In the 1960s and 70s, technically savvy enthusiasts sought to game telecommunications systems to make free calls, keeping telecom engineers on their toes. . That practice, known as phreaking, involved such luminaries as Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and John Draper, known as Cap'n Crunch, who used a whistle from a cereal box to meddle with AT&T's long-distance trunk lines. . Phreaking, a blend of "phone" and "freaking," emerged in the late 20th century as a subculture exploring and manipulating telephone networks.. Phreaking, Android Hacking, Telecommunications Techniques, Historical Cybersecurity. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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