Fatal System Error
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Fatal System Error is a nonfiction work written by Joseph Menn that exposes a story of espionage that penetrates the network of international mobsters and hackers who use the Internet to extort money from businesses, steal from tens of millions of consumers, and attack government networks.
Its main characters and heroes of the book are Barrett Lyon
and Andy Crocker. The book uses the real life account of the capture of cyber criminals Ivan Maksakov
, Alexander Petrov
, and Denis Stepanov
to paint the picture of today's cybercrime landscape.
Its main characters and heroes of the book are Barrett Lyon
Barrett Lyon
-Early life and education:The son of a lawyer, Lyon was raised in Auburn, California. Although he initially struggled in school due to dyslexia, in middle school he became fascinated with computers. He soon found that the methods he used to overcome dyslexia allowed him to quickly gain an expert...
and Andy Crocker. The book uses the real life account of the capture of cyber criminals Ivan Maksakov
Ivan Maksakov
Ivan Maksakov was one of the three men behind the start of DDoS attacks for hire and extortion. Ivan was most famously known was "eXe", but he also used the nicknames: NASA, b-boy, X, x890, and x3m1st....
, Alexander Petrov
Alexander Petrov (hacker)
Alexander Petrov and two other men were responsible for DDoS for hire and extortion. A multinational law enforcement group of British, American, and Russian private individuals and law enforcement agents captured Alexander Petrov and his two accomplices - Ivan Maksakov and Denis Stepanov.The three...
, and Denis Stepanov
Denis Stepanov
Denis Stepanov was one of three men behind the start of DDoS attacks for hire and extortion. A multinational law enforcement group of British, American, and Russian private individuals and law enforcement agents captured Ivan Maksakov, Alexander Petrov, and Denis Stepanov.The three men were at the...
to paint the picture of today's cybercrime landscape.