Max Smeets

Ransom War (eBook, ePUB)

How Cyber Crime Became a Threat to National Security

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Ransom War delves into the alarming rise of ransomware, a type of malicious software that prevents users from accessing their systems or data. Victims are coerced into paying ransoms to regain access or to prevent the release of sensitive information.

The issue presents formidable challenges to national security. For instance, in May 2022, a series of devastating ransomware attacks prompted the President of Costa Rica to declare a national emergency, stating that the country was in a 'state of war.'

Ransomware also imposes severe hardship on individuals, often impacting the most vulnerable the hardest. One chilling example took place in March 2023 when hackers targeted Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania. By stealing and encrypting their data, the cyber criminals attempted to extort a payment. When the healthcare organisation refused to yield, the hackers resorted to a despicable act by leaking personal data and private photographs of topless female breast cancer patients.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805262664
• Artikelnr.: 72253870

Autorenporträt

Max Smeets DPhil is a leading expert in cyber conflict and security, who has written on cyber strategy for The Washington Post, War on the Rocks, Slate and others. He holds research positions at ETH Zurich, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. Max is the author of Ransom War: How Cyber Crime Became a Threat to National Security and No Shortcuts: Why States Struggle to Develop a Military Cyber Force (both published by Hurst), and the co-editor of Deter, Disrupt, or Deceive and Cyberspace and Instability. He also co-directs the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative/Incubator, and serves as Managing Editor of Binding Hook.

Rezensionen

'Written with clarity and insight, Ransom War dispels media-fuelled myths about ransomware groups, offering a clear-eyed and persuasive sociological analysis of how these entities actually operate--from their technical logistics to their branding strategies. Far from being disorganised criminals, these operators thrive through ever-more sophisticated communication strategies and meticulous reputation management.'
Gabriella Coleman, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University, and author of Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy