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{{Short description|1997 work by Suelette Dreyfus}}
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| author = [[Suelette Dreyfus]]
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| country = Australia
| caption = Cover of the German edition of ''Underground''
| language = English
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| author = [[Suelette Dreyfus]]
| genre = Non-Fiction
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| country = Australia
| pages = 321 (Online version)
| subject = [[Hacker|Hackers]], [[Computer security]]
| publisher = [[Reed Books Australia]]
| publisher = [[Reed Books|Reed Books Australia]]
| release_date = 1997
| pub_date = 1997
| media_type = [[Paperback]]
| media_type = [[Paperback]]
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| isbn = 1-86330-595-5
| pages = 475
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| congress= HV6773.3.A8 D74 1997
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| isbn = 1-86330-595-5
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| oclc= 37877053
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| oclc = 37877053
| dewey = 364.1680922
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| congress = HV6773.3.A8
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| website = http://underground-book.net/
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'''Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier''' is a [[1997 in literature|1997]] book by [[Suelette Dreyfus]], researched by [[Julian Assange]]. It describes the exploits of a group of Australian, American, and British [[Black hat hacking|black hat]] [[Hacker (computer security)|hackers]] during the late 1980s and early 1990s, among them Assange himself.
'''''Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier''''' is a [[1997 in literature|1997]] book by [[Suelette Dreyfus]], researched by [[Julian Assange]]. It describes the exploits of a group of Australian, American, and British [[Black hat hacking|black hat]] [[Hacker|hackers]] during the late 1980s and early 1990s, among them Assange himself.


*''Craig Bowen'' ([[nickname]]), administrator of two important Australian [[Bulletin board system|BBS]] (''Pacific Island'' and ''Zen'')
*''Craig Bowen'' ([[nickname]]), administrator of two important Australian [[Bulletin board system|BBS]] (''Pacific Island'' and ''Zen'')
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*[[Nahshon Even-Chaim|''Phoenix'']], [[Electron (computer hacker)|''Electron'']] and ''Nom'', who were convicted in the first major Australian trial for [[computer crime]]s
*[[Nahshon Even-Chaim|''Phoenix'']], [[Electron (computer hacker)|''Electron'']] and ''Nom'', who were convicted in the first major Australian trial for [[computer crime]]s
*''Pad'' and ''Gandalf'', the British founders of the notorious ''[[8lgm]]'' group
*''Pad'' and ''Gandalf'', the British founders of the notorious ''[[8lgm]]'' group
*the Australian ''Mendax'' ([[Julian Assange]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/06/07/100607fa_fact_khatchadourian?currentPage=all |date=June 7, 2010 |title=No Secrets |first=Raffi |last=Khatchadourian |publisher=The New Yorker }}</ref>) and ''Prime Suspect'', who managed to penetrate the [[Defense Data Network|DDN]], [[Domain name registry|NIC]] and the [[Nortel Networks|Nortel]] internal network, and the [[phreaking|phreaker]] ''Trax''. Together, the three were known as the "[[International Subversives]]".<ref>''Underground'', [http://www.xs4all.nl/~suelette/underground/justin/chapter_8.html Chapter 8] (naming the three members of the IS group)</ref>
*the Australian ''Mendax'' ([[Julian Assange]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/06/07/100607fa_fact_khatchadourian?currentPage=all |date=June 7, 2010 |title=No Secrets |first=Raffi |last=Khatchadourian |magazine=The New Yorker }}</ref>) and ''Prime Suspect'', who managed to penetrate the [[Defense Data Network|DDN]], [[Domain name registry|NIC]] and the [[Nortel Networks|Nortel]] internal network, and the [[phreaking|phreaker]] ''Trax''. Together, the three were known as the "[[Julian Assange|International Subversives]]".<ref>''Underground'', [http://www.xs4all.nl/~suelette/underground/justin/chapter_8.html Chapter 8] (naming the three members of the IS group)</ref>
*''Anthrax'', another Australian hacker and phreaker
*''Anthrax'', another Australian hacker and phreaker
*''Ripmax'', another Australian hacker and phreaker
*''Spy'', another Australian hacker and phreaker


