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Before the news media made the transition to online servies, everything was on paper, and if a BBS user wanted to share, they had to type in the entire article themselves and pass it along. This directory will fill as time goes on with professionally transcribed stories, but peppered here and there are those labors of love, trying to spread the word.
Computer Porn Case Triggers Legal Questions from Daily Oklahoman Newspaper (September 27, 1993)
Showdown over Computer 'Crime" by Brooks Boliek (August 5, 1990)
Excerpts from Various Issues of 2600 Magazine, by The Fixer
Reports of "Raid" on 2600 Washington Meeting 11/09/92
Secret Service Role Questioned in "2600 Washington Raid" (November 10, 1992)
Conflicting Stories in 2600 Raid (November 11, 1992)
A Raid on a 2600 Meeting (November 7, 1992)
The FBI Goes after ADS Hackers
Computer Criminal Caught After 10 Months On The Run by Keith Stone (August 30th, 1994)
Police Say They Were Taking a Byte Out of Crime, by Charlene Nevada, Beacon Journal, March 22, 1993
Two Juveniles Arrested in BBS Extortion Case
ASCII and Ye Shall Recieve (Analysis and Criticism by the Slipped Disk)
The Bard Bytes Dust, by Charles Burress (SF Chronicle, 1986) Typed in by The Unknown User
Bulletin Bawdy, from "The Games Machine" July 1988
Akron BBS Trial Update: Dangerous Precedents in Sysop Prosecution
About Litigation on BBSes in the USA, April, 1990
Police Set Up Bulletin Board Stings by Jim Forbes of Infoworld
What Does a Nobel Prize for Radio Astronomy Have to Do with Your Telephone? by Richard Rapaport
Computer Hackers News Articles by Bob Krause
Student Disciplined for Bomb Manual, from the Collinsville Herald-Journal (March 21, 1993)
Board Watch Magazine: Volume 7, Issue 4, April 1993
Bildschirmtext: A Blow Against the System (Chaos Computer Club (November 30, 1984)
Millionaire Gets Mugged In Park He Donated To
U.S. computer investigation targets Austinites
All About the Cherry Hill Phreak Busts
The true story of John Maxfield, electronic private eye, by John Manning
Who is Captain Zap? (Article from Washington Post)
The Legend of Captain Midnight and HBO
Who is Cheshire Catalyst? (Article in Technology Illustrated)
Raping Ma Bell: Captain Crunch, by Zbigniew Kindela of Hustler Magazine, February 1979
The Urban Legend of Craig Shergold strikes in Kennewick, WA, USA, 15 Jan 1992
Is there Computer Crime, and what are the results?
Computer Crime Becoming "Less Sophisticated", Margie Wylie, May 1990 Computerworld
Phone Phreak Eyes Computers (More on John Draper)
Promising Technology Alarms Government, by Joe Abernathy of the Houston Chronicle (1992)
Programmed for Life and Death, by John Markoff, New York Times, 1990
CyberNazis Baffle German Politc (February 1994)
Crime and Puzzlement, by John Perry Barlow (Introduction to the Electronic Frontier Foundation)
DEMO NEWS #67, October 23-29, 1994
DEMO NEWS #68, October 30-November 5, 1994
DEMO NEWS #69, November 6-12, 1994
DEMO NEWS #70, November 13-19, 1994
"On Line and Out of Bounds..." By Julian Dibbell (Needs Editing)
On line and Out of Bounds by Julian Dibbell
Digital Underground, by Mark Bennett (September 12, 1992)
Digital Underground, by Mark Bennettm Published in i-D Technology (September 12th, 1992)
Transcript of a Phil Donahue Show about Hackers (March 15, 1985) from P-80 Systems
An Interview with Emmanuel Goldstein, by CNN (1999)
