Click above to listen to part 1 of Plan of a Hack, featuring Phil Lapsley, author of “Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell,” describing how curious scofflaws in the ’50s and ’60s learned how to exploit the phone system and place free long distance calls.
Plan of a Hack:
Part 1: Historic Hackers
Part 2: Phone Hacking Tech
Part 3: Hackers Halted
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