High-Tech Crimes Revealed  Cyberwar Stories from the Digital
Front  Steven Branigan  ISBN: 0-321-21873-6  Addison-Wesley,
Copyright 2005  I found this book just after Christmas (Dec
2005) and grabbed it hoping for a decent read about computer
crimes and sociology, backed by real world experience and first
hand tales from the 'digital front'. Instead, I got the worst
collection of naive and inexperienced crap I have read in a long
time. After paying money for this book, I feel as if I have
fallen victim to a lame phishing scam. It is important to note
that this book is copyright 2005, and says the first printing
was in August 2004. It puts the entire book into perspective and
quickly makes you question the author's credentials. In fact, if
this book wasn't written in the mid to late 90's, shelved for
almost ten years, and eventually printed, then Branigan should
never claim any affiliation with the computer security
industry/community.  Chapter 1 starts out covering "An Attack on
the Telephone Network" by givi