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Underground: Tales of hacking, madness, and obsession on the electronic frontier Paperback – January 1, 1997

by Suelette Dreyfus (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
Here is the compelling true story of the computer underground and the bizarre lives and crimes of an elite group of young Australian hackers who took on the forces of the establishment
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  1. Print length
    324 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Mandarin
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1997
  5. ISBN-10
    1863305955
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1863305952
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mandarin (January 1, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1863305955
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1863305952
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Outbreak444
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2011
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The author of this book did an excellent job! I love how you can see from the hackers point of views, feel how they felt, and see how they saw things. This is an amazing book that I could not put down from the time I started it. I'm already reading it for a second time!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015
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GC of Chicago
5.0 out of 5 stars Most excellent
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2011
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This is a great book, especially for the price. I would recommend this for anyone that wants to learn some computer history and the book even goes into a bit of technical detail without being overwhelming to a beginner. It also provides a lot of detail about the hackers themselves and their personalities.
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4.0 out of 5 stars WikiLeaks founder helped with research for this book
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2010
Reference: [...]
BBC quote: "He (Julian Assange) then spent three years working with an academic, Suelette Dreyfus, who was researching the emerging, subversive side of the internet, writing a book with her, Underground, that became a bestseller in the computing fraternity.

"Ms Dreyfus described Mr Assange as a "very skilled researcher" who was "quite interested in the concept of ethics, concepts of justice, what governments should and shouldn't do".
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Mike Mumford
4.0 out of 5 stars Hacking from the Commonwealth
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2000
This book provides a great overview of a number of computer intrusion incidents and links them throught not only the technical nature of the activity but the persons behind them. UNDERGROUND provides an excellent overview of intrustion activities focusing on the UK, Australia, and the United States. It covers the late 80's to the early nineties with stories on incidents such as the WANK Worm outbreak and 8lgm's activities. The stand out attribute of this book is that it examines what happened to the intruders after their activity rather than focusing on the activity itself. It also examines the interrelationships between intruders worldwide giving some insight into how the culture allows for several key persons to be involved in or have siginficant knowledge of many different activities. A must have to include in your library along with other staples such as Cuckoo's Egg, Masters of Deception, Fugitive Game, and Hacker Crackdown. However, like the other books noted, there are apt to be a few points that persons will take exception too with regard to accuracy.
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