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[vid] History of Hacking Part [1-5]

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Every culture has its beginning somewhere, Computer hacking is no exception. The History of Hacking video series is a 5 part documentary which runs down memory lane and presents important figures, facts and personalities of the Hacking culture. In History of Hacking Part 1, we will look at Phone Phreaking and John Draper a.k.a Captain Crunch and try and understand the string of events which molded the Phone Phreaking culture. Those of you who have not heard of John, he is the guy who figured out that the whistle in the Captain Crunch serials box, had the same tone as AT&T's long distance calling telephony systems. Thus using this whistle it was possible for Phone Phreakers to make long distance calls for free.

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Part 2

In History of Hacking Part 2, we see that by now the Phone Phreaking has become widespread and due to the easy availability of Blue Boxes, more and more people are resorting to making free phone calls. Of course, AT&T discovered the glitch and set the cops behind Phone Phreakers. Blue Boxes became banned items and possession of one, constituted a crime.

During this time Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs met up with John Draper, learnt the art of Phone Phreaking and started selling Blue Boxes. This was Apple's humble beginning ;-)

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Part 3

History of Hacking Part 3, is about the dawn of personal computers and the revolution created by Apple. In this video we will see how Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, start making personal computers and selling them. Unbelievably the whole project had been started by Wozniak as a hobby and to display in the local Home Brew club. This video is a must watch for anyone who wants to know how the personal computer revolution started.

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Part 4

History of Hacking Part 4 is all about the infamous hacker Kevin Mitnick. In fact Kevin was the first hacker to make it to the FBI Most wanted list and even has a movie called Operation Takedown made about him. This video talks all about Kevin and how the FBI finally caught up, with the help of computer security expert Tsutomu Shimomura. This is definitely an interesting part of Hacking history and if possible please watch the movie as well, it's an absolute masterpiece.

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Part 5

History of Hacking Part 5 continues with the Kevin Mitnick chase and finally the FBI nab him. As he was the first cyber criminal to be nabbed the judiciary system wanted to make an example out of him. He was held in prison for over 2 years before being released. During this time the whole "Free Kevin" movement started over the Internet. Kevin Mitnick is now a reformed hacker and has started his own successful security consulting services. The video comes to an end with Steve Mozniak, John Draper and Kevin, all meeting up together and discussing old times. Well, that also brings us to the end of this 5 part series on the History of Hacking. Hope you enjoyed the show!

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