Beating the System - Hackers, Phreakers and Electronic Spies: The inside Story of Edward Singh and the Electronic Underworld

by SallyHamilton (Author), OwenBowcott (Author), SallyHamilton (Author), OwenBowcott (Author)

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  1992

  $3.22

  Edward Singh was a college dropout who threatened the security of some of the most secret and powerful computer systems in the western world. Posing as a student at the University of Surrey, he hijacked their computers to penetrate banks, universities, multi-national companies and atomic weapons manufacturers. He narrowly avoided prosecution under the Official Secrets Act. This book provides an analysis of the personalities, technologies and political issues involved in hacking.