Subj : Re: floppy disks are cool!
To   : Poindexter Fortran
From : AKAcastor
Date : Sun Apr 21 2024 08:53 pm

 AK> There were some interesting times with the law back in the day,
 AK> figuring out where it fits in the emerging digital world.

 pF> Bruce Sterling's book "The Hacker Crackdown" does a good job of
 pF> documenting those very weird times. I had a BBS during Operation
 pF> Sundevil, and remember boards disappearing with no warning.

 pF> The book also talks a lot about early law enforcement engaging hackers
 pF> and the founding of the EFF. It's worth a read, and available freely
 pF> online.

"The Hacker Crackdown" is on my bookshelf, but it may be time for a re-read, I don't remember when I last read it.  A great recommendation.

Drifting just slightly (but still within very weird times), another great book is "The Cuckoo's Egg" by Clifford Stoll.  The true story written by theastronomer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who uncovered an international hacking ring based in West Germany, working for the KGB, penetrating American research and military computers.  A fascinating story, anyone who hasn't read "The Cuckoo's Egg" should give it a read!


Chris/akacastor


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