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""DarkMarket" tells you things your mind will have difficulty believing. Twenty-first-century crime is utterly different from anything you've heard about from the media or anyone else. In "DarkMarket," Misha Glenny explains the world of cybercrime. You'll think you're inside a hallucinatory science-fiction novel--but it's all true! Over the last two years Misha Glenny met the criminals of the Internet and the people who try to catch them. Everywhere--from the U.S. to Ukraine, via France, Germany and Turkey. This extraordinarily powerful book tells the story of how modern crime knows no borders, how shadowy it is, how impossible to combat. You will realize how these crimes touch your life and your children's lives without your ever noticing it. And this study of Internet crime, like Glenny's book on the international mafia, demonstrates how utterly we lack the shared supranational tools needed to fight it. Like "McMafia," "DarkMarket" is essential reading for anyone who wants to underst
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THE crime book of our times, from the author of the bestselling McMafia
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I can't say how strongly I disagree with the first reviewer!
I,too,have read both books and there is actually very little crossover between them. Poulson's book is basically a story that takes place on the west coast of America, whereas Glenny ranges from there to Turkey via Ukraine,Britain,Germany and elsewhere.
I do agree on one thing, that for those interested in the technology, Poulsen's is a more detailed book (albeit a little too detailed for me). But for those who want to know how cybercrime actually relates to ordinary peoples' lives and about the psychology of hackers and criminals on the web , I would say Dark Market wins out for sure.
As regards the specific case of DarkMarket ,which I followed in 'Wired' magazine, both bring what looks to me like real inside knowledge but much of Glenny's stuff has never really been written about before (at least I've never come across it before)- for example about how international law enforcement agencies do or don't co-operate, plus I found the stuff about Germany and Turkey really eye-opening.
But most of all, I couldn't put it down- I read it in two sessions because I couldn't help myself.
I,too,have read both books and there is actually very little crossover between them. Poulson's book is basically a story that takes place on the west coast of America, whereas Glenny ranges from there to Turkey via Ukraine,Britain,Germany and elsewhere.
I do agree on one thing, that for those interested in the technology, Poulsen's is a more detailed book (albeit a little too detailed for me). But for those who want to know how cybercrime actually relates to ordinary peoples' lives and about the psychology of hackers and criminals on the web , I would say Dark Market wins out for sure.
As regards the specific case of DarkMarket ,which I followed in 'Wired' magazine, both bring what looks to me like real inside knowledge but much of Glenny's stuff has never really been written about before (at least I've never come across it before)- for example about how international law enforcement agencies do or don't co-operate, plus I found the stuff about Germany and Turkey really eye-opening.
But most of all, I couldn't put it down- I read it in two sessions because I couldn't help myself.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I started this book expecting a factual account of credit card fraud unfortunately what I got was a lot of technical inaccuracies, technophobia and unnecessary padding.
This book is clearly meant to be a thriller, 'based on a true story' but closer to a Hollywood film's version of true events than a piece of factual journalism.
Do not get me wrong here, I'm not objecting to the author glossing over technical detail, that I would have no issue with. What this book does is go out of its way to include technical discussion that simply makes no sense. It's pretty clear that the author is cobbling together sentences from interviews with someone who is already trying to dumb down the topic.
As for the treatment of the villains in this story it seems that so much as sitting at a computer makes you a social recluse (the author even goes so far as to imply one suffers from aspergers, after sentences earlier describing what sounds like a normal kid). We even have our old friend 'video games cause violence' popping up now and again.
If you are interested in computers and computer security this is definitely not a book for you.
I've given the book 3 stars, as a thriller it is not terrible; if I liked thrillers and it was about rogue physicists I may well have enjoyed it (as I know nothing about physics). But I did not like the book and I think if you are technically minded you will not like it either.
This book is clearly meant to be a thriller, 'based on a true story' but closer to a Hollywood film's version of true events than a piece of factual journalism.
Do not get me wrong here, I'm not objecting to the author glossing over technical detail, that I would have no issue with. What this book does is go out of its way to include technical discussion that simply makes no sense. It's pretty clear that the author is cobbling together sentences from interviews with someone who is already trying to dumb down the topic.