Newsweek: Teaching Hackers Ethics
PC Bulletin Board Hit by FBI Raid, by Josh Hyatt (Boston Globe), June 14, 1992
Colonel Guilty of Sending Porn via Computer
30 Arrests In Silicon Valley Computer Parts Sting 01/13/93
The Raid of Hackers in Irvine, California, by Uncle Fester
The Bloods and the Crips propose to face-lift LA
The Latest Cult Hero: J R. Bob Dodds
Now it Can Be Told: Mad Hacker's Key Party, by Geraldo Rivera (September 30, 1991)
Hackers Retaliate by Leaking Manual, by Keay Davidson, Examiner Science Writer
The Cops Got His Number: Teen accused of harassment calls via computer, San Jose Mercury News
An Article about High School Hackers by Argon PhoenixFire and Beta Ray Bill (February 28, 1985)
Is Computer Hacking a Crime? (March 1990 Harper's Magazine)
Hackers of the World, Unite! By John Schwartz and Typed by Apple Adept (July 2, 1990)
Amateur Hackers Tripped Up (Telegram-Tribune Newspaper, Mar. 23, 1991)
Computer Case Takes a Twist (Telegram-Tribune Newspaper, Mar. 29, 1991)
Hackers off Hook, Property Returned ((Telegram-Tribune Newspaper, Apr. 12, 1991)
Hacker "Theives" by Silent Revel (July 18, 1985)
NASA vs. Hobbyist: Computer Whiz Accused of Illegal Access, Mischief, by Peter G. Chronis
The Hacker Papers (Psychology Today Aug. '80)
HACKERS: Friend or Foe? by Ken McLeod (1986)
Hackers of the World, Unite! With Comments by Digital Derelict (July 2, 1990)
AP Newswire story on the coming crackdown on free phone calls
Hackers in the Media, List start: 10/28/92 - Doomsday
Teen-Age Hacker has Lessons for Columbia Police
How Crackers Crack by Rory J. O'Connor of Mercury News
Grab-Bag of Hacking-related news story transcriptions
The Hacker's League, by Lee Felsenstein, 18 March 1992
Chicago Phreak Gets Prison Term (February 17, 1989)
Holding Teenage Hackers: Don't Plug Those Leaky Computers, December 1984
Newsweek Article on the Hyde Park Bomb
Philadelphia financial planner Christine C. Dattilo is interviewed by financial writer Mike Pietruk
Macworld: Another Part of your Life is About to Go Digital
Jilted Businessman Accused in Botched Murder Plot
Hacker's Story: Two Days on Long Distance (Transcribed by Anarchy Tech)
More Net Friends Charged with Telephone Computer Crimes, by John Gilmore (January 19, 199)
KFYI Phoenix, 910 AM, Kim Kommando Show 5-22-93 Transcript (Nerd on the Air)
The Pirates of the Internet (November 3, 1994)
Article about Legion of Doom: "Ex-Hackers' Tactics Attracting Criticism', Houston Chronicle
Hackers in the News: Orlando Sentinel from the Los Angeles Times
US Computer Investigation Targets Austinites
Some See Glimpse of Life in Face of Mars
The Hacker Menace and Electronic Bulletin Boards by Code Cracker
What You Should Know About Collection Agencies ("Cosmopolitan" (November 1984))
Computer Hackers Beware! Senate Passes Computer Fraud And Abuse Act
Slippery cybervandal caught in his own electronic web, by New York Times
New York Computer Crime Indictments (Bust of the MOD) (July 10, 1992)
Split Personalities on Electronic Bulletin Boards by Rangott Spliekin
The End of Literature: Multimedia is Television's Insidious Offspring, by Steven Levy
The NASA Hackers, by Tarkin Darklighter (September 15, 1987)
The Craig Neidorf Case Proceedings, July, 1990
The Craig Neidorf Defense Fund Introduction
IBM Announcement of the Personal System/2
RADIO SCHLOCK Helps the Feds (Needs to be edited)
The Night of the Hackers, by Richard Sandza
