Title:
Spam nation : the inside story of organized cybercrime--from global epidemic to your front door
Author:
Publication Date:
2014
Publication Information:
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2014]
Physical Description:
251 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781492603238
9781402295614
Abstract:
Explores the criminal masterminds driving some of the biggest spam and hacker operations targeting Americans and their bank accounts. Traces the rise, fall, and alarming resurrection of the digital mafia behind the two largest spam pharmacies--and countless viruses, phishing, and spyware attacks.
Contents:
Parasite -- Bulletproof -- The pharma wars -- Meet the buyers -- Russian roulette -- Partner(ka)s in (dis)organized crime -- Meet the spammers -- Old friends, bitter enemies -- Meeting in Moscow -- The antis -- Takedown -- Endgame -- Epilogue: A spam-free world: how you can protect yourself from cybercrime.
Language:
English
