https://ahessmat.netlify.com/tags/phone-phreaking/Recent content in phone phreaking on Asa's WebsiteHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 06 Mar 2020 17:47:29 +0000https://ahessmat.netlify.com/post/2020-03-book-review-ghost-in-the-wires/Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:47:29 +0000https://ahessmat.netlify.com/post/2020-03-book-review-ghost-in-the-wires/Kevin Mitnick’s “Ghost in the Wires” is an autobiography providing insight into the prolific hacker’s rise, fall, and misadventures all around. The book, published originally in 2011, provides anecdotal accounts both of Mitnick’s technical prowess and – more impressively – his social engineering aptitude. This latter skill is what is truly amazing: Mitnick’s ability to exploit social norms and manipulate people is staggering. “People, as I had learned at a very young age, are just too trusting,” Mitnick says.