Editing Phreaking (section)

==In popular culture==
{{In popular culture|date=March 2018}}
*In the movie ''[[WarGames]]'' (1983), a young [[hacker]], David Lightman ([[Matthew Broderick]]), uses a pull-tab from an aluminum can, found on the ground at a truck stop, to make a free long-distance call via payphone to his friend ([[Ally Sheedy]]). 
*In the movie ''[[Sneakers (1992 film)|Sneakers]]'', one of a group of hackers is a phreak nicknamed "Whistler", presumably because he was able to replicate the [[2600 hertz]] signal used in phreaking by whistling.
*In the movie ''[[The Core]]'', the hacker known as "Rat" uses phreaking to give Doctor Josh Keyes unlimited long-distance for life to prove his skills.
*In the ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' episode ''Aletheia'', main character Harold Finch uses phreaking to call someone in [[Paris]] in 1979 as a prank. On October 27, 1980, Finch uses phreaking to hack [[ARPANET]], an action that causes him to be wanted for [[treason]].
*During the third season of ''[[Hannibal (TV series)|Hannibal]]'', the titular character phreaks a phone from his cell in order to get the address of [[Will_Graham_(character)|Will Graham]] to pass on to [[Francis Dolarhyde]].
*In the 1995 film ''[[Hackers (film)|Hackers]]'', there is a character nicknamed "The Phantom Phreak" or "Phreak" for short, who specializes in phreaking.
* In the third season of ''[[Twin Peaks]]'', "Mr. C" uses phreaking techniques to disrupt prison security systems so he can make a private phone call without being overheard.
* In the second season of ''[[Mr. Robot]]'', Leslie Romero is described as being the best phreaker in the 'game', himself adding that he practically invented the practice of phreaking.
* In the third season of ''[[The Wire]]'', detective Lester Freamon poses as a phreaker to sell wiretapped phones to the drug organization his unit is investigating.
* In the book ''[[Ready Player One]]'', phreaking is referenced as a clue to find the Jade Key - a series of clues in OASIS to win a fortune.
* In the animated series ''[[Infinity Train]]'', a character uses a flute to phreak a public telephone in order to call for a taxi.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Childs |first1=Kelvin |title=Why Infinity Train Was Able to Include a 'How To' for an Illegal Act |url=https://www.cbr.com/why-infinity-train-could-how-to-for-illegal-act/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=CBR.com |date=12 December 2020}}</ref>
* In the PC game ''[[Underrail]]'', a character named Phreak can be found, who then can give the player an "orange box" that can be used to hack telephones throughout the metro.
*In the anime ''[[Steins;Gate]]'' Hashida Itaru is implied to use phreaking to hack an IBN5100 by requesting a gum wrapper in his supplies list.