Hacking Books

Showing 1-50 of 1,461
Hacking: The Art of Exploitation w/CD Hacking: The Art of Exploitation w/CD (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,500 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.97 — 27,177 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.28 — 15,581 ratings — published 1989
Rate this book
Clear rating
Social Engineering Social Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.83 — 3,858 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,222 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.76 — 7,208 ratings — published 2001
Rate this book
Clear rating
Gray Hat Hacking : The Ethical Hacker's Handbook Gray Hat Hacking : The Ethical Hacker's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.10 — 537 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.12 — 607 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,520 ratings — published 1984
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.91 — 3,586 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 388 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Hacker Playbook 2: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing The Hacker Playbook 2: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.24 — 437 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,778 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.97 — 8,040 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.07 — 865 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.13 — 562 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Hacker Playbook 3: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing The Hacker Playbook 3: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.40 — 252 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Hacker Playbook: Practical Guide to Penetration Testing The Hacker Playbook: Practical Guide to Penetration Testing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.96 — 468 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,352 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,164 ratings — published 2000
Rate this book
Clear rating
Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.48 — 606 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.32 — 10,939 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,183 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.15 — 330 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,361 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,319 ratings — published 1992
Rate this book
Clear rating
Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.09 — 545 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
Red Team Field Manual Red Team Field Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.23 — 994 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Hacking S3crets Hacking S3crets (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.27 — 508 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.92 — 724 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.92 — 52,932 ratings — published 2008
Rate this book
Clear rating
Permanent Record Permanent Record (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.30 — 57,276 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Violent Python: A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers Violent Python: A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.03 — 549 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.04 — 553 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4) The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4)
by (shelved 15 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.80 — 167,736 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.36 — 426 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,134 ratings — published 1993
Rate this book
Clear rating
Bug Bounty Bootcamp Bug Bounty Bootcamp (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.50 — 120 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Hardware Hacker: Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware The Hardware Hacker: Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.29 — 546 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.21 — 467 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
Hacker's Delight Hacker's Delight (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,136 ratings — published 2002
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,412,154 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as hacking)
avg rating 3.94 — 220 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Pentester BluePrint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker The Pentester BluePrint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.17 — 224 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Real-World Bug Hunting: A Field Guide to Web Hacking Real-World Bug Hunting: A Field Guide to Web Hacking (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.19 — 138 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,762 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.30 — 28,732 ratings — published 1999
Rate this book
Clear rating
Snow Crash Snow Crash (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as hacking)
avg rating 4.01 — 295,747 ratings — published 1992
Rate this book
Clear rating


“Data is not just information; it’s the thread that binds our identities to the hands that pull it.”
Timsux Wales

Stieg Larsson
“We need to have a talk on the subject of what's yours and what's mine.”
Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

More quotes...