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  • A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
  • By: Andy Greenberg
  • Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
  • Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (417 ratings)
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Summary

"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

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: "[A] chilling account of a Kremlin-led cyberattack, a new front in global conflict" (
Financial Times).

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—from drug manufacturers to software developers to shipping companies. 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.

The hackers behind these attacks are quickly gaining a reputation as the most dangerous team of cyberwarriors in history: a group known as Sandworm. Working in the service of Russia's military intelligence agency, they represent a persistent, highly skilled force, one whose talents are matched by their willingness to launch broad, unrestrained attacks on the most critical infrastructure of their adversaries. They target government and private sector, military and civilians alike.

A chilling, globe-spanning detective story, Sandworm considers the danger this force poses to our national security and stability. As the Kremlin's role in foreign government manipulation comes into greater focus, Sandworm exposes the realities not just of Russia's global digital offensive, but of an era where warfare ceases to be waged on the battlefield. It reveals how the lines between digital and physical conflict, between wartime and peacetime, have begun to blur—with world-shaking implications.

©2019 Andy Greenberg (P)2019 Random House Audio

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"Winner of the Cornelius Ryan Citation for Excellence from the Overseas Press Club of America

"Sandworm is a sobering examination of an underreported story: The menace Russian hackers pose to the critical infrastructure of the West. 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, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Gulag and Red Famine

"An important front-line view of the changing cyberthreats that are shaping our world, their creators, and the professionals who try to protect us.”Nature

“As Russia has attacked, Greenberg has not been far behind, reporting on these incursions in Wired while searching for their perpetrators. Like the best true-crime writing, his narrative is both perversely entertaining and terrifying.” New York Review of Books

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Everyone should listen to this. It's exceptional.

We hear a lot about how state actors are using cybercrime techniques in order to influence opinion and attack infrastructure in other countries. But we rarely see a well-argued analysis that backs up this assertion. This book provides just such a well-argued analysis that outlines persuasively which organisations, and which country, were behind the devastating cyberattacks WannaCry, NotPetya, and others. And it outlines who is gaining malicious access to the control systems for the infrastructure that powers our modern world. Such as the electricity generation and supply systems, transport systems, communications and broadcast systems, and other industrial control systems. It also provides enough evidence to support the conclusion that the same, or closely associated, malicious actors were behind attempts to influence elections in Europe and the USA. Probably in other countries as well.

The case against the perpetrators, who are identified in the book, is built up logically and comprehensively. Everyone should read it and then draw their own conclusions. I know I have. One of the best books of 2019. Undoubtedly the best on cybersecurity. The audiobook version is very good indeed.

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A must for anyone in the cybersecurity arena

A must for anyone in the cybersecurity arena, excellent background and details to help understand the current situation.

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Solid rather than entertaining

A really good overview with lots of fascinating detail. Despite the high drama of many of the events, this is more a solid description of them than something with the narrative drama of a well-written thriller.

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An interesting listen for anyone

I work in the IT industry and was recommended this book but told it would be if interest anyone, even without any technical background. To a large part, I agree, the level of information and research that has gone into writing this book is staggering. Far beyond the world of IT, the background on international conflict and competition paints a complete picture that is both disturbing and thought provoking. the narration too was spot on and dragged me into the book. I'll definitely be listening to this one again and wouldn't hesitate recommending it as a great listen.

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Well worth a listen if you work in CyberSecurity

Great story as it described how some very large impacting security events unfolded, where they originated from and the drivers behind them.

This is an evolving space that will impact more and more people in the future.

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Highly recommended

A well written and very well narrated book on state sponsored hacking and cyber warfare, alerting readers for the already is a new reality, with cyber attacks against infrastructure and general unpreparedness for what that entails.
The subject is interesting, it's becoming ever more relevant, it is treated with knowledge and perspective and it is thus highly recommendable.

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Excellent listen

The detail of the book is fantastic. I really enjoyed the depth of the content and the background that was presented for this APT. I don’t tend to listen to the audible books more than once but I will for this one.

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Interesting and shocking in equal measures

Well written and interesting story, but at the same time very worrying to listen to

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Should be taught in schools

This book should be required reading for ALL design Engineers and resilience should become a principal of good design.

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Interesting book about cybercrimes

Interesting book about cybercrimes. Mostly enforced by Russian goverment. Book paints a vivid picture about the horrors one can achieve through cybercrimes.

Sometimes the book is too technical and repetitive.

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