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CRACK99: The Takedown of a $100 Million Chinese Software Pirate
David Locke Hall
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Description for CRACK99: The Takedown of a $100 Million Chinese Software Pirate
Paperback. The inside story of the largest digital piracy sting to date. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; TB; UR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Digital pirates, particularly in China, steal and resell hundreds of billions of dollars worth of intellectual property each year. CRACK99 is an edge-of-the-seat account of the United States Justice Department's prosecution of the biggest cybercriminal operation to date. On a cheesy website called CRACK99, Xiang Li sold everything from satellite tracking and aviation simulation to communications systems design software for knock-down prices. When David Locke Hall and his team started buying CRACK99's products, the hunt for this elusive pirate began. After earning Xiang's trust, Hall's team met Xiang on Saipan, where the sting was nearly foiled before Xiang was captured, ... Read more
Digital pirates, particularly in China, steal and resell hundreds of billions of dollars worth of intellectual property each year. CRACK99 is an edge-of-the-seat account of the United States Justice Department's prosecution of the biggest cybercriminal operation to date. On a cheesy website called CRACK99, Xiang Li sold everything from satellite tracking and aviation simulation to communications systems design software for knock-down prices. When David Locke Hall and his team started buying CRACK99's products, the hunt for this elusive pirate began. After earning Xiang's trust, Hall's team met Xiang on Saipan, where the sting was nearly foiled before Xiang was captured, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393354331
SKU
V9780393354331
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About David Locke Hall
David Locke Hall was a federal prosecutor for twenty-three years. He served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve for thirty years, retiring at the rank of captain. He lives near Philadelphia, where he works in private practice.
Reviews for CRACK99: The Takedown of a $100 Million Chinese Software Pirate
A crackling good tale, well-told in Hall's confiding, thoughtful, and humorous tone.
Eloise Kinney - Booklist A quirky tale of international pursuit through a legal labyrinth with unsettling implications regarding proliferation of ominous technologies.
Kirkus Reviews A super-charged, electrifying story. CRACK99 reads like a bestselling thriller!
Brad Thor, #1 New York Times ... Read more
Eloise Kinney - Booklist A quirky tale of international pursuit through a legal labyrinth with unsettling implications regarding proliferation of ominous technologies.
Kirkus Reviews A super-charged, electrifying story. CRACK99 reads like a bestselling thriller!
Brad Thor, #1 New York Times ... Read more