The History of Hacking

The History of Hacking

Over time Hacking has developed into a major personal and business issue. Hacking was fist experienced when Phone Freaks compromised the security of the telephone system. The telephone system was a huge technological playground for hackers. Phone freak's always stayed consistent and did not hack into the telephone system from home. The "Blue Box" was an invention that transitioned hacking into a High-Tec level. The blue box was a man made device used to open phone lines by replicating the tones used by telephone companies. Phone freaks found hacking enjoying and fun, calls were made across the world but the calls made were not done as a threat to society. However, Captain Crunch one of the most known early hackers feared that if secret information about hacking was released that it was cause huge problems. The government was worried about government intrusion and once hacking was reveled via an article in the Esquire magazine crackdowns from the police forces began to occur.

As time evolved so did the innovation of technology. The Altair computer was introduced and changed the effects of hacking and computer technology. Those individuals who were educated in operating a computer were well respected by peers, the image of the computer was that if you did not know how to operate one don not touch, keep your distance and respect the professional in the technical arena. At this time computers were only viewed as vase number crunching machines, but the members who developed the Homebrew's computer club experimented with computers thus developing different functions of the computer such as games, creating music, and drawings. The invention of the computer also developed cyber-crime which demanded that the FBI align their training and skill with technology. Corporations began to realize that computers were used mainly for information storage and that in an effort to keep the information safe new secure measures would have to be developed. As a consequence of hacking Kevin Mitnick a well known computer hacker served time in jail for the computer hacking. He was accused of stealing $80 million dollars in computer information, his rebuttal is that the information he obtained was copied and not stolen. As technology advances, and the demands of society evolves technology has become a major influence in business operation and in achieving personal duties.