DarkMarket
How Hackers Became the New Mafia
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:5th Jul '12
Should be back in stock very soon
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: 197mm x 129mm x 26mm
Weight: 299g
432 pages