Chronicles the epic cyberspace battle between rival gangs of hackers--the Texas-based ""Legion of Doom"" and New York's ""Masters of Deception""--detailing the groups' exploits and discussing the legal and ethical implications of new computer technology.
From the bedroom terminals of teenagers isolated from their peers by their hyperactive intellects to the nerve center of a nationwide long-distance phone company infiltrated by a hacker's hand, Masters of Deception offers an unprecedented tour of the murkiest reaches of the electronic frontier and a trenchant blow-by-blow chronicle of the most notorious gang war in cyberspace. In 1989, Paul Stira and Eli Ladopoulos, two teenage hackers from Queens, New York, made some exploratory forays into local phone company computers and discovered a domain far more mysterious and appealing than any they had ever seen. To unravel the mysteries, they contacted Phiber Optik (aka Mark Abene) - a member of an infamous gang of crack hackers called the Legion of Doom. Phiber Optik was legendary throughout cyberspace for his wealth of hard-won knowledge about the phone system. When he was satisfied that Stira and Ladopoulos weren't a couple of lamers, the three kids arranged a meeting of the minds in Ladopoulos's bedroom. When Phiber Optik got kicked out of LOD after a tiff with its leader, Erik Bloodaxe (aka Chris Goggans), the New York kids formed a rival gang called Masters of Deception. MOD soon matched LOD's notoriety, gaining a reputation for downloading confidential credit histories (including Geraldo Rivera's, David Duke's, and a rival hacker's mom's), breaking into private computer files, and rewiring phone lines. As MOD's fame grew, so did its membership. The rivalry between LOD and MOD was friendly enough until a tussle became an all-out gang war. LOD started a security company catering to the very corporations whose computers MOD had infiltrated. MOD retaliated by infiltrating LOD's own security system. All the while federal agents were secretly monitoring this highly illegal battle royal and closing in for the kill.
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The Masters of Deception: Gang That Ruled Cyberspace, The

Slatalla, Michelle; Quittner, Joshua

Longman Publishing

HARPER PERENNIAL

1st HarperPerennial ed., New York, New York State, 1996

1st HarperPerennial Ed edition, January 10, 1996

1st ed., New York, New York State, 1995

1st ed., New York, New York State, 1994

United States, United States of America

1st ed, New York, c1995

1st ed, New York, c1994

US, 1995

Memory of the World Librarian: Quintus

subject: Computer hackers; Computer crimes; Computer security; Gangs

contributor: Internet Archive

format: Image/Djvu(.djvu)

rights: The access limited around the compus-network users

unit_name: Internet Archive

topic: Computer hackers; Computer crimes; Computer security; Gangs

Type: 英文图书

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2. (p2) PROLOGUE
3. (p3) ONE
4. (p4) TWO
5. (p5) THREE
6. (p6) FOUR
7. (p7) FIVE
8. (p8) SIX
9. (p9) SEVEN
10. (p10) EIGHT
11. (p11) NINE
12. (p12) TEN
13. (p13) ELEVEN
14. (p14) TWELVE
15. (p15) THIRTEEN
16. (p16) FOURTEEN
17. (p17) FIFTEEN
18. (p18) SIXTEEN
19. (p19) AFTER

theme: Computer hackers; Computer crimes; Computer security; Gangs

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2. (p2) Prologue
3. (p3) One
4. (p4) Two
5. (p5) Three
6. (p6) Four
7. (p7) Fivw
8. (p8) Six
9. (p9) Seven
10. (p10) Eight
11. (p11) Nine
12. (p12) Ten
13. (p13) Eleven
14. (p14) Twelve
15. (p15) Thirteen
16. (p16) Fourteen
17. (p17) Fifteen
18. (p18) Sisteen
19. (p19) After

"From the bedroom terminals of teenagers isolated from their peers by their hyperactive intellects to the nerve center of a nationwide long-distance phone company infiltrated by a hacker's hand, Masters of Deception offers an unprecedented tour of the murkiest reaches of the electronic frontier and a trenchant blow-by-blow chronicle of the most notorious gang war in cyberspace."--BOOK JACKET. "In 1989, Paul Stira and Eli Ladopoulos, two teenage hackers from Queens, New York, made some exploratory forays into local phone company computers and discovered a domain far more mysterious and appealing than any they had ever seen. To unravel the mysteries, they contacted Phiber Optik (aka Mark Abene) - a member of an infamous gang of crack hackers called the Legion of Doom. Phiber Optik was legendary throughout cyberspace for his wealth of hard-won knowledge about the phone system. When he was satisfied that Stira and Ladopoulos weren't a couple of lamers, the three kids arranged a meeting of the minds in Ladopoulos's bedroom."--BOOK JACKET. "When Phiber Optik got kicked out of LOD after a tiff with its leader, Erik Bloodaxe (aka Chris Goggans), the New York kids formed a rival gang called Masters of Deception. MOD soon matched LOD's notoriety, gaining a reputation for downloading confidential credit histories (including Geraldo Rivera's, David Duke's, and a rival hacker's mom's), breaking into private computer files, and rewiring phone lines. As MOD's fame grew, so did its membership."--BOOK JACKET. "The rivalry between LOD and MOD was friendly enough until a tussle became an all-out gang war. LOD started a security company catering to the very corporations whose computers MOD had infiltrated. MOD retaliated by infiltrating LOD's own security system. All the while federal agents were secretly monitoring this highly illegal battle royal and closing in for the kill."--BOOK JACKET. "Slatalla and Quittner, who have followed this case for five years, lead us down the darkest alleys of cyberspace and up to the front lines of the raging battle over just who will control the web that already connects everyone to everybody else. They also offer an unparalleled hacker's-eye view of the inner life of hackers, a heady realm where order and chaos hold equal sway."--BOOK JACKET

The Members Of The Legion Of Doom (lod) And The Masters Of Deception (mod) Got Caught Up In A Rivalry That Involved The Security Of Databases From Phone Companies To Celebrities' Credit Histories. Meanwhile Federal Agents Were Monitoring The Battle And Closing In For The Kill. Michelle Slatalla And Joshua Quittner.

<p><p>the Bestselling Account Of A Band Of Kids From New York Who Fought An Electronic Turf War That Ranged Across Some Of The Nation's Most Powerful Computer Systems. An Immensely Fun And &#151; One Cannot Emphasize This Enough &#151; Accessible History Of The First Outlaws In Cyberspace.&#151;<i>glamour</i></p>

The bestselling account of a band of kids from New York who fought an electronic turf war that ranged across some of the nation's most powerful computer systems. "An immensely fun and -- one cannot emphasize this enough -- accessible history of the first outlaws in cyberspace."-- Glamour

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