Recommendations for books exploring the history of hacking?

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The title says it all really. :grinning_face:

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I really only have one recommendation: This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends by Nicole Perlroth. It goes quite deep but doesn’t read like a dry infosec book, I like the investigative journalism edge.

From The New York Times cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth, the untold story of the cyberweapons market-the most secretive, invisible, government-backed market on earth-and a terrifying first look at a new kind of global warfare.

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This is more of a self-immersive hacking experience detailing the history of locksport, but it will certainly inform you of how many known vulnerabilities remain completely unpatched by manufacturers today.

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@FranklyFlawless @apt_dumps

Thanks for these, will take a look :+1:

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Recommend to read .:: Phrack Magazine ::.

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Goes as far back as the Cold War. Talks about pivotal incidents that aren’t common knowledge. Shows the competition between nation states.

Engaging book to read.

“Fun” fact: author has since then gotten into infosec VC.

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@ph00lt0 @retouch

Thanks both

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