DarkMarket
How Hackers Became the New Mafia
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:5th Jul '12
£12.99
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The essential crime book of our times, from the author of the bestselling McMafia. Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2012
We live our lives online – banking, shopping, working, dating – but have we become complacent?
We live our lives online – banking, shopping, working, dating – but have we become complacent?
Who's got your money?
We share our personal details, our thoughts and movements with a faceless screen, with no real idea what lies behind it.
Who's got your identity?
DarkMarket exposes the shocking truth about what lurks behind our computers: an underground crime network that invades our privacy and threatens our security on a daily basis.
Who's got your life?
Glenny tracks down the key players – including criminals, national and international security experts, police, crack addicts, the Saudi Royal Family, and most importantly, victims – to reveal the true scale of this new global threat.
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2012
Eye-popping... A real life crime thriller * Mail on Sunday *
A page-turner... This is a gripping tale, brilliantly researched * Sunday Times *
Compulsive, thriller-paced reading * Metro *
Glenny is skilful at taking a world that might seem impenetrable and esoteric and making it seem human… The story Glenny tells is fascinating * Sunday Telegraph *
Like a thriller…gripping * Guardian *
ISBN: 9780099546559
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 26mm
Weight: 298g
432 pages