# Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/ghost-in-the-wires/

4 people recommended Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

2 of the 4 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “A Man Was Gifted His Dream Car by the Notorious Hacker He Put in Prison”.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as an enjoyable read, with some calling it one of their all-time favorites and a good addition to the zeitgeist.

Summary written by Claude from 4 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Enjoyable, one of favorite reads (3 comments in the sample): "Ghost in the Wires is one of all time favorite reads" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48654928)) "Having read and enjoyed ghost in the wires" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48659043)) "I enjoyed reading "Ghost in the Wires" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49390075))
- Good addition to the zeitgeist (1 comment in the sample): "it's a good addition to the zeitgeist" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46919312))

## Other memoirs people recommend

- [Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams](https://hackerapproved.com/p/careless-people/): 87 recommend, 14 mixed, 19 criticize
- [Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl](https://hackerapproved.com/p/man-s-search-for-meaning/): 11 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell](https://hackerapproved.com/p/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london/): 8 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize
- [Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard Feynman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/surely-you-re-joking-mr-feynman/): 8 recommend, 3 mixed, 6 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ghost-in-the-wires/ (4 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.