Industry of anonymity : inside the business of cybercrime /

Lusthaus, Jonathan, 1984-

Industry of anonymity : inside the business of cybercrime / Inside the business of cybercrime Jonathan Lusthaus. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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.--



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Computer crimes.
Hackers.
Online identities.
Organized crime.


Electronic Books.

HV6773 / .I538 2018