About book Haker. Prawdziwa Historia Szefa Cybermafii (2011)
I read this book immediately after reading Kevin Mitnick's "Ghost In The Wires" and found it to be just as fast paced and entertaining. The biggest difference between this book and Mitnick's is that this one focuses on hacking for criminal purposes. It tells the story of Max Vision and his creation of Cardersmarket. It's a fascinating read. Max seems to be a volatile and complex person always torn between his desire to do good and his impulse to do bad which leads him to this gray area where he tries to do both at the same time. He eventually gets sent to prison for fixing a security hole in the U.S. government's servers, but I think they could have come up with a less severe punishment. He did them a favor simply to prevent others hackers from exploiting their systems, the mistake he made was leaving a backdoor. If he never went to prison he may have never become a criminal. This was one intelligent guy and his takeover of the carder underground was brilliant.Also, highly recommend checking out Misha Glenny's TED talk "Hire The Hackers" Very good book for the casual reader and for the computer guru. Poulsen did a good job of explaining technical jargon that was needed to keep the story moving but didn't overwhelm users with techie acronyms or geek speak. Poulsen also gives the reader a window into Max Vision's mind, his drive, sometimes his rage, but most importantly, his desire to win at all costs. His addiction to hacking was much like any narcotic and his ability to go on these long hacking sessions, almost like someone who goes on a weekend bender was incredible.Easy read and recommended for someone looking for a weekend book. I finished in two days.
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A good story, but anticlimactic at times.
—Kylieeee
