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‘A run-through of the most interesting electronic scams, japes and rip-offs.’ Sunday Times

‘Fascinating. Today’s gangsters are hacking their way into top secret information systems at the Pentagon, war dialling into consumer credit services, unleashing deadly viruses and data-detonators.’ Independent

‘The tales of happy hackers, tagging themselves Captains Crunch and Zap, King Blotto and Phiber Optik, clicking and whistling their naughty ways around the world’s phone and computer systems, are modem classics. The authors have done an excellent service, mixing amusement, admiration and fear of the phone “phreaks” of the fibre optic cable.’ Sunday Express

‘If you ever use a computer or even a telephone, whether or not you know how they work, you will enjoy this book. It gives the clearest and most interesting account I have read of computer viruses, what they are, how they work and who is infecting the world with them. The story climbs a path of increasing criminality, from petty theft of phone time to espionage and rumoured bank robbery [partially obscured by sticker] ry Review

‘Lucid and engrossing. The authors [partially obscured] that 12 million computers, a staggering 17 [partially obscured] of the world’s estimated present total, will be [partially obscured] d within the next two years.’ Daily Tel

Cover illustration by Max Schindle

UK £4.99 net

ISBN 0-571-16813-2

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