The book also mentions other hackers who had contacts with the protagonists, among them [[Erik Bloodaxe (hacker)|''Erik Bloodaxe'']] of the [[Legion of Doom (hacking)|''Legion of Doom'']] and ''[[John Threat|Corrupt]]'' of the ''[[Masters of Deception]]''.
The book also mentions other hackers who had contacts with the protagonists, among them [[Erik Bloodaxe (hacker)|''Erik Bloodaxe'']] of the [[Legion of Doom (hacking)|''Legion of Doom'']] and ''[[John Threat|Corrupt]]'' of the ''[[Masters of Deception]]''.
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The first chapter of ''Underground'' relates the diffusion and reactions of the [[computer security]] community to the [[WANK (computer worm)|WANK worm]] that attacked [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[OpenVMS|VMS]] computers over the [[DECnet]] in 1989 and was purportedly coded by a [[Melbourne]] hacker.
The first chapter of ''Underground'' relates the diffusion and reactions of the [[computer security]] community to the [[WANK (computer worm)|WANK worm]] that attacked [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[OpenVMS|VMS]] computers over the [[DECnet]] in 1989 and was purportedly coded by a [[Melbourne]] hacker.


The book has sold 10,000 copies as of 2010.<ref name=smh1>{{cite news | first=Bernard | last=Lagan | title=International man of mystery | url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/international-man-of-mystery-20100409-ryvf.html | date=10 April 2010 | newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | accessdate=2010-11-19}}</ref>
{{as of|2010}}, the book has sold 10,000 copies.<ref name=smh1>{{cite news | first=Bernard | last=Lagan | title=International man of mystery | url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/international-man-of-mystery-20100409-ryvf.html | date=10 April 2010 | newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | access-date=2010-11-19}}</ref>
The author made the [[e-book|electronic edition]] of the book freely available in 2001, when it was announced on [[Slashdot]], the server housing the book crashed due to the demand for the book.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/02/41741 | work=Wired | title=A Recipe Straight From the Heart | date=13 February 2001}}</ref> It reached 400,000 downloads within two years.<ref name=smh1/> The original download site www.underground-book.com was taken over in 2008 and now offers a link to Amazon where copies of the book may still be available. The site [http://www.underground-book.net/ www.underground-book.net] has the book freely available in electronic form.
The author made the [[e-book|electronic edition]] of the book freely available in 2001, when it was announced on [[Slashdot]], the server housing the book crashed due to the demand for the book.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/02/41741 | magazine=Wired | title=A Recipe Straight From the Heart | date=13 February 2001}}</ref> It reached 400,000 downloads within two years.<ref name=smh1/>


The 2002 documentary ''[[In the Realm of the Hackers]]'', directed by Kevin Anderson and centered around ''Phoenix'' and ''Electron'', was inspired by this book.
The 2002 documentary ''[[In the Realm of the Hackers]]'', directed by Kevin Anderson and centered on ''Phoenix'' and ''Electron'', was inspired by this book.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~suelette/underground/justin/contents.html Online version of the book]
* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~suelette/underground/justin/contents.html Online version of the book]

{{Julian Assange}}


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Latest revision as of 06:10, 20 February 2024

For other books, see Underground (disambiguation) § Literature.
Underground
Cover of the German edition of Underground
AuthorSuelette Dreyfus
SubjectHackers, Computer security
PublisherReed Books Australia
Publication date
1997
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePaperback
Pages475
ISBN1-86330-595-5
OCLC37877053
364.1680922
LC ClassHV6773.3.A8
Websitehttp://underground-book.net/

Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier is a 1997 book by Suelette Dreyfus, researched by Julian Assange. It describes the exploits of a group of Australian, American, and British black hat hackers during the late 1980s and early 1990s, among them Assange himself.

The book also mentions other hackers who had contacts with the protagonists, among them Erik Bloodaxe of the Legion of Doom and Corrupt of the Masters of Deception.

The first chapter of Underground relates the diffusion and reactions of the computer security community to the WANK worm that attacked DEC VMS computers over the DECnet in 1989 and was purportedly coded by a Melbourne hacker.

As of 2010, the book has sold 10,000 copies.[3] The author made the electronic edition of the book freely available in 2001, when it was announced on Slashdot, the server housing the book crashed due to the demand for the book.[4] It reached 400,000 downloads within two years.[3]

The 2002 documentary In the Realm of the Hackers, directed by Kevin Anderson and centered on Phoenix and Electron, was inspired by this book.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Khatchadourian, Raffi (June 7, 2010). "No Secrets". The New Yorker.
  2. ^ Underground, Chapter 8 (naming the three members of the IS group)
  3. ^ a b Lagan, Bernard (10 April 2010). "International man of mystery". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  4. ^ "A Recipe Straight From the Heart". Wired. 13 February 2001.
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