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Do you know who the first hacker was? Hi, I'm Kaitlyn, your cybersecurity and data protection bestie. And I want to give you a little cybersecurity history lesson. Let's go. In the late 1960s, John Draper, also known as Captain Crunch, found out that a toy whistle, which came as a prize in a Captain Crunch cereal box, could make a special sound, a 2600 Hz tone. Now this sound was exactly the same tone that a telephone company's used to send signals over long distance lines. By using the whistle, he could trick the phone system into giving him free long distance calls, which were pretty expensive back then. He and his accomplices use this trick to explore the phone network, making calls without being charged. They shared their techniques with other enthusiasts. John Draper's actions highlighted the vulnerabilities in the phone system and showed that it could be manipulated with simple tools. He became a well known figure in the early days of hacking. His work with the phone system inspired others and and eventually influence early computer hackers. Once personal computers.