Phantom Dialer was the subject of the first major investigation of the FBI's new computer-crime squad. This tale which reads like a thriller is perhaps the biggest and most disturbing computer breach of security to date showing the ominous indications of the vulnerability of the global online network.

Hailed as "a chilling portrait" by "The Boston Globe" and "a crafty thriller" by "Newsweek, " this astonishing story of an obsessive hacker promises to change the way you look at the Internet forever. "At Large" chronicles the massive manhunt that united hard-nosed FBI agents, computer nerds, and uptight security bureaucrats against an elusive computer outlaw who broke into highly secured computer systems at banks, universities, federal agencies, and top-secret military weapons-research sites. Here is "a real-life tale of cops vs. hackers, by two technology writers with a flair for turning a complicated crime and investigation into a fast-moving edge-of-your-seat story" ("Kirkus Reviews, " starred). "At Large" blows the lid off the frightening vulnerability of the global online network, which leaves not only systems, but also individuals, exposed.