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Books about hacking and hackers, crackers and cracking. But let's keep it to the real, keep it nonfiction.
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
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Steven Levy (Goodreads Author)
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The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
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Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
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We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency
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Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
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The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers
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3.91 avg rating — 3,582 ratings
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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming
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Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
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The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
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3.77 avg rating — 7,185 ratings
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Hacking: The Art of Exploitation w/CD
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4.17 avg rating — 2,490 ratings
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
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Steven Levy (Goodreads Author)
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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
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The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
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3.80 avg rating — 3,323 ratings
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Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks
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4.21 avg rating — 467 ratings
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Masters of Deception: The Gang That Ruled Cyberspace
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3.93 avg rating — 1,024 ratings
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Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems
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4.10 avg rating — 426 ratings
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Social Engineering
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3.83 avg rating — 3,841 ratings
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Machine Learning: An Introduction Math Guide for Beginners to Understand Data Science Through the Business Applications
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4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings
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American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
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Nick Bilton (Goodreads Author)
4.41 avg rating — 51,606 ratings
score: 299,
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Metasploit Toolkit for Penetration Testing, Exploit Development, and Vulnerability Research
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David Maynor (Goodreads Author)
3.20 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Julian Assange - The Unauthorised Autobiography
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3.78 avg rating — 962 ratings
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Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web
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3.35 avg rating — 220 ratings
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The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey
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Emmanuel Goldstein (Editor)
4.19 avg rating — 403 ratings
score: 291,
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The Soul of a New Machine
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4.12 avg rating — 9,301 ratings
score: 289,
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Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier
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4.17 avg rating — 642 ratings
score: 289,
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The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
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3.83 avg rating — 4,278 ratings
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The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications
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4.05 avg rating — 552 ratings
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This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race
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4.32 avg rating — 10,806 ratings
score: 200,
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Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous
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3.84 avg rating — 1,978 ratings
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Stealing the Network: The Complete Series Collector's Edition, Final Chapter, and DVD
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Ryan Russell (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 119 ratings
score: 197,
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Hacking Etico 101: Como Hackear Profesionalmente En 21 Dias O Menos!
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4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering
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4.07 avg rating — 266 ratings
score: 195,
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The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws
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4.23 avg rating — 1,222 ratings
score: 193,
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Hacking For Dummies
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Kevin Beaver (Goodreads Author)
3.66 avg rating — 393 ratings
score: 193,
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Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier
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Katie Hafner (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 838 ratings
score: 192,
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The CEH Prep Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Certified Ethical Hacking
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3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 191,
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Underground: Tales of hacking, madness, and obsession on the electronic frontier
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4.17 avg rating — 642 ratings
score: 188,
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Anonymous: Unmasking the Internet's Most Powerful Collective
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Hacker's Delight
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4.20 avg rating — 1,136 ratings
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Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet
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Joseph Menn (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
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Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions
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3.80 avg rating — 1,165 ratings
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Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent
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4.03 avg rating — 269 ratings
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Hacker's Challenge : Test Your Incident Response Skills Using 20 Scenarios
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Mike Schiffman (conductor)
3.72 avg rating — 53 ratings
score: 177,
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Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who are Bringing Down the Internet
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Joseph Menn (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
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Saving Gary McKinnon: A Mother's Story
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Future Crimes
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Marc Goodman (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 4,376 ratings
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CRACK99: The Takedown of a $100 Million Chinese Software Pirate
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3.48 avg rating — 274 ratings
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Machine Learning with Neural Networks: An In-depth Visual Introduction with Python: Make Your Own Neural Network in Python: A Simple Guide on Machine Learning with Neural Networks.
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The Math of Neural Networks
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Bayes' Theorem Examples: A Visual Introduction For Beginners
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DNA Nation: How the Internet of Genes is Changing Your Life
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Sergio Pistoi (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings
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The Coming Swarm: DDOS Actions, Hacktivism, and Civil Disobedience on the Internet
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Molly Sauter (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Web Penetration Testing: Hack Your Way
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Shubham Mishra (Goodreads Author)
4.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
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A Complete H@cker's Handbook
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3.40 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box
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Ryan Russell (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 356 ratings
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Haker. Prawdziwa historia szefa cybermafii
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3.97 avg rating — 8,024 ratings
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Decision Trees and Random Forests: A Visual Introduction For Beginners: A Simple Guide to Machine Learning with Decision Trees
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3.93 avg rating — 147 ratings
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Gray Hat Hacking : The Ethical Hacker's Handbook
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4.10 avg rating — 536 ratings
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Machine Learning Mathematics: Study Deep Learning Through Data Science. How to Build Artificial Intelligence Through Concepts of Statistics, Algorithms, Analysis and Data Mining
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4.28 avg rating — 32 ratings
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The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook
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Ben Mezrich (Goodreads Author)
3.59 avg rating — 17,074 ratings
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Machine Learning: 4 Books in 1: A Complete Overview for Beginners to Master the Basics of Python Programming and Understand How to Build Artificial Intelligence Through Data Science
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The Rootkit Arsenal: Escape and Evasion in the Dark Corners of the System
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4.11 avg rating — 120 ratings
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Hacker Web Exploitation Uncovered
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Hacker Disassembling Uncovered: Powerful Techniques To Safeguard Your Programming
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Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
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4.34 avg rating — 230,817 ratings
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