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

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In reading Kevin Mitnick's autobiography/memoir thing, I've come to the conclusion that this is the majority of hacking. The crazy cool computer skills are necessary to complete the job, but it's the social side that lets you get in deep enough to use those skills.

Yep. Have you ever read Ghost in the Wires? It surprised me to no end how easily Kevin Mitnick could break into systems... 95% of all the stories he tells start with "I called up their secretary, asked for the system admin's phone number. I called up the system admin, pretended to be a legitimate user and asked for my password".

THIS!!!!!! Kevin Mitnick was able to penetrate FBI networks and stay there for extended periods due to humans violating security protocols for what they thought was a "nice guy in need".

Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin Mitnick is also a good read.

If you're interested in this , Check out Ghost in the Wires. It's the story of Kevin Mitnick a renowned phone hacker. The audiobook was a pretty good listen too.

http://www.amazon.ca/Ghost-Wires-Adventures-Worlds-Wanted/dp/0316037702

https://mobile.audible.com/pd/Nonfiction/Ghost-in-the-Wires-Audiobook/B005H3FYR4;jsessionid=720FB794094EC0B0836E594816593F73?s=s

Happy Zambambo!

I'd love a softcover copy of Ghost in the wires

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316037702?pc_redir=1410942724&robot_redir=1

check out this book

http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Wires-Adventures-Worlds-Wanted/dp/0316037702

by world renowned (reformed) hacker Kevin Mitnick, maybe you don't need any of those things, maybe your name is something else maybe ? :D

I haven't read either of those, but you might be interested in Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick. It's the true story of how he got into phone phreaking and hacking, and became a wanted fugitive on the run. It's a really fascinating read.

Found it! Thanks for the recommendation. I'll start reading as soon as I'm done with "the Art of Deception" :)

I go through books like some people go through water.

• January-April 2011 was my supernatural quarter. I tended to go in groups, and starting at book 1 - I went as far as I could.
  Jan-April: Sookie Stackhouse, Kerrlyn Sparks Vamps, Immortality Bites, MaryJanice Davidson's Undead, Mercy Thompson, Garnet Lacy, Richelle Mead's Kincaid, Katie MacAlister's Aisling Grey, Silver Dragons & Light Dragons series.
  
• May-August 2011 was my classics quarter. Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Count of Monte Cristo, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Picture of Dorian Gray and To Kill a Mockingbird.
  
• September-December 2011 is my crime quarter. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker, Chasing the Devil, Arc of Justice, The Murder of the Century. Right now I'm reading Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and Kate Summerscale's The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.
  
  (As you may notice, Jan-April was the period where I was least busy with school. These last couple of months have been brutal with classes, so my extracurricular reading has slowed dramatically.)

if you haven't already... go read this.
kevin

I recently finished Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker. I really liked the reading as the reader really brought emotion to it. Also an interesting subject matter if you like non-fiction/true crime/memoirs.

This book contains a lot of 'ducking the man'. http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Wires-Adventures-Worlds-Wanted/dp/0316037702