Bernie S. (born Edward Cummings) is a computer hacker living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bernie was subsequently arrested and charged with possession of a non-working RadioShack Red box (phreaking) tone phone dialer.
The charges were for the possession of a speed dialer, an IBM Thinkpad laptop, and computer discs which could be used for unauthorized telecommunications access.
[6] While awaiting a parole hearing, he was charged by Bucks County, Pennsylvania prison officials with misuse of the telephone system when he received a call from Rob Bernstein, a reporter for Internet Underground.
While awaiting his release on parole, he was moved to a high-security facility, where he was attacked by a fellow inmate and suffered a broken arm and jaw.