Industry of anonymity
Subtitle: inside the business of cybercrime
By: Jonathan Lusthaus
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780674979413
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Organized crime; Computer crimes; Online identities; Hackers
Description: 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--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: From lone wolves to industrialization; title: Making sense of the cybercrime industry; title: Nicknames and identity; title: How cybercriminals cooperate online; title: The offline dimension; title: Cybercrime, organized crime, and governance; title: Conclusion.