People Hacker: Confessions of a Burglar for Hire (Paperback) - Jenny Radcliffe

A compelling insight into the world of the people hackers - those who are paid to find out the secrets we want to keep hidden.

'This is a rip-roaring read, full of derring-do and sometimes comic, often foolhardy bravery. [Jenny] sounds an absolute hoot, and her book is never anything less' - Daily Mail

'A fascinating and quirky take on how easily we can be hoodwinked and hacked. Next time you hear anyone complain about the cost of cyber-protection, hand them a copy of People Hacker. It could save them a fortune' - The Times

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'From an early age, locked doors, high fences and the secrets kept by businesses, buildings and people, fascinated me. I wanted to find out what they wanted to hide away.'

A burglar for hire, con-artist and expert in deception and physical infiltration - Jenny Radcliffe is a professional people hacker. After being schooled in the art of breaking and entering by her family, she became an expert social engineer, doing an insider's job to exploit the flaws and weaknesses in top-grade security operations.

In People Hacker, Jenny reveals how she uses her inimitable blend of psychology, stagecraft and charm to gain access to top-grade private and commercial properties. From the back streets of Liverpool to the City of London's Square Mile, across rooftops, cellars and staircases in Europe to the mansions of gangsters in the Far East, Jenny has risked it all to earn the title 'People Hacker'.

This is Jenny insider's account of how her working-class upbringing, northern sense of humour and femininity in a male-dominated industry all helped her to become one of the most sought-after social engineers in the world. Told in her trademark colourful style, and packed full of stories of the crazy and dangerous situations she has found herself in along the way, Jenny shines a light on the security mistakes we all make - and how to avoid them.

About the Author

Born and raised in Merseyside, Jenny Radcliffe has spent a lifetime learning how to gain access to the places and information we would wish to keep private. A 'people hacker' hired to test security systems, she is now a regular speaker at international conferences, has given numerous TEDx talks and was an HQ Hunter in the Channel Four series Hunted.