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Spam Nation
- The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime - from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, True Crime
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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.
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- Alan Gansberg
- 30-05-2018
Thoroughly enjoyable!
Great Book, narration is very good and the information is a valuable VALUABLE insight to the WWW world we now depend upon.
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- Denise
- 17-05-2017
Intriguing insight into cyber crime and spam
Great background for anyone working in ICT to understand the motivation and source of spam and cybercrime.
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- Nick
- 05-10-2015
Really enjoyed.
Where does Spam Nation rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
New to audible but always wanted to read thuis
Who was your favorite character and why?
the russian dudes who werent after money but fame
Which scene did you most enjoy?
Krebs in Russia meeting vera
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laugh at the personalites underneath the tough criminals
Any additional comments?
krebs deserves kudos for standing strong against these guys and getting in deep.
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- RRiley
- 21-12-2014
Risky topic, but Br. Krebs hits it out of the park
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Not only would I recommend it to my Cyber Security Colleagues, I will and have recommended it to a number of technical & non-technical & Leadership professionals that can use the stories in Brian's book to put some context around many of the things we encounter everyday...anywhere from a DDOS attack, phishing email or stolen credit card numbers.
What did you like best about this story?
I enjoyed the level of detail that Brian was able to provide - you can't make this stuff up! It takes a great story teller to explain the technical crud and avoid putting your audience to sleep. Brian does a good job grabbing you, let go a few times, and then loops everything back around in the end.
Which scene was your favorite?
I really liked That he was crazy enough to travel overseas and meet some of these people...it's not for the faint of heart, and I will bet that Brian was much more nervous than he let on.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
unfortunately, I have a bit of a personal conection to a few chapters from the book...not with Mr. Krebs, although I have seen him at a couple industry events. My biggest reaction was more of - ahaaa, that is why this stopped happening, or "that explains a lot".
Any additional comments?
I did the kindle and audio versions, the audio was great, but I had to get past the Russian narratives, after a while, ey just became funny parts of the story...as They were probably meant to be.
30 people found this helpful
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- Douglas S.
- 24-04-2015
Surprised How Riveting a Technology Book Could Be
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I expected a wonky technology book but found myself caught up in the drama and colorful personalities of a virtual war that impacted all of our lives, though most knew little about. I was equally impressed with the narrator's ability to to switch between accents and reflect the personalities of the subjects involved. By far one of my favorite audiobooks to date.
16 people found this helpful
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- Morten
- 16-04-2015
Must read
Gives a good insight in to the world of spam. I am glad but very surprised the bad guys left the author alone, considering how he exposes their operating methods.
Write more books Brian.
Morten Ziersen
Denmark
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- marscook
- 17-03-2015
Excellent book
I really enjoyed this book. Once you get past Brian Krebs love of himself, it's very informative. I'm a frequent visitor of his site and this book goes along with some if the things he writes about. Great listen.
11 people found this helpful
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- Jean
- 20-06-2015
Informative read
Even though we have good filters on our e-mail programs these days and no longer see all the spam, the author maintains it is a critical problem. Krebs claims the crooks are no longer content with standard commercial fraud, e-mail criminals infect millions of computers worldwide with toxic digital parasites, designed to extort our wealth and steal our personal data.
Krebs states that Russia is the key spam Nation with skilled hackers and corrupt police and is now the global epicenter of cyber crime. Krebs says Visa and MasterCard are starting to successfully shut down spammers. The author says Microsoft and other such companies are becoming successful shutting down “botnets.” Krebs tells of the frightening world of cyber criminals and reveals some of the success in fighting it.
The information is interesting but the author had problems staying focused on the main topic. The writing was jerky at times making for a difficult read but the topic was interesting enough to overcome the writing difficulties. I am glad I listened to this book rather than read it because of all the Russian names. I would not know how to pronounce them. Christopher Lane narrated the story.
8 people found this helpful
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- Michelle
- 18-03-2015
Amazing Audio/Read
I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to anyone interested in the topic. Best book ever! A
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- Matt Arnold
- 24-11-2014
Great book, Narrator will cure your Insomnia
What made the experience of listening to Spam Nation the most enjoyable?
I've followed Brain Krebs since he started at the Post years ago. This book ties together some of his most groundbreaking, and engadging articles over the years and gives the reader a behind the scenes look at both his sources and methods. And the merky world of Russian origanized Cybercrime
What did you like best about this story?
The best thing in this book by far is the explaination of Rouge Online Phramacies. The personal stories from Amaricans who buy from pill shops advertised in spam email are both fascinating, and horrifing. If there were only one reason to reform our perscription drug system this book gives a great one
What didn’t you like about Christopher Lane’s performance?
I did not like Lane's perfomance at all, he drones in a monotone for hours. It detracts from Krebs' excellent writing, and almost makes the book unlistenable Except for his Russian accent which is pretty good, but even that devolves into a monotone after a few minutes
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, with lots of cofee to compinsate for Lane's utterly boring performance :)
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- Julie W. Capell
- 22-09-2015
Worth while read
A good read for anyone who has ever wondered why spam emails exist, why the IT department is constantly reminding you to keep your passwords secret, and who are the people who are behind the credit card scandals that seem to be popping up constantly. I learned a ton and marveled at the author’s ability to dig into this underworld, including developing a personal relationship with one of the most notorious Russian spammers in the world. The nearly word-for-word transcriptions of the weird and crazy phone calls this spammer made to the author were often very funny, almost to the point of absurdity. But most of the book is deadly serious about uncovering and explaining in lay man’s terms what spam is, why people send it, how they profit, and how you can protect yourself. Worth while read.
[The audio book as read by Christopher Lane. He did a good job and was able to pronounce all the Russian names, which came up constantly. I listened to it at 1.25 speed, though, as it seemed a bit slow at normal speed.]
5 people found this helpful
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- alexvcoder
- 13-05-2015
Great book
Great story, very insightful. Some names in Russian weren't accurately pronounced but its not a big deal.
4 people found this helpful
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- Mark
- 16-12-2014
Who knew that Spam was so interesting
What made the experience of listening to Spam Nation the most enjoyable?
Great book that really digs into the spam problem and what drives those to spend so much time and effort sending spam.
8 people found this helpful
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- dubman23
- 09-12-2014
Was hoping for a lot more
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
This wasn't really a story of Spam Nation, more a look at a particular Russian spammer and Brian's detailed interaction with him.
I very much like and read Brian's website krebsonsecurity which is a treasure trove of really interesting and useful information. I bought this book based on Brian's superb security industry credentials, but was very unimpressed with this offering.
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- Paddy brennan
- 25-02-2020
amazing
what an amazing insight that Brian has written in detail as to how it's possible that people do what they do. well worth purchasing
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- Thomas Moore
- 01-09-2015
Excellent book
Excellent book by an excellent author. Kerbs investigate work, writing style and narration is second to none. I am a security professional and found this to be a very informative and gripping tale.
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