We Are Anonymous

By Anthony Horowitz

Book Overview

A thrilling, exclusive expos of the hacker collectives Anonymous and LulzSec.

We Are Anonymous is the first full account of how a loosely assembled group of hackers scattered across the globe formed a new kind of insurgency, seized headlines, and tortured the feds -- and the ultimate betrayal that would eventually bring them down. Parmy Olson goes behind the headlines and into the world of Anonymous and LulzSec with unprecedented access, drawing upon hundreds of conversations with the hackers themselves, including exclusive interviews with all six core members of LulzSec.

In late 2010, thousands of hacktivists joined a mass digital assault on the websites of VISA, MasterCard, and PayPal to protest their treatment of WikiLeaks. Other targets were wide ranging: the websites of corporations from Sony Entertainment and Fox to the Vatican and the Church of Scientology were hacked, defaced, and embarrassed, and the message was that no one was safe. Thousands of user accounts from pornography websites were released, exposing government employees and military personnel.

Although some attacks were perpetrated by masses of users who were rallied on the message boards of 4Chan, many others were masterminded by a small, tight-knit group of hackers who formed a splinter group of Anonymous called LulzSec. The legend of Anonymous and LulzSec grew in the wake of each ambitious hack. But how were they penetrating intricate corporate security systems? Were they anarchists or activists? Teams or lone wolves? A cabal of skilled hackers or a disorganized bunch of kids?

We Are Anonymous delves deep into the internet's underbelly to tell the incredible full story of the global cyber insurgency movement, and its implications for the future of computer security.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316213527
• ISBN13: 9780316213523
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Little Brown & Company
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Holmes and Watson:the perfect partnership returns!

Anthony Horowitz remains true to Conan Doyle's masterly creation in a superb novel that recaptures the spirit of the times, and pits our duo against an odious yet powerful enemy which reaches into the very highest level of Victorian society. This is as good as it gets; utterly brilliant!

A fun and imaginative Holmes' story!

The storyline is interesting tying two, nearly three murders together. The style in which it was written it very close to, though not exactly like, Arthur Conan Doyle... Traditional in style, story and true to the original characters! If you've read the original stories of Sherlock you'll recognise a few characters! Loved it!