Fatal system error : the hunt for the new crime lords who are bringing down the Internet / Joseph Menn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menn, Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer crimes.

Hackers.

Internet fraud.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : PublicAffairs, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2004, a California computer whiz named Barrett Lyon uncovered the identity of a hacker running major assaults on business websites. Without fully grasping the repercussions, he set on an investigation that led him into the heart of the Russian mob. Cybercrime was evolving. No longer the domain of small-time thieves, it had been discovered by sophisticated gangs. They began by attacking corporate websites but increasingly stole financial data from consumers and defense secrets from governments. While Barrett investigated the cutting edge of technology crime, the U.S. governme

Contents:

Wargames

Hardcore vs. exe

In too deep

The turn

Crackdown

From spam to identity theft

Whatever it takes

The day of action

The underground economy

Trial

Beyond crime

Fixing what's fixable.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-265) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-88311-9

9786612883118

1-61039-008-3

OCLC:

694144893