laughed at by your peers, and thrown in jail before you even get your feet wet, so be warned. The appendices were useful in that they contain most default accounts, per major O/S's of the time. Too bad that this information was dated even before this book was published. Believe it or not the commonly used passwords section is still useful for systems that don't support PQC (Password Quality Control). Although, with a hex keypad, a bit of string, a fifth of whiskey, and a masochistic urge and I'll prove PQC is a myth. Give your boss a copy as a scare tactic, just don't tell him that you no longer have the PDP's with the bar code readers and the line printer consoles. He'll either give you that security budget or buy you a copy of the Dilbert Principle in return. What, my job? I'm an anti-hacker so maybe I should give it a five star rating? Go ahead, buy it, read it, use it, suffer it.

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Summary: not nearly as bad as they say....
Review: true, it's a little outdated, but a good overview of early metheods. If you know a thing or two about a thing or two....steer clear of this queer! ... but by the way, if you are a real "Hacker", that is, if your not retarded, most of these metheods can still be used. Use at your own risk!

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Summary: Don't be fooled by the cool cover
Review: Yea it looked cool in the store, I soon found myself skipping paragraphs, then pages, then chapters looking for the good stuff (something more then common sense) I didn't find much, you can learn 10X as much in an hour or two in the web. He actually tells you how to look through garbage dumpsters, thanks, like I wouldn't be able to improvise....