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Jul 23, 2018 18 min

170 Phreak Out!

from The Weird History Podcast Hosted by Joe Streckert

Hacking predated personal computers. From the 1960s until the 1990s early hackers known as “phreaks” learned how to hack into phone lines, make long-distance calls for free, set up secret conference calls, and explore the global telephone network.

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