Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet

Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet By Joseph Menn

Publisher: Pu blicAf fairs 2010 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 1586489070 , 1586487485 | PDF | 1 MB

"(A)gripping book that show(s) how the authorities often find themselves out of their depth when criminals get to grips with doing 'business" Internet style." --New Scientist, 30 January 2010

"FT business reporter Menn spins racy tales of true-life cybercrime. An American whiz-kid protects American online-betting businesses run out of Costa Rica from a gang of Russian hacker-extortionists, who aer soon also being chased down by a British agent of the Hi-Tech Crime Unit (as was), who on the way has a vodka-fuelled picnic punchup with his investigative ally, a Russian colonel. The villains glory in handles such as "Bra1n", and the heroes are portrayed respectively as Matthew Broderick from Wargames and Daniel Craig's Bond, but the narrative glitter is sprinkled on top of serious and thorough reporting." --The Guardian, February 20, 2010"

"Kept me riveted to the couch all weekend." --The New Yorker

"An enthralling ride into the inner workings of the cyber-criminal world…. Menn displays his incredibly deep understanding of the underlying issues around computer security and why we are vulnerable." --Slashdot

"[A] compelling read." --Los Angeles Times

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