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Summary: Original Hackers
Review: This book is probably the best book I have ever read. Being a previous hacker myself and hearing this story at 2600 meetings has really helped to boost my love of this story. I have obsessed with this story over the period of four months it has taken me to read it (trying to find time here and there) but the story has urged me to pursuade you to buy this book. :) The story is about a group of hackers called the MOD and their overall life. Even if you have no affinity for computers, your overall knoledge will improve and you will also be captivated by this story. I greatly encourage you to read this book, it is worth your time and money! Thank you. HACK THE PLANET!
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Summary: 3733t phr33ks only
Review: I'm sorry. I don't know where that title came from. This is one of those books that really sheds some insight into the mind of the phone phreakers and the 'hacker' subculture. Kids, bored, learn everything there is to know about the phone system, social engineering, and various other things.Because they are young, they do cool sutff with their knowledge, and because the world doesn't have much of a sense of humor, they get into trouble. A very interesting read about the people who would be Internet Consultants and web designers today, but didn't have the material to work with at the time. Proto-web as it were. If you ever wondered about what the online world looked like before it was the web, read this book. It's great fun.
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Summary: Masters Of Deception: The Gang That Ruled Cyberspace
Review: I had to read this book for a class assignment and I think that it is an excellent book. I would recommend this book to anybody to read, even someone who doesn't know anything about computers.
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Summary: Hackers as they are
Review: This is a great book, a story that hackers can truly relate to. The story itself is hacker legend, these guys are now god in the hacker world. For those who aren't hackers its a great book to learn the FACTS, the truith and just how Un-sinistar the art of hacking is. This book should be on the shelves of everyone who ever enjoyed a good story. K1ng
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Summary: The best book I have ever read!
Review: This book, Masters of Deception, is by far, without a doubt, the best book i have ever read in my entire life. I couldn't put this book down. It is an edge of your seat thriller with all that you will ever need to know about the Masters of Deception and how they came to be. This book is a must have and the best addition to any library. You must buy this book, NOW!
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Summary: Not too bad for non hacking authors
Review: This is really not a bad book. One problem that it does have is that it gets you into a story for a few pages and then leaves you hanging for 10 more until it returns back for its finish. So what I'm saying is that the flow is not there! Overall I felt that it did a pretty good job of getting the story across. I would defiantely plunk down the cash for it as opposed to "The Hacker Crackdown" by Bruce Sterling which Royally Sucked! It babled on for the first 95 pages before getting to anything juicy.
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Summary: ......hehehehe, We are decribed so well....
Review: I have bought so many books over the years on hackers, hacking and everything else. I have to say, this is one of the few books that knows what they are talking about. I like the fact that they took the time to do their homework before writing some Hacker novel that comes nowhere close to the real ethics of hacking. Hell, I'm gonna read it again now.....
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Summary: Closely accurate description.........
Review: This book does a very good job of stating most of the facts surrounding the two famous hacker groups MOD and LOD. It adds a hint of drama to try and keep the reader but is basically a description of events. I thought it was well written and knowing most of what went on back then could vouch for the books accuracy. In terms of how each of the characters involved thought, the writer threw in their own opinions, but the timeline of events was pretty much on the money. If you are interested to read a bit about how some of the more well known historic events about hacking, I suggest you read this book. I found it enjoyable throughout its entirety.
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Summary: The worst of the hacker-related titles...
Review: Where do I begin? This is the most boring of all the hacker-related titles; it took me 6 months to get through it. The real substance of this book could have been written in just 3 pages. The rest is just filler and fictionalized details. There are also a few technical inaccuracies, but with so little in the way of technical information, they really don't get in the way of the author's "story". If you're looking for fiction, why not just pick up a sci-fi novel, it'll be much less expensive and more entertaining. If you're looking for an interesting "hacker" read, pick up just about anything but this rag.
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Summary: Fun But Reader Beware
Review: This is a fun read, but as with the Hafner and Markoff book, reader beware. Erik Bloodaxe, one of the major characters in the book and my friend as well as a trusted security engineer, inscribed this book as follows: "Robert, Hope you enjoy this classic example of 3rd rate speculative fiction. So much for journalistic integrity, eh? /s/. I also know Phiber Optic, and tried to keep him out of jail, even offered to house him and hire him on parole, but to no avail. This is a good story that crosses over frequently into speculative reporting, but it may be better for that, capturing some of the spirit of competition that exists between very talented hackers who by and large do no harm.
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