As for the treatment of the villains in this story it seems that so much as sitting at a computer makes you a social recluse (the author even goes so far as to imply one suffers from aspergers, after sentences earlier describing what sounds like a normal kid). We even have our old friend 'video games cause violence' popping up now and again.
If you are interested in computers and computer security this is definitely not a book for you.
I've given the book 3 stars, as a thriller it is not terrible; if I liked thrillers and it was about rogue physicists I may well have enjoyed it (as I know nothing about physics). But I did not like the book and I think if you are technically minded you will not like it either.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book on the back of a recommendation, working in the field of penetration testing I thought it would be interesting to read about this very famous story.
However I was let down by very simplistic writing and over-simplification of issues. I can understand not wishing to write about the very complex world of hacking in great detail in case of alienating readers but many of Glenny's assertions are plain wrong.
Gaming addiction has been proven not to exist in the same sense as drug addiction. As for being a motivating factor for the original DRM "crackers", that's just plain wrong. As with many challenges, it's the challenge itself that's the appeal, not the reward. He clearly hasn't researched the area very thoroughly.
He also gives misleading definitions concerning malware. The difference is not "Viruses are in email attachments, trojans are downloaded and worms are self-propelled." The area is very fluid and I will admit that definitions change regularly but a quick check of definitions on CIS or E-DB or CVE would quickly give him the correct definitions.
Overall, this is sloppy journalism, choosing to dwell on the minutiae of the people involved that has nothing to do with the story. Fluff placed around badly researched sludge.
However I was let down by very simplistic writing and over-simplification of issues. I can understand not wishing to write about the very complex world of hacking in great detail in case of alienating readers but many of Glenny's assertions are plain wrong.
Gaming addiction has been proven not to exist in the same sense as drug addiction. As for being a motivating factor for the original DRM "crackers", that's just plain wrong. As with many challenges, it's the challenge itself that's the appeal, not the reward. He clearly hasn't researched the area very thoroughly.
He also gives misleading definitions concerning malware. The difference is not "Viruses are in email attachments, trojans are downloaded and worms are self-propelled." The area is very fluid and I will admit that definitions change regularly but a quick check of definitions on CIS or E-DB or CVE would quickly give him the correct definitions.
Overall, this is sloppy journalism, choosing to dwell on the minutiae of the people involved that has nothing to do with the story. Fluff placed around badly researched sludge.
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Eye-opening
This book gives a very good account of the development of cybercrime, and how governments and agencies are fighting back, all obviously very well researched - and terrifying! Read more
Published 1 month ago by brms
An enlightening and well-written thriller
The book gives a very good and entertaining explanation of the worldwide internet fraud. Glenny is a journalist, which makes the book easy and interesting to read, and you also... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Globo
Don't miss this book
If you are interested to read more about Cyber crime, then do not miss this book. It tells you about how the cyber crime has become global with no frontiers, hence the difficulty... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Augustine
Cyber Thieves, Cyber Cops and You
Compelling, an insider viewpoint, a must read unless you want to continue dreaming of a better world ignoring the reality
Published 4 months ago by CornishDeutsch
An urgent reminder of the perils of our digital, globalised society
Misha Glenny's journey into the heart of the global cybercrime nexus is an engrossing tale, but a book that pales slightly by comparison to some of his earlier work, notably the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J A C Corbett
Insightful
Misha Glenny's book is based on approximately 200 hours of interviews and is a fascinating exposure of "card crime". Read more
Published 6 months ago by Eddie-B
If you have a credit card : read this book
I heard about this book from a radio 4 program. Having been the victim of credit card fraud a couple of times I found the subject matter interesting enough to warrant the purchase... Read more
Published 7 months ago by installer
Excellent from beginning to end
Like some other reviewers here I also have read Poulsen's work but have to say that for my money Misha Glenny's trademark in-depth research, ability to juggle the various strands... Read more
Published 8 months ago by ReadABookADay
As entertaining a speaker as a writer
I have just been to see Mr Glenny talking about his book and he is as good a speaker as a writer in spite of his props not working. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jane Austen
Not the first!
Unfortunately for Misha Glenny, the events surrounding the FBI-run underground credit card and hacker tools website have already been written up by Kevin Poulsen in Kingpin... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Macrostic
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