Spam Nation

Book Description

Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime-from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door

Now a New York Times bestseller!

There is a Threat Lurking Online with the Power to Destroy Your Finances, Steal Your Personal Data, and Endanger Your Life.

In Spam Nation, investigative journalist and cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs unmasks the criminal masterminds driving some of the biggest spam and hacker operations targeting Americans and their bank accounts. Tracing the rise, fall, and alarming resurrection of the digital mafia behind the two largest spam pharmacies-and countless viruses, phishing, and spyware attacks-he delivers the first definitive narrative of the global spam problem and its threat to consumers everywhere.

Blending cutting-edge research, investigative reporting, and firsthand interviews, this terrifying true story reveals how we unwittingly invite these digital thieves into our lives every day. From unassuming computer programmers right next door to digital mobsters like “Cosma”-who unleashed a massive malware attack that has stolen thousands of Americans’ logins and passwords-Krebs uncovers the shocking lengths to which these people will go to profit from our data and our wallets.

Not only are hundreds of thousands of Americans exposing themselves to fraud and dangerously toxic products from rogue online pharmacies, but even those who never open junk messages are at risk. As Krebs notes, spammers can-and do-hack into accounts through these emails, harvest personal information like usernames and passwords, and sell them on the digital black market. The fallout from this global epidemic doesn’t just cost consumers and companies billions, it costs lives too.

Fast-paced and utterly gripping, Spam Nation ultimately proposes concrete solutions for protecting ourselves online and stemming this tidal wave of cybercrime-before it’s too late.

“Krebs’s talent for exposing the weaknesses in online security has earned him respect in the IT business and loathing among cybercriminals… His track record of scoops…has helped him become the rare blogger who supports himself on the strength of his reputation for hard-nosed reporting.” -Bloomberg Businessweek

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Parasite
Chapter 2: Bulletproof
Chapter 3: The Pharma Wars
Chapter 4: Meet the Buyers
Chapter 5: Russian Roulette
Chapter 6: Partner(ka)s in (Dis)Organized Crime
Chapter 7: Meet the Spammers
Chapter 8: Old Friends, Bitter Enemies
Chapter 9: Meeting in Moscow
Chapter 10: The Antis
Chapter 11: Takedown
Chapter 12: Endgame

中文：

书名：垃圾邮件国家

垃圾邮件国家：有组织网络犯罪的内幕-从全球流行到你的前门

现在是一个 New York Times 畅销书！

有一种威胁潜伏在网上，有能力摧毁你的财务，窃取你的个人数据，并危及你的生命。

在……里面 垃圾邮件国家调查记者兼网络安全专家布莱恩·克雷布斯揭露了一些针对美国人及其银行账户的最大垃圾邮件和黑客行动的犯罪策划者。他追踪了两家最大的垃圾邮件药店背后的数字黑手党的兴起、衰落和令人震惊的死灰复燃–以及无数病毒、网络钓鱼和间谍软件攻击–他第一次对全球垃圾邮件问题及其对世界各地消费者的威胁进行了明确的叙述。

这个可怕的真实故事融合了尖端研究、调查性报道和第一手采访，揭示了我们是如何在不知不觉中邀请这些数字窃贼每天进入我们的生活的。从隔壁低调的计算机程序员，到像Cosma这样的数字黑帮–他们发动了大规模的恶意软件攻击，窃取了数千美国人的登录和密码–克雷布斯揭示了这些人将不遗余力地从我们的数据和钱包中获利。

不仅数十万美国人将自己暴露在流氓在线药店的欺诈和危险的有毒产品中，就连那些从不打开垃圾邮件的人也面临着风险。正如克雷布斯指出的那样，垃圾邮件发送者可以–也确实–通过这些电子邮件侵入账户，获取用户名和密码等个人信息，并在数字黑市上出售。这场全球疫情的余波不仅让消费者和企业损失了数十亿美元，还造成了生命损失。

快节奏和完全扣人心弦的， 垃圾邮件国家 最终提出了具体的解决方案，以保护我们自己的网络，并阻止这股网络犯罪浪潮–在为时已晚之前。

克雷布斯揭露网络安全弱点的天赋为他在IT行业赢得了尊重，但在网络犯罪分子中却令人反感。他的独家新闻记录帮助他成为为数不多的依靠精明报道的名声支撑自己的博客作者。–彭博商业周刊

Table of Contents

第一章：寄生虫
第二章：防弹
第三章：医药战争
Chapter 4: Meet the Buyers
第五章：俄罗斯轮盘赌
第6章：(DIS)有组织犯罪的同伙
第7章：遇到垃圾邮件发送者
第八章：老朋友，死对头
第九章：莫斯科会议
第十章：安提斯人
第11章：取缔
第12章：终局