{"product_id":"this-is-how-they-tell-me-the-world-ends-the-cyberweapons-arms-race-9781635578492","title":"This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER * Winner of the Financial Times \u0026amp; McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Bronze Medal, Arthur Ross Book Award (Council on Foreign Relations)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Written in the hot, propulsive prose of a spy thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times), \u003c\/i\u003ethe untold story of the cyberweapons market-the most secretive, government-backed market on earth-and a terrifying first look at a new kind of global warfare.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZero-day: a software bug that allows a hacker to break into your devices and move around undetected. One of the most coveted tools in a spy's arsenal, a zero-day has the power to silently spy on your iPhone, dismantle the safety controls at a chemical plant, alter an election, and shut down the electric grid (just ask Ukraine). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For decades, under cover of classification levels and nondisclosure agreements, the United States government became the world's dominant hoarder of zero-days. U.S. government agents paid top dollar-first thousands, and later millions of dollars-to hackers willing to sell their lock-picking code and their silence. Then the United States lost control of its hoard \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e the market. Now those zero-days are in the hands of hostile nations and mercenaries who do not care if your vote goes missing, your clean water is contaminated, or our nuclear plants melt down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with spies, hackers, arms dealers, and a few unsung heroes, written like a thriller and a reference, \u003ci\u003eThis Is How They Tell Me the World Ends\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing feat of journalism. Based on years of reporting and hundreds of interviews, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Nicole Perlroth lifts the curtain on a market in shadow, revealing the urgent threat faced by us all if we cannot bring the global cyberarms race to heel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635578492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528","brand":"Nicole Perlroth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42573283229877,"sku":"9781635578492","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ba64172e-9228-4b56-a818-e649a6ec63cc.jpg?v=1672155824","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-is-how-they-tell-me-the-world-ends-the-cyberweapons-arms-race-9781635578492","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}