Nighthack:A Story About Hackers
The Night of the Hackers, by Richard Sandza
Nightline: FBI, Privacy, and Proposed Wire-Tapping Legislation, Friday, May 22, 1992
Forget Homework, Computer Kids Discover Electro Porn, by Ben Hills
Paranoia runs rampant throughout Computer Community
Semi-Literate Account of the Busting on Two Portuguese Pirates
The Popular Communications Hacker News Story, by Tom Kneitel (K2AES)
Missouri Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Cracking 911 System
Publisher Pirates Publisher, 1983
Infoworld 1984: The Merry Pranksters, Wozniak and Jobs
How To Talk To The Press by Johnny Mnemonic
Computer Access Arrests In NY 11/03/92
FBI raids major Ohio computer bulletin board, January 30, 1993
Professor Pilloried for Race Theory, by Jeffrey Ulbright in Toronto
Article About the Publishing Racist Jokes, from the Kitchener Record
Disc Jockeys Apologize for Concocted On-Air Murder Hoax
Requiem for a Sysop, from PC WEEK, November 20, 1984
A Case for Mistaken Identity... Who's Privacy was Really Invaded? by Jim Bigeloww
Transcript of Now It Can Be Told: Mad Hacker's Key Party, by Geraldo Rivera (Sept. 30, 1991)
The Great Satellite Caper, from Time Magazine
Overview of the News Channel's View of Satellite Links
"Night of the Hackers", by Richard Sandza
Three from Legion of Doom Sentenced (Nov. 17)
A Beautiful Obsession with the Binary World by Steven Levy
The Shadowy World of Computer Hackers
Large Collection of Suspicious NASA News Stories
Drive to Counter Computer Crime Aims at Invaders, by John Markoff (June 3, 1990)
A Sign Of Our Times (Anorexia) by Rick Arnold
World of Silver Spy, 17 Year Old Tinker (Needs Editing)
Hacking: The Case of Edward Austin Singh
Steve Jackson Games/Secret Service Lawsuit -- Day One by Joe Abernathy, Houston Chronicle
Steve Jackson Games/Secret Service Lawsuit -- Day Two by Joe Abernathy, Houston Chronicle
Steve Jackson Games/Secret Service Lawsuit -- Day Three by Joe Abernathy, Houston Chronicle
Steven Jackson Games Wins Lawsuit Against U.S. Secret Service
The Secret Service Decides to Watch All of Us
Hackers Suspected in Online Vandalism
Super Hacker. Was he busted, or slipped out into the night?
Software Piracy: from the NZ Listener (August 13, 199) by Chris Barton
The Syndicate Report: Bell Information Transmittal #8
SysOp Jailed in Georgia, by Lance Rose
Two Teens Accused of Cracking Phones While in the jailhouse
Terminal Delinguents, by Jack Hitt and Paul Tough of Esquire (December 1990)
Peninsula Hackers Busted, by John Curry
Push Button Felonies, KPFA Radio Broadcast, July 26, 1990
The Great Satellite Caper, by Silent Rebel (July 29, 1985)
Cyberpunk, by Philip Elmer-Dewett (Time Magazine, February 8, 1993)
Top 10 Media Errors about the Steve Jackson Games Raid
The Top 10 Media Errors about the Steven Jackson Games Raid
Crackdown on Crime is Raising Question of Computer Rights by Jim Sulski
Computer Raiders Hit Big Credit File, 06/22/84
Tube Shocks, by J. Neil Schulman (About TV)
Programmed for Life and Death, by John Markoff
The Hacker Who Vanished: Suicide or Clever Hoax? (About Bill Landreth)
Ben and Jerry's Use of Video Conferencing
News: Virgin Islands Phreak Arrested and Convicted
The Rise and Fall of the Modem King, by Victoria Shannon
Crisis and aftermath. (the Internet worm), by Eugene Spafford
Personal Computer Users Penetrating Nation's Phone System, (1988 NY Times)