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2) Wildcard
Author
Series
Warcross volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Emika and the Phoenix Riders are determined to put a stop to Hideo's grim plans, but Emika's survival depends on the ruthless Blackcoats whose help comes at a price.
3) Version zero
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English
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"Max, a data whiz at the social media company Wren, has gotten a firsthand glimpse of the dark side of big tech. When he questions what his company does with the data they collect, he's fired...then black-balled across Silicon Valley. With time on his hands and revenge on his mind, Max and his longtime friend (and secretly the love of his life) Akiko, decide to get even by rebooting the internet. After all, in order to fix things, sometimes you have...
4) The fox
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English
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Former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service Adrian Weston is awoken in the middle of the night by a phone call from the Prime Minister. Her news is shocking: the Pentagon, the NSA, and the CIA have been hacked simultaneously, their seemingly impenetrable firewalls breached by an unknown enemy known only as "The Fox." Even more surprisingly, the culprit is revealed to be a young British teenager, Luke Jennings. He has no agenda, no secrets,...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"Lucas [examines the cybercrime] confronting our security--both for individuals and nations. The uncomfortable truth is that we do not take cybersecurity seriously enough. Strong regulations on automotive safety or guidelines for the airline industry are commonplace, but when it comes to the Internet, it might as well be the Wild West. Standards of securing our computers and other Internet-connected technology are diverse, but just like the rules...
6) Warcross
Author
Series
Warcross volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"When teenage coder Emika Chen hacks her way into the opening tournament of the Warcross Championships, she glitches herself into the game as well as a sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire"--
7) Blackout
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English
Description
When the lights go out one night, no one panics. Not yet. The lights always come back on soon, don't they? Surely it's a glitch, a storm, a malfunction. But something seems strange about this night. Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electrical grids collapse. There is no power, anywhere. A former hacker and activist, Piero investigates a possible cause of the disaster. The authorities don't believe him, and he soon becomes a prime suspect...
8) The bank
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English
Description
"In the small town of Montgomery, Arizona, Kyle Decker's book shop is barely breaking even. When a bank opens in the empty storefront next door, he hopes the new establishment will bring in more foot traffic. Trouble is, nobody's ever heard of The First People's Bank, and the local branch has appeared mysteriously overnight. Their incentives for new customers seem reasonable...at first. But is it a coincidence when Kyle's wife has her identity...
9) Black widow
Author
Series
Doc Ford novels volume 15
Language
English
Description
Entreated by his goddaughter to help pay off a blackmailer who videotaped her bachelorette party and then threatened to expose her debauchery, Doc Ford reluctantly agrees and then finds himself in danger when the extortionist releases the tape anyway.
10) Hot seat
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A reformed hacker turned cyber security technician finds himself in the HOT SEAT when he realizes that he's just armed a bomb under his chair and he's forced to help a maniacal anonymous caller pull off an impossible cyber robbery.
11) Spooky ballet!
Author
Series
Agent Amelia volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Amelia, a secret agent, investigates a class of entranced ballet students, a scarecrow that can control crows, and a librarian whose work on the school library's computers seems to turn students into robots.
12) Hackers
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English
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Description
While practicing the tricks of the trade, a neophyte "hacker" accomplishes the nearly impossible: he hacks the highly secured Gibson computer at the Ellingson Mineral Corporation. But in doing so, he unknowingly taps into a high-tech embezzling scheme which is masked by a virus that could cause a horrific environmental disaster. In the flash of a nanosecond, the young hacker and his pals are targeted for the crime by the FBI and Ellingson's deranged...
13) Wired
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Series
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English
Description
"Allison Trent doesn't look like a hacker. In fact, when she's not in college working on her degree, she models on the side. But behind her gorgeous face is a brilliant mind for computers and her real love is writing--and hacking--code. Her dream is to write a new security program that could revolutionize the tech industry. Hotshot FBI agent Liam Scott has a problem: a leak deep within his own department. He needs the skills of a top-notch hacker...
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English
Description
Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flip side. Criminals are often the earliest, and most innovative, adopters of technology, and modern times have led to modern crimes. Today's criminals are stealing identities, draining online bank accounts, and erasing computer servers. It's disturbingly easy to activate baby monitors to spy on families, to hack pacemakers to deliver a lethal jolt of electricity,...
15) Digital clues
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Series
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
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Description
"From your cell phone signal to your personal information, text messages to your search history, criminals and investigators are able to access all of it using the right tools. Discover how investigators solve crimes using digital forensics."--
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 68
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
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Description
"I am not the kind of mouse who spends money on useless things. But one day I kept getting packages of things I did not order or need. Someone on the Internet had stolen my identity! Professor Margo Bitmouse, a well-known computer expert, helped me track down the hacker. Could I find the thief before my reputation is was ruined?"--
18) Snowden
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English
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The incredible untold story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.
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English
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The Conficker computer "worm" is a potentially devastating computer virus that has baffled experts and infected as many as 12 million computers to date. When the Conficker virus was unleashed in November 2008, cybersecurity experts did not know what to make of it. The worm, exploiting the security flaws in Microsoft Windows, grew at an astonishingly rapid rate, infecting millions of computers around the world within weeks. Once the worm infiltrated...
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English
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Computers can be powerful tools for creating positive change, but in the wrong hands, they can also be destructive weapons. Cybercrime is a growing field of criminal activity, and it is important for readers to know as much as possible about it to avoid becoming a victim. Readers learn valuable information through detailed main text, fact boxes, and helpful sidebars. They also discover what they can do now to prepare for an exciting career investigating...
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