Book: !M S0 H@CK3D
Author: Gautam
Mayekar
Publisher: Jufic
Books (Leadstart Corp)
How secure are you
while you browse the internet? Isn’t it the latest fad to have a
Internet-enabled TV or maybe go up a notch and have IoT enabled gadgets
controlling your house? Makes you pretty safe seeing a CCTV camera?
What if one day you
wake up and find out you are no longer in control of your own house, own
computer or for that matter your mind?
Welcome to Avidit’s
world, or should I say @v!, as he calls himself. A hacker who works for India’s
numero uno antivirus company as a security researcher and at night, crawls the
deep recesses of the darkweb into the hacking forums. A general recluse, he despises
his routine office work and lacks purpose in his life. Everything changes when
he receives a letter from a person calling himself M@dR1; a revolutionary who wants
to change the world. To convince @v!, he uses his horrific past to motivate him
into doing what he wants, which begins with a not so damaging task of shutting down
the internet of the entire city. Just the beginning, the innocuous hack
transforms into a complex web of interconnected events leading to a major cyber
attack that rocks the foundation of the country’s technological unit with the
help of @v!’s friends, $@m and K!LL3R.
!M S0 H@CK3D is a
book that keeps you on your toes all the time. The plot of the book is tightly
bound and keeps you engaged. With common yet not-so-common hacking terms like
DDOS and XSS are used but explained in detail, thus help keep the reader
understand the technical aspects and keep track with what is happening in the
plot. Moving along the plot at a brisk pace, you are sure to make some
assumptions that are confirmed in the penultimate chapter of the book. Relating
with Avidit with his corporate life is easy for any person who is working in
that setup. For a person who is into hacking or understands the concepts, this
book is going to be a wonderful ride.
The book also has some wonderful song recommendations
and my personal suggestion would be to plug in your earphones and listen to the
songs as they come into the plot and them move ahead. This would enhance your
reading experience multifold.
The characters of
@v!, M@dR!, $@m and K!LL3R are wonderfully crafted with careful details and
specific roles each of them plays in the plot development. The character arcs
move without a hitch and close all loose ends at the end in an amazing manner.
The title of the
book is just apt and will become crystal clear one you read the book.
The plot twist at
the end is just mindblowing and will make you question the very concept of
Hacking! Just for this, I am adding half-a-star to the rating.
A sure shot
recommendation for your TBRs, I will give the book 4.5/5.
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