There have been inquiries on the source of the "Toad Hop" material, some from places to which it was forwarded. As noted on cypherpunks earlier, the material is directly from: Jonathan Littman, an investigative reporter, has published "The Fugitive Game: Online With Kevin Mitnick," Little Brown, 1996. 381 pp. $23.95. ISBN 0-316-52858-7. It is a dramatic recount of Mitnick's exploits; the pursuit by Shimomura, Markoff, telcos and Feds; the bust and Markoff's tales; The Well controversies and disputes about what really happened; suspicions of Shimomura and Markoff - their complicity with TLAs, their movie and book dealings, their disputes with hackers and journalists. What Mitnick was telling Littman while a fugitive.