Kingpin (book)

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Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
AuthorKevin Poulsen
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreTrue crime
Published2011
PublisherCrown Publishing Group
ISBN978-0-307-58868-5

Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground is a 2011 non-fiction book written by Kevin Poulsen.[1]

Plot[edit]

Poulsen tells the story of real life computer hacker Max Butler, who, under the alias Iceman, stole access to 1.8 million credit card accounts.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burrough, Bryan (March 19, 2011). "Behind a Coup of Cybercrime". The New York Times.