Andy Greenberg Bücher

This gripping narrative follows a new generation of investigators who have unraveled the Bitcoin blockchain, illuminating the once-hidden worlds of money, drugs, and violence. Black markets have thrived in society's shadows, increasingly migrating online, where digital crime lords operate with unprecedented freedom. Central to their operations is cryptocurrency, allowing transactions that evade traditional law enforcement methods. However, what if this dark economy harbored a critical flaw? With the right blend of technical expertise and determination, investigators could expose a vast network of crime. The story unfolds through the eyes of a veteran cybersecurity reporter, who provides unprecedented access to key figures in federal law enforcement and private industry. Readers meet an audacious IRS agent, a Bitcoin-tracing entrepreneur from Denmark, and a colorful cast of agents and prosecutors as they navigate the crypto-underworld. The narrative reveals a thrilling saga of criminal empires built and dismantled, showcasing the largest online narcotics market takedown in internet history. This cat-and-mouse tale of technological rivalry is filled with cunning strategies and unexpected twists, posing a provocative question: How would the boldest criminals act if they believed they could never be caught?

In 2014, a series of mysterious cyberattacks began, targeting American utility companies, NATO, and Eastern European electric grids. These attacks escalated, peaking in the summer of 2017 with the NotPetya malware, which disrupted major global businesses, including drug manufacturers and shipping companies. In Ukraine, the impact was severe: ATMs froze, transport systems halted, and hospitals lost power. NotPetya caused an unprecedented ten billion dollars in damage, marking it as the most destructive cyberattack in history. The hackers, known as Sandworm, have gained notoriety as a formidable group of cyberwarriors operating under Russia's military intelligence agency. They are a persistent and skilled threat, launching unrestrained attacks on critical infrastructure, affecting both government and civilian targets. This narrative unfolds as a chilling detective story, examining the dangers Sandworm poses to national security and global stability. As the Kremlin's involvement in foreign manipulation becomes clearer, the text highlights the realities of Russia's digital offensive and the blurring lines between digital and physical conflict, revealing profound implications for modern warfare.

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'With the nuance of a reporter and the pace of a thriller writer, Andy Greenberg gives us a glimpse of the cyberwars of the future while at the same time placing his story in the long arc of Russian and Ukrainian history.' -Anne Applebaum, bestselling author of Twilight of Democracy 'A chilling account of a Kremlin-led cyberattack, a new front in global conflict" -Financial Times The true story of the most devastating act of cyberwarfare in history and the desperate hunt to identify and track the elite Russian agents behind it. In 2014, the world witnessed the start of a mysterious series of cyberattacks. Targeting American utility companies, NATO, and electric grids in Eastern Europe, the strikes grew ever more brazen. They culminated in the summer of 2017, when the malware known as NotPetya was unleashed, penetrating, disrupting, and paralyzing some of the world's largest businesses. At the attack's epicenter in Ukraine, ATMs froze. The railway and postal systems shut down. Hospitals went dark. NotPetya spread around the world, inflicting an unprecedented ten billion dollars in damage - the largest, most destructive cyberattack the world had ever seen. This is the true story of the hunt to unmask Sandworm: the group of hackers behind the attacks working in service of Russia's military intelligence agency. Following the years-long, globe-spanning work of the detectives tracking them, Operation Sandworm also exposes the larger story of a new global arms race, and the geopolitical chaos it is unleashing on the world. A narrative full of twists and turns, it captures a chilling new reality: in a war without borders, all of us live on the frontline.