Kingpin, 9780733627712
Paperback
Hippie hacker turns supervillain, stealing billions online.

Kingpin

the true story of max butler, the master hacker who ran a billion dollar cyber crime network

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    28 February 2011

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Summary

Kingpin: The Hacker Who Stole From Thieves

The word spread through the hacking underground like some unstoppable new virus: an audacious crook had staged a hostile takeover of an online criminal network that siphoned billions of dollars from the US economy.

The culprit was a brilliant programmer with a hippie ethic and a supervillain’s double identity. Max “Vision” Butler was a white-hat hacker and a celebrity throughout the programming world, even serving as a consultant to…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733627712
ISBN-10:0733627714
Author:Kevin Poulsen
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:28 February 2011
Weight:400g
Dimensions:233mm x 156mm x 21mm
About The Author

Kevin Poulsen

Kevin Poulsen is a senior editor at Wired.com, where he edits the award-winning blog Threat Level. A recognised expert on computer security issues, he’s been interviewed by Good Morning America, ABC News, CBS News, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the BBC, NPR and numerous other outlets.

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