Kevin Mitnick

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The books below are located in the Davis Library at UNC-CH. The exact call numbers can be found in the Library Catalog.

The books below make for fast reading and are written for the average reader. These books do not show how to hack or protect networks. They are written with one purpose in mind; to portray the world of the infamous hacker Kevin Mitnick. These books also offer a historical view into an era of computer phreaking and hacking that preceded the age of the 21st century Internet.

Hafner, K. & Markoff, J. (1991). Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier. New York: Simon & Schuster.

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Littman, J.L. (1996). The Fugitive Game: Online with Kevin Mitnick. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.

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Shimomura, T. & Markoff, J. (1996). Takedown. New York: Hyperion.

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Also recommended to better undertand Kevin Mitnick and California hacker connections

Littman, J. (1997). The Watchman: The Twisted Life and Crimes of Serial Hacker Kevin Poulsen. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.