Industry of anonymity : inside the business of cybercrime / Jonathan Lusthaus

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lusthaus, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer crimes.

Hackers.

Online identities.

Organized crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Jonathan Lusthaus lifts the veil on cybercriminals in the most extensive account yet of the lives they lead and the vast international industry they have created. Having traveled to hotspots around the world to meet with hundreds of law enforcement agents, security gurus, hackers, and criminals, he charts how this industry based on anonymity works.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. Introduction

2. From Lone Wolves To Industrialization

3. Making Sense Of The Cybercrime Industry

4. Nicknames And Identity

5. How Cybercriminals Cooperate Online

6. The Offline Dimension

7. Cybercrime, Organized Crime, And Governance

8. Conclusion

Appendix 1: List Of Participants

Appendix 2: Data And Methods

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Feb 2019)

ISBN:

9780674989023

0674989023

9780674989047

067498904X

OCLC:

1056951863