The Worlds Most Dangerous Geek And ..., David Kushner
The Worlds Most Dangerous Geek And ..., David Kushner
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The World's Most Dangerous Geek: And More True Hacking Stories

Author: David Kushner

Narrator: Nan McNamara

Unabridged: 13 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Novel Audio

Published: 09/15/2016


Synopsis

Every day, it seems, we hear stories about hackers. Hackers breaking into the computers of banks, governments, and corporations. Some are criminals, coding to exploit and destroy. Others are activists, using their tools to challenge institutions and fight for freedom. But often these characters linger in the shadows. Who are they? What makes them tick? Are they our allies, or our enemies?

For the past twenty years, author David Kushner has been exploring these questions, interviewing key players, and providing much-needed answers. “The World’s Most Dangerous Geek: And More True Hacking Stories” is a riveting collection of his exclusive reports from the online underworld. We meet a fugitive hacktivist from the notorious collective, Anonymous; a lonely Floridian who hacked the emails of the biggest celebrities in Hollywood; and two artificial intelligence researchers who were both found dead in the same mysterious way.

You will come away from these stories with an appreciation for the awesome power of the Internet both to make fortunes and erase them, to build lives and destroy them.

About David Kushner

A contributing editor of Rolling Stone, David Kushner also writes for publications including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, New York, GQ, and Esquire. Kushner served as the digital culture commentator for National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition Sunday, and has taught journalism at Princeton University and New York University. He has been featured in The Best Business Writing, The Best American Crime Reporting, and The Best Travel Writing, and his ebook The Bones of Marianna: A Reform School, a Terrible Secret, and a Hundred-Year Fight for Justice. His books include The Players Ball; Alligator Candy: A Memoir (an NPR Best Book of the Year); Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto; Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America’s Legendary Suburb; Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids: How a Gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas; and Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dvora on July 17, 2020

The writing is good and clear. What is wonderful is the story -- the person. Dusko Popov was Yugoslavian playboy and the man that James Bond was modelled after, only the kind of spying he did had nothing to do with the Ian Fleming novels. As Popov pointed out and Miller writes, "James Bond wouldn't......more

Goodreads review by Mark on February 15, 2014

A fascinating story, and well worth reading to learn the incredible-yet-true saga of Dusko Popov, double-agent extraordinaire. With a common appearance and an uncommon store of courage and panache, he convinced the Germans he was perhaps their best agent in Britain, while simultaneously being in act......more

Goodreads review by John on May 26, 2020

Good story. Amazing that as exuberant a character he was that he also had nerves of steel and was able to survive and be successful against daunting odds. The FBI and Hoover come across as petty and ineffective particularly in handling some early Pearl Harbor intelligence. All in all another good sp......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on September 20, 2013

This book is everything I love in reading. It's full of history and knowledge. It's non fiction but a great read. It's about spies and world war II. Loved it and have recommended it to so many people. It was a chance find in a warehouse book sale.......more

Goodreads review by Steve on January 27, 2014

World War II enthusiasts will love this book. Dusko Popov was the real deal - a courageous, adventurous and risk-loving double agent. His contributions are legendary. I learned even more about the Allies' clever use of Enigma. A wonderful slice of history.......more