Joseph Menn

The shocking untold story of the elite secret society of hackers fighting to protect our privacy, our freedom -- even democracy itself. "Cult of the Dead Cow is the tale of the oldest, most respected, and most famous American hacking group of all time. Though until now it has remained mostly anonymous, its members invented the concept of hacktivism, released the top tool for testing password security, and created what was for years the best technique...