The hacker's handbook
by Hugo Cornwall · first published 1985
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…1914-1916 expedition turned survival story. When his ship, the Endurance, was crushed by ice and left Shackleton and his crew stranded, they embarked on a harrowing and miraculous voyage to safety. * "Hacker's Handbook" by Hugo Cornwall (1 mention) * Summary: A guidebook for computer enthusiasts that provides a look at the world of hacking. It covers a range of topics, including telephone and computer hacking, as…
on “Ask HN: Which non-fiction books had the biggest impact on you?” ↗Interesting history - thanks. My 4th edition paperback copy of "Hugo Cornwall's New Hacker's Handbook" by Steve Gold from 1989 is sitting right behind me on the shelf.
on ““Hugo Cornwall” and the Hacker's Handbook (2009)” ↗This reminds of a story in Hugo Cornwall's The Hacker's Handbook. He mentions that MI6 had figured out that each striker makes a slightly different sound when it hits the paper, so they'd started bugging printers. In retrospect, somebody really should have thought…
on “Listen to Your Key: Towards Acoustics-based Physical Key Inference” ↗Earliest reference I know is to a TLA bugging plaintext teletype printers in The Hacker's Handbook, Hugo Cornwall, 1985.
on “Scary AI recognizes passwords by the sound of your typing” ↗