We Are Anonymous

Parmy Olson

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William Heinemann Ltd
01 June 2013

True crime

A thrilling, exclusive investigation into hacker collectives, and the power they hold

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. Through the stories of four key members, We Are Anonymous offers a gripping, adrenalin-fuelled narrative drawing upon extensive research, and hundreds of conversations with the hackers themselves. By coming to know them - their backgrounds, families, motivations - we come to know the human side of their virtual exploits, showing exactly why they're so passionate about disrupting the internet's frontiers.

By: Parmy Olson
Imprint: William Heinemann Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 516g
ISBN: 9780434022083
ISBN 10: 043402208X
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Parmy Olson is a writer with Forbes magazine. She lives in San Francisco. We Are Anonymous is her first book.

Reviews for We Are Anonymous

A lively, startling book that reads as `The Social Network' for group hackers. * New York Times * An incredible story. -- Jon Stewart * The Daily Show * A masterpiece of shoe-leather journalism, a fast-paced, richly detailed account of the group's beginnings, various schisms and most spectacular attacks. * The Daily * A remarkable inside account of the hacker movement. * New York Magazine * Spellbinding account of mischief and mayhem ... With all the makings of a fast-paced espionage thriller, Olson...meticulously and impartially recreates the operations of Anonymous and LulzSec. * Publishers Weekly *

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