Hacking Dark

The thing that makes me special is also the reason I’ve been kidnapped. Somewhere in my head, I have access to a code, given to me at the moment my world collapsed. It’s what my kidnappers want - all four of them - and their mysterious boss whose very name makes my heart beat faster. Hard men. Criminals, I’m sure. Willing to do anything to break me, and take what they want. But locked in the dark, I soon realize it’s not only what’s in my head they’re after.

You know it's coming: a frozen computer, an office filled with blank screens, a printed message. The clock is ticking. Your colleagues have hours to strike a deal. Cybercrime is everywhere. From governments to airlines, hospitals to banks, institutions of every kind have paid out millions to...

Containing a fascinating exploration of the depths of the human mind, this insightful book takes listeners on a deep dive to discover the hidden parts of the psyche. Covering the subtle world of body language and nonverbal communication, along with the lesser-known secrets of human behavior, you’ll discover how you can draw on a rich collection of insights to protect yourself from manipulators and abusers.

“Engrossing. . . . Gellman [is] a thorough, exacting reporter . . . a marvelous narrator for this particular story, as he nimbly guides us through complex technical arcana and some stubborn ethical questions. . . . Dark Mirror would be simply pleasurable to read if the story it told didn’t...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedroom—and almost got away with it In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old libertarian programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a clandestine...

Most people have heard of the dark web. Almost nobody understands what it actually is. The dark web started as a US Navy project to protect intelligence communications. It became a tool for dissidents and journalists. Then it became the backbone of the most sophisticated criminal marketplace the world had ever seen. Today it is all of these things simultaneously. This book tells the full story — not the sensationalized version, not the libertarian fantasy, but the reality. What you will learn: What the dark web actually is — and why most statistics about it are wrong How Tor works, who ...

Do you find yourself talking and sharing way too much with certain people? If yes, then you might be getting attacked by manipulators in your life. Read on to find out! ⬇⬇⬇ Manipulators have the ability to make you share your emotional strengths and weaknesses. They have their tactics, which doesn’t allow you to protect your emotional side. 🤔 Do you often find it hard to convince your friends to do something you want? 🤔 Is it difficult for you to explain your viewpoint to your boss and positively influence him/her so he/she agrees to put you as the team leader? 😩 Do you ...

Everyone is looking forward to make their dream a reality. We all have grand plans. But seldom can we achieve these dreams on our own. We need the input of other human beings. But getting someone to do something, or getting someone to hold a particular belief, is not as easy as simply stating your wish. This book acts as a guide on how to gain control over people through dark psychology. When you take heed to the concepts of dark psychology, you’ll be surprised how easy it is to get people to do as you wish.

The foundations of the study of dark psychology are not modern. The models of classical comedy and tragedy during the height of the Greek Empire illustrate an understanding of this uniquely human capacity even during ancient times. The comedies and tragedies of ancient Greek theater were used as a means for society to experience catharsis - a collective exercise in which social bonding occurred by the creation and release of social tensions as a means of resolving societal conflicts.

Hacking the Hacker takes you inside the world of cybersecurity to show you what goes on behind the scenes, and introduces you to the men and women on the front lines of this technological arms race. Twenty-six of the world's top white hat hackers, security researchers, writers, and leaders describe what they do and why, with each profile preceded by a no-experience-necessary explanation of the relevant technology.  

A razor-sharp, hyper-intelligent contemporary thriller that weaves the toxic hierarchy of Heathers, the candy-coated criminality of Jawbreaker, and the meticulous vengeance of Do Revenge. About the Book: Welcome to St. Jude’s Academy: where reputation is currency, and ruin is a performance art. To the predatory elite of Southern California, seventeen-year-old Maya Lin is a ghost. She’s an autistic scholarship student who survives the private-school jungle by fading into the woodwork, tracking her classmates’ micro-transactions of social power in an encrypted digital ledger. She ...

