Kingdom of Lies

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Would you say your phone is safe, or your computer? What about your car? Or your bank?
There is a global war going on and the next target could be anyone o an international corporation or a randomly selected individual. From cybercrime villages in Romania to intellectual property theft campaigns in China, these are the true stories of the hackers behind some of the largest cyberattacks in history and those committed to stopping them. You've never heard of them and you're not getting their real names.
Kate Fazzini has met the hackers who create new cyberweapons, hack sports cars and develop ransomware capable of stopping international banks in their tracks. Kingdom of Lies is a fast-paced look at technological innovations that were mere fantasy only a few years ago, but now make up an integral part of all our lives.Would you say your phone is safe, or your computer? What about your car? Or your bank?
There is a global war going on and the next target could be anyone o an international corporation or a randomly selected individual. From cybercrime villages in Romania to intellectual property theft campaigns in China, these are the true stories of the hackers behind some of the largest cyberattacks in history and those committed to stopping them. You've never heard of them and you're not getting their real names.
Kate Fazzini has met the hackers who create new cyberweapons, hack sports cars and develop ransomware capable of stopping international banks in their tracks. Kingdom of Lies is a fast-paced look at technological innovations that were mere fantasy only a few years ago, but now make up an integral part of all our lives.
Kate Fazziniis professor of cybersecurity at the University of Maryland, and also teaches in the Cyber Intelligence program at Georgetown University. She is the principal cybersecurity expert at CNBC, having previously been cybersecurity correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.