What comes to mind when you hear the word 'hacker'? For most it means stealing information through the Internet, gaining illegal access to another person's PC, or simply - disruptive behavior using a computer. The subject of hacking is no secret to the general public. Many people have been expos...

The Computer Underground. The beginning of the electronic communication revolution that started with the public use of telephones to the emergence of home computers has been accompanied by corresponding social problems involving the activities of so-called "computer hackers," or better referred to...

Computer Crime James George states that it is a story as old as humanity: "New times bring new crimes" (97, F1). First came cars, car thieves followed. Telephones were followed by telephone fraud. Now we have computers. Computers have made home, school and office life easier. ...