Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker

By: Kevin Mitnick

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Synopsis: The thrilling memoir of the world's most wanted computer hacker. Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest companies -- and no matter how fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switches, computer systems, and cellular networks. As the FBI's net finally began to tighten, Mitnick went on the run, engaging in an increasingly sophisticated game of hide-and-seek that escalated through false identities, a host of cities, and plenty of close shaves, to an ultimate showdown with the Feds, who would stop at nothing to bring him down. Ghost in the Wires is a thrilling true story of intrigue, suspense, and unbelievable escapes -- and a portrait of a visionary who forced the authorities to rethink the way they pursued him, and forced companies to rethink the way they protect their most sensitive information. "Mitnick manages to make breaking computer code sound as action-packed as robbing a bank." -- NPR

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 432 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780316134477
Related ISBNs:: 9780316037709, 9780316134477
Publisher:: Little, Brown and Company
Date of Addition:: 05/17/21
Copyrighted By:: Kevin Mitnick
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs, Computers and Internet, Technology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:: Steve Wozniak
With:: William L. Simon