At Large: The Strange Case of the World''s Biggest Internet Invasion

Hailed as "a chilling portrait" by "The Boston Globe" and "a crafty thriller" by "Newsweek, " this astonishing story of an obsessive hacker promises to change the way you look at the Internet forever."At Large" chronicles the massive manhunt that united hard-nosed FBI agents, computer nerds, and uptight security bureaucrats against an elusive computer outlaw who broke into highly secured computer systems at banks, universities, federal agencies, and top-secret military weapons-research sites. Here is "a real-life tale of cops vs. hackers, by two technology writers with a flair for turning a complicated crime and investigation into a fast-moving edge-of-your-seat story" ("Kirkus Reviews, " starred). "At Large" blows the lid off the frightening vulnerability of the global online network, which leaves not only systems, but also individuals, exposed.