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Phreaking - technical definition
A form of cyberspace theft and/or fraud using technology to make free telephone calls. John
Draper (a.k.a. CapÂ’n Crunch) is probably the most famous phreaker in the Computer Underground, because he was
the first in the U.S. who was jailed for this type of exploit.
See Also: Computer Underground (CU); Fraud.
Schell, B.H. and Martin, C. Contemporary
World Issues Series: Cybercrime: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara,
CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.