Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers

From Wired senior writer Andy Greenberg comes the true story of the most devastating cyberattack in history and the desperate hunt to identify and track the elite Russian agents behind it.Much more than a true-life techno-thriller ... a tour through a realm that is both invisible and critical to the daily lives of every person alive in the 21st century.-Los Angeles TimesIn 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 worlds largest businesses-from drug manufacturers to software developers to shipping companies. At the attacks 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 Russias 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 storySandworm considers the danger this force poses to our national security and stability. As the Kremlins role in foreign government manipulation comes into greater focusSandworm exposes the realities not just of Russias 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. Review *Winner of theCornelius Ryan Citation for Excellence from the Overseas Press Club of America*“As Russia has attacked Greenberg has not been far behind reporting on these incursions inWired while searching for their perpetrators. Like the best true-crime writing his narrative is both perversely entertaining and terrifying.”-New York Review of BooksSandworm is much more than a true-life techno-thriller. Its a tour through a realm that is both invisible and critical to the daily lives of every person alive in the 21st century.-Los Angeles Times“Immensely readable…A hair-raising cautionary tale about the burgeoning post-Stuxnet world of state-sponsored hackers…Greenberg lays out in chilling detail how future wars will be waged in cyberspace and makes the case that we have done little as of yet to prevent it.”-Washington Post[A] chilling account of a Kremlin-led cyber attack a new front in global conflict.-Financial Times“Shocking…The book reads like a novel.” -Washington Independent Review of BooksAn important front-line view of the changing cyberthreats that are shaping our world their creators and the professionals who try to protect us.”-Nature Sandworm offers both a ripping narrative of a hack that broke the world and a worrying glimpse at cyberwars rapidly evolving future.-WiredThe most detailed account yet of Russias most destructive government-backed hackers.-Axios“The must-read guide to state-sponsored hacking.” -Business InsiderAndy Greenberg’sSandworm has achieved what I thought was no longer possible: it scares me.Sandworm is the story of the Russian GRU hacking team that has evolved in a few short years into the most methodical persistent and destructive intelligence agency cyber warriors. After readingSandworm you will not doubt those superlatives.-Forbes“Chilling.” -USA Today