Screen LibraryIndustry of anonymity : inside the business of cybercrime /
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...
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Harvard University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| 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.-- |
| Carrier Form: | 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780674979413 0674979419 |
| Index Number: | HV6773 |
| CLC: | D917.7 |
| Call Number: | D917.7/L972 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- From lone wolves to industrialization -- Making sense of the cybercrime industry -- Nicknames and identity -- How cybercriminals cooperate online -- The offline dimension -- Cybercrime, organized crime, and governance -- Conclusion. |