Telcom

Telcom definition - hacker
Short for “telecommunications.” In the early days of cracking, phreakers were known to invade the telecom infrastructure. John Draper, also known as Cap’n Crunch, is one of the most famous phreakers of all time.

See Also: Draper, John; Phreaker.

Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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