Old-school hacker proven right


  • Letters
  • Sunday, 19 Sep 2004

An old-school hacker who took 'Ma Bell' to war in the 1970s will be in Kuala Lumpur next month to speak on the latest cyberthreats. In.Tech editor A. ASOHAN interviews him via e-mail. 

WHAT'S wrong with hackers today? They’ve gone from being folk heroes of the 1970s to villains of the 21st century, that’s what. 

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