In New Avalon, memory is currency, surveillance is constant, and the rich have begun bargaining with death itself. Kira Veyx makes her living diving stolen memories for the black market, extracting secrets from the dead before the city’s corporations can bury them. She expects contraband, account keys, maybe blackmail. Instead, one routine job reveals something impossible: a living consciousness hidden inside an encrypted shard. Aeron Veil should be dead. Officially, the heir to the most powerful dynasty in the city died five years ago. But the mind trapped inside Kira’s rig knows ...

NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2015 One of the world’s leading authorities on global security, Marc Goodman takes readers deep into the digital underground to expose the alarming ways criminals, corporations, and even countries...

Jake was a systems analyst debugging code in Seattle. Then he woke up dead — a digital consciousness trapped in a fantasy world where magic operates like software and reality runs on ancient code. But this isn't a game. Every death costs him soul integrity. Every respawn brings him closer to permanent deletion. And the world itself is hunting him. Caught between three warring factions — a zealous Church that burns heretics, a merchant empire that trades in secrets, and an underground resistance fighting for freedom — Jake must navigate a city where questioning reality is a death ...

The Future of Cybercrime: Bright Prospects for the Darkest of Industries is a deep investigation by Bernd Riemann into how artificial intelligence, autonomous agents, blockchain infrastructure, and machine-speed automation are transforming cybercrime faster than governments, corporations, and security teams can respond. This book argues that the distinction between “cyber” crime and “traditional” crime has effectively collapsed. Digital breaches now lead directly to physical consequences: extortion, infrastructure disruption, financial theft, identity compromise, geopolitical ...

caught in a web of cyber intrigue, Paul, a brilliant but naive computer consultant, dives headfirst into the dangerous waters of hacking, seeking the thrill of the unknown. As he navigates through treacherous digital currents, Julie, a creative marketer with a penchant for strategy, becomes ensnared in the same dark net when her life's work is held hostage by a ruthless ransomware attack. Their paths collide, leading to an unexpected alliance. Together, they embark on a perilous quest for redemption and justice that will test their skills and their hearts. As they unravel a conspiracy that ...

In a city built on the illusion of perfection, the most dangerous thing you can do is look down. Calder Renne was raised in the sterile, optimized heights of Linden Spire, insulated from the toxic smog and brutal reality of the undercity. But when he is drained of his credits in a highly sophisticated virtual scam, the trail leads him out of his gilded cage and straight into the lawless dead zones. Maren Solis is a victim of industrialized identity theft. For eighteen months, a rogue digital syndicate has been using her stolen face to con wealthy upper-citizens. Trapped on Sublevel Nine, ...

Every day, millions of cyberattacks target ordinary people, businesses, governments, and critical infrastructures. Most victims never see them coming. In Cybersecurity For Beginners, criminologist and researcher Frank Paul E. takes you inside the hidden world of cybercrime, explaining how hackers think, how attacks are planned, and why human psychology remains the weakest link in digital security. This beginner-friendly guide explores: The most common cyber threats Phishing, ransomware and social engineering Data breaches and identity theft The Dark Web and cybercriminal marketplaces ...

Hackers have always been a closed, secretive circle, wary of infiltrators and keeping their secrets completely hidden from the public eye until now! This book blows the lid open on the dark side of the hacking world, bringing all of the shadowy secrets, tools of the trade, malicious methods, and high-stakes multi-millionaire lifestyles of hackers out into the open! Each chapter gives you unprecedented access to the cunning tricks, psychological manipulation, and malware that hackers could be using against you right now!

A mysterious series of deaths and disappearances. A secret organization pulling the strings in the shadows. An ex-elite forces commander and secret agent racing against time. Jonathan Sandman was ready to put his past as commander of an elite special operations unit behind him. After a botched operation behind enemy lines ends in disaster, his unit is disbanded and Jonathan is ready to return to civilian life. Yet the past won’t let Jonathan go so easily. When he learns that everyone involved that fateful night has either gone missing or found dead, Jonathan must find out who’s out to ...