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This gripping espionage tale penetrates the network of
international mobsters and hackers who use the Internet
to extort money from businesses, steal from tens of
millions of consumers, and attack government networks
In this disquieting cyber thriller, Joseph Menn takes readers into the murky hacker underground, traveling the globe from San Francisco to Costa Rica and London to Russia. His guides are California surfer and computer whiz Barrett Lyon and a fearless British high-tech agent. Through these heroes, Menn shows the evolution of cybercrime from small-time thieving to sophisticated, organized gangs, who began by attacking corporate websites but increasingly steal financial data from consumers and defense secrets from governments. Using unprecedented access to Mob businesses and Russian officials, the book reveals how top criminals earned protection from the Russian government. Fatal System Error penetrates both the Russian cyber-mob and La Cosa Nostra as the two fight over the Internet's massive spoils. The cloakand- dagger adventure shows why cybercrime is much worse than you thought—and why the Internet might not survive. Joseph Menn covers cyber-security and other technology issues for the Financial Times, after a decade on the same beat for the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of 2003's All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanning's Napster and a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award, the top prize in business reporting.
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PAPERBACKISBN 978-1586489076 Pub date: 10/26/10 Price: $15.95/20.00 Canada 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 304 pages Business, True Crime Selling Territory: W Pub history: E-BOOK ISBN 978-0-78674-629-3 Pub date: 01/26/10 Price: $25.95/32.95 Canada 288 pages
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