This is briefly mentioned in Clifford Stoll's book "The Cuckoo's Egg" (which is great read).
It's a fascinating story. I also like his father's (or maybe it was his?) idea for a spellchecker - using statistical analysis.
It's a fascinating story. I also like his father's (or maybe it was his?) idea for a spellchecker - using statistical analysis.
Back then there was an a hacker running amok on the Berkeley (yes, that Berkeley) network. Even when they managed to prove that the hacker was coming from overseas (definitely making it a Federal case) they were met with a big giant MEH from everyone they talked to. FBI didn't handle it. USSS didn't care. And on and on it went, until they managed to drag the government (and other parties besides) kicking and screaming into helping them out.
- child porn
- someone famous
- a large amount of money