In the early 1960's, large mainframe computers like MIT's artificial intelligence lab are staging the ground for hackers. A person with a mastery of computers who could push program farther than what they were asked to do.
Youth International Party Line (YIPL) is a technical program that help phone hackers to make long-distance phone calls. John Draker, a legendary computer programmer and also a former phone phreak, makes a long- distance phone call for free by blowing a clear-cut tone into the phone to open the phone line. After that, he has been known as "Captain Crunch" when he discovered the whistle as a gift in a children's cereal in 1970's.
John Draker makes long-distance phone call |
Captain Crunch |
1998 Anti-hack commercial during Super Bowl XXXII
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSybkhr9Ce0
Source(s):
1998 Anti- Hacker Commercial during Super Bowl XXXII (1/25/98) - Youtube. 2014. 1998 Anti- Hacker Commercial during Super Bowl XXXII (1/25/98) - Youtube. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSybkhr9Ce0 [Accessed: 4th December 2013]
A history of hacking. 2014. A history of hacking. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.sptimes.com/Hackers/history.hacking.html [Accessed: 4th December 2013]
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