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Hacking: The Art of Exploitation w/CD Hacking: The Art of Exploitation w/CD (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,498 ratings — published 2003
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Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.96 — 27,134 ratings — published 2011
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The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.28 — 15,515 ratings — published 1989
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Social Engineering Social Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.83 — 3,850 ratings — published 2010
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The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,222 ratings — published 2007
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The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.77 — 7,203 ratings — published 2001
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Gray Hat Hacking : The Ethical Hacker's Handbook Gray Hat Hacking : The Ethical Hacker's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.10 — 536 ratings — published 2004
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,517 ratings — published 1984
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Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.11 — 605 ratings — published 2014
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The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.91 — 3,586 ratings — published 2005
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Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 388 ratings — published 2014
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The Hacker Playbook 2: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing The Hacker Playbook 2: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.24 — 438 ratings — published 2015
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Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,730 ratings — published 2019
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Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.97 — 8,038 ratings — published 2011
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Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.07 — 866 ratings — published 2011
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Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.13 — 561 ratings — published 2018
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The Hacker Playbook 3: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing The Hacker Playbook 3: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.40 — 253 ratings — published
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The Hacker Playbook: Practical Guide to Penetration Testing The Hacker Playbook: Practical Guide to Penetration Testing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.96 — 469 ratings — published 2014
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Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,165 ratings — published 2000
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Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.48 — 606 ratings — published 2011
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Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,343 ratings — published 2019
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This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.32 — 10,889 ratings — published 2021
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Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,168 ratings — published 2014
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The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.15 — 330 ratings — published 2004
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We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,363 ratings — published 2012
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The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,319 ratings — published 1992
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Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.09 — 546 ratings — published 2005
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Red Team Field Manual Red Team Field Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.23 — 992 ratings — published 2014
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Hacking S3crets Hacking S3crets (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.27 — 508 ratings — published 2012
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The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.92 — 723 ratings — published 2011
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Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.92 — 52,900 ratings — published 2008
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Permanent Record Permanent Record (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.30 — 57,155 ratings — published 2019
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Violent Python: A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers Violent Python: A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.03 — 549 ratings — published 2012
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The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.04 — 553 ratings — published 2011
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The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4) The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4)
by (shelved 15 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.80 — 167,533 ratings — published 2015
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Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.36 — 426 ratings — published 2009
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Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,133 ratings — published 1993
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Bug Bounty Bootcamp Bug Bounty Bootcamp (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.50 — 119 ratings — published
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The Hardware Hacker: Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware The Hardware Hacker: Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.29 — 546 ratings — published 2017
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Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.21 — 466 ratings — published 2005
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Hacker's Delight Hacker's Delight (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,135 ratings — published 2002
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,407,290 ratings — published 2005
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No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.95 — 219 ratings — published 2007
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The Pentester BluePrint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker The Pentester BluePrint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 222 ratings — published 2020
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Real-World Bug Hunting: A Field Guide to Web Hacking Real-World Bug Hunting: A Field Guide to Web Hacking (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.20 — 137 ratings — published
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Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,757 ratings — published 2013
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.30 — 28,700 ratings — published 1999
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Snow Crash Snow Crash (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.01 — 295,376 ratings — published 1992
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“The enemy is not just the hacker, but the system that lets them hack in the first place.”
Timsux Wales

Steven Levy
“There was a program on the computer ... where two people could “chat” to each other while on the computer, sharing information.

Woz ... hacked into the depths of the system and discovered a way to break in on other people’s electronic conversations.

So when Gordon French, for instance, was flaming about his new trick with the 8008 Chicken Hawk, his home terminal would inexplicably begin printing out these semiobscene Polish jokes, and he never did figure out that somewhere miles away Steve Wozniak was doubled up in laughter.”
Steven Levy, Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Chapters 1 and 2

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