The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier

Bruce Sterling explores high-tech crime and law enforcement in one of the first books to examine cyberspace breaches affecting national security. He investigates incidents ranging from the crash of AT&T's long-distance switching system to corporate cyberattacks, documenting government efforts to combat America's electronic underground during the 1990s. Sterling profiles hackers operating under aliases such as VaxCat, detailing their activities and the emerging digital culture. The book addresses the laws and civil liberties questions arising as cyberspace develops as a new frontier. This edition includes a new preface by Sterling analyzing the growth in computer crime over the twenty-five years since the book's original publication.