Review of "Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I'm sure Mitnick tells his story favorably to himself, glossing over some things and spinning others, but this is still an amazing story of a nerd who was railroaded by the government into punishment far beyond what he merited. It's also scary to realize how easily hackers and social engineers can gather information about anyone, including you and me.
As I read this, I couldn't help thinking that the phone companies perpetuated the problem by trying to be so secretive about things, setting up puzzles for minds like Mitnick's to solve. C'mon, these guys are nerds. It's not like they have people to talk to or have desires to talk anyway. They wangle free phone service because it's a puzzle to solve.
This should be required reading, so everyone can understand how easily hackers can beat the system.
I'm sure Mitnick tells his story favorably to himself, glossing over some things and spinning others, but this is still an amazing story of a nerd who was railroaded by the government into punishment far beyond what he merited. It's also scary to realize how easily hackers and social engineers can gather information about anyone, including you and me.
As I read this, I couldn't help thinking that the phone companies perpetuated the problem by trying to be so secretive about things, setting up puzzles for minds like Mitnick's to solve. C'mon, these guys are nerds. It's not like they have people to talk to or have desires to talk anyway. They wangle free phone service because it's a puzzle to solve.
This should be required reading, so everyone can understand how easily hackers can beat the system.
