Bibliograph

Crimedotcom, from viruses to vote rigging, how hacking went global, Geoff White

Type

Label

Crimedotcom, from viruses to vote rigging, how hacking went global, Geoff White

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Crimedotcom

Oclc number

1227270670

Responsibility statement

Geoff White

Sub title

from viruses to vote rigging, how hacking went global

Summary

In this book, investigative journalist Geoff White charts the astonishing development of hacking, from its conception in the United States' hippy tech community in the 1970s, through its childhood among the ruins of the Eastern Bloc, to its coming of age as one of the most dangerous and pervasive threats to our connected world. He takes us inside the workings of real-life cybercrimes, drawing on interviews with those behind the most devastating hacks and revealing how the tactics employed by high-tech crooks to make millions are being harnessed by nation states to target voters, cripple power networks, and even prepare for cyber-war

resource.variantTitle

Crime dot com

Classification