But what really pissed off Aitel’s superiors is what he did after he left the Fort. He co-authored a book with several well-known hackers called The Shellcoder’s Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes. It became a bible for aspiring hackers. In it, Aitel detailed specific exploits and attack methodologies that his former bosses felt went too far in disclosing NSA spycraft. At Fort Meade, they put up a dartboard with Aitel’s face on it and encouraged his successors to aim right between his eyes.
