We are Anonymous : inside the hacker world of LulzSec, Anonymous and the global cyber insurgency / Parmy Olson.
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TextPublication details: London : William Heinemann, 2013, c2012Description: xi, 510 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780434022083 (pbk.); 043402208X (pbk.)Subject(s): Anonymous (Group) | Lulzsec (Group) | Hacktivism | Computer hackers | CrimeDDC classification: 364.168 LOC classification: HV6773Summary: TRUE CRIME. In January 2012, the hacker collective Anonymous brought down the FBI website in response to planned American laws against internet piracy. In 2011, LulzSec, a sister organisation, broke into and blocked computer systems at VISA, Mastercard and PayPal. The groups have infiltrated the networks of totalitarian governments in Libya and Tunisia. They have attacked the CIA and NATO. But instead of being sanctimonious and secretive, these cyber activists are flippant and taunting, never hesitating to mock those they've outsmarted. Today, governments, big businesses and social activists are waking up to the true power of the internet, and how it can be manipulated. This is the story of a hive mind, with many hackers across the globe connected to slice through security systems and escape untraced.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 364.168 OLS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 17/02/2023 | 31111054466626 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
TRUE CRIME. In January 2012, the hacker collective Anonymous brought down the FBI website in response to planned American laws against internet piracy. In 2011, LulzSec, a sister organisation, broke into and blocked computer systems at VISA, Mastercard and PayPal. The groups have infiltrated the networks of totalitarian governments in Libya and Tunisia. They have attacked the CIA and NATO. But instead of being sanctimonious and secretive, these cyber activists are flippant and taunting, never hesitating to mock those they've outsmarted. Today, governments, big businesses and social activists are waking up to the true power of the internet, and how it can be manipulated. This is the story of a hive mind, with many hackers across the globe connected to slice through security systems and escape untraced.
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