Ghost in the wires
Subtitle: my adventures as the world's most wanted hacker
By: Kevin Mitnick with William L. Simon ; foreword by Steve Wozniak
Contributors: Simon, William L., 1930-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9780316037709
Subjects: Information superhighway; Computer hackers; Computer crimes; Computer security; Security measures; Biography
Description: The world's most famous former computer hacker, now a security consultant, describes his life on the run from the FBI creating fake identities, finding jobs at a law firm and a hospital, and keeping tabs on his pursuers.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The making of a hacker.; title: Rough start; title: Just visiting; title: Original sin; title: Escape artist; title: All your phone lines belong to me; title: Will hack for love; title: Hitched in haste; title: Lex Luthor; title: The Kevin Mitnick discount plan; title: Mystery hacker; title: pt. 2. Eric.; title: Foul play; title: You can never hide; title: The wiretapper; title: You tap me, I tap you; title: "How the fuck did you get that?"; title: Crashing Eric's private party; title: Pulling back the curtain; title: Traffic analysis; title: Revelations; title: Reverse sting; title: Cat and mouse; title: Detective work; title: Raided; title: Vanishing act; title: pt. 3. On the run.; title: Harry Houdini; title: Private investigator; title: Here comes the sun; title: Trophy hunter; title: Departure; title: Blindsided; title: Eyes in the sky; title: Sleepless in Seattle; title: pt. 4. An end and a beginning.; title: Hacking the samurai; title: Hiding in the Bible Belt; title: Game over; title: An FBI valentine; title: Winning the scapegoat sweepstakes; title: Aftermath : a reversal of fortune