Since the first edition of Complete Hackers Handbook nearly everythinghas changed – sometimes for the better and mostly for the worse.
The word “Hacker” has been reclaimed by real hackers who like toplay with things and make something new of them. The explosion oftechnology called “Web 2.0” is the result.
Meanwhile the “Black Hat Hackers” have moved on. Hacking is nolonger a game for “script kiddies” or computer enthusiasts – but aserious and organised criminal enterprise.
Cyberspace has become occupied by transnational criminal gangs whomount “Phishing” attacks to steal personal information and who use“BotNets” to run “Distributed Denial of Services” (DDOS) attacks onlikely targets for “CyberExtortion”.
“CyberActivists” of all creeds and religions battle it out on theInternet using “0 day exploits” and “drive by Trojans” to infectservers and personal computers alike.
During open warfare and times of tension between factions in thereal world there is likely to be a corresponding increase incyber-attacks and web-defacements that affects every Web user byincreasing the chances of their computer being attacked.
Finally - “The Balkanisation of the Internet” caused by “CyberCensorship” - is a problem that affects the Internet at a hidden level,whether it is enforced by “Blacklist” style “CensorWare” programs at alocal level or by “Cyber Curtains” that restrict free speech in certaincountries (e.g. “The Great Firewall of China”).
Examining the new dangers the Internet faces underscores the pointthat the Internet is still a vulnerable and fragile technology. Thesenew threats undermine the very nature of the Internet - and mayultimately destroy it as the utility of tools such as email and webbrowsing decreases to zero - leading to the “Death of the Internet”

The CyberThreat Handbook is the ultimate guide to this intriguing electronic art.

Since Hackers Handbook 1.0 was published the Internet has got moredangerous – with the numbers of attacks accelerating on a daily basis.
Cyberspace has been invaded by transnational criminal gangs whomount “Phishing” attacks to steal personal information for IdentityTheft and use “BotNets” to run “Distributed Denial of Services” (DDOS)attacks on likely targets for “CyberExtortion”.
These criminal hackers attack computers as a means to an end – sothey target people who use the Internet on a daily basis to mount theircriminal attacks – placing ordinary users at risk..
The growth of Information Warfare means that CyberJihadis,CyberActivists and Black Hat Hackers funded by secretive intelligenceagencies, battle it out on the Internet by infecting servers andpersonal computers alike.
During open warfare and times of tension between factions in thereal world there is likely to be an increase in cyber-attacks andweb-defacements that affects every Web user – wherever they are.

These new threats undermine the very nature of the Internet - and mayultimately destroy it as the utility of tools such as email, onlinecommerce and web browsing decreases to zero.

The CyberThreat Handbook is not just Hacker’s Handbook 3.0 – instead itoffers the ultimate guide to an art that is no longer just intriguing –but also highly dangerous.
Revised and Updated: Phishing, BotNets, CyberExtortion, CyberJihad,Information Warfare, DarkNets, and the links between Hackers andTransnational Crime.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Described by the BBC as an “author and chronicler of the hackingscene”, Dr.K is a veteran IT specialist and “old school” hacker who hasworked with computers for over 24 years.
Trained in Cognitive Psychology, Psycholinguistics and ArtificialIntelligence, Dr.K soon spotted the potential of the Internet and beganlearning TCP/IP in the days before the “World Wide Web” had even beendeveloped.
Dr.K later worked in IT as part of the team that developed theprototype smartcard systems that later became the “Oyster Card” -before moving on to be an IT specialist for what The Times has called“The World’s Most Famous Secret Society”.
A long time attendee of “London 2600” - Dr.K eventually went on towrite Complete Hacker’s Handbook (Carlton 2000, 2nd Edition 2002) andHackers’ Tales (Carlton 2004).