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Masters of Deception chronicles the real life digital turf war between rival teenage hacker groups in the early 1990s. Set against the backdrop of New York City, this narrative follows the Great Hacker War between the Masters of Deception and the Legion of Doom. Authors Michelle Slatalla and Joshua Quittner provide a front row seat to the era when a few kids with modems could infiltrate the most …

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Computers History Nonfiction Hackers Crime book Joshua Quittner Computer Science Technology Biography True Crime Science Michelle Slatalla

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