Hacker's Tales: Stories from the Electronic Front Line [Paperback]

Dr. K (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004

- The Complete Hacker's Handbook: Everything You Wanted to Know About Hacking in the Age of the Web (Carlton 2000, 2002), written by the same author, has sold over 60,000 copies to date.
- Information and stories about hackers are fascinating to everyone who uses a computer. Computer use continues to escalate, and an estimated 100 million people are now regularly using the Internet at home or work - a growth of 300% in the last two years.

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About the Author

Dr. K originally did a degree in Psycholinguistics, but soon got sidetracked into researching Computer Science and ended up working as a computer specialist for the "world's most famous secret society". He lives in London, England, where he writes and lectures on computers, hacking, and system security.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Carlton Books (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844428095
• ISBN-13: 978-1844428090
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,974,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars unsatisfying collection of anecdotes, October 10, 2005

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This review is from: Hacker's Tales: Stories from the Electronic Front Line (Paperback)

The tales here span decades. Read what it was like when the Web was unknown, and BBSs and Algol were cutting edge technology. The hackers seems to hail mostly from Britain.

But the book is quite frustrating. The anecdotes, and that is all they are, whet the appetite for more details. Just when an exploit starts to pique your interest, it ends.

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1.0 out of 5 stars waste of money purely script kiddie BS stories, August 21, 2004

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This review is from: Hacker's Tales: Stories from the Electronic Front Line (Paperback)

Do not waste your money. Book is full of 2-3 decades ago scriptkiddie style stories. no real bases. Stories are jumbled , do not flow and is not a good read.. buy it for the script kiddie you don't like..