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Barcode30293102355067
StatusChecked Out
LocationClark County
Call No364.168 Shor
TitleDark screens : hackers and heroes in the shadowy world of ransomware / Anja Shortland.
AuthorShortland, Anja, author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ1
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102355067364.168 Shor5/7/2026 Due on 6/5/2026Clark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 1541705750 hardcover
International Standard Book Number 9781541705753 hardcover
Personal Name Shortland, Anja, author.
Title Statement Dark screens : hackers and heroes in the shadowy world of ransomware / Anja Shortland.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : PublicAffairs, 2026.
Physical Description x, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-261) and index.
Formatted Contents Note Introduction: the business of ransomware -- Precursors and preconditions for ransomware. Phreaks and hackers: the magic of exploration ; The world's first ransomware attempt: the 1989 AIDS trojan ; Idealists versus mischief-makers: insecurity by design ; Operation flyhook: the risky business of cyber extortion ; Th missing puzzle pieces: innovations for safe and profitable ransomware -- From proof of concept to pandemic. CryptoLocker: ransomware unleashed ; A masterpiece of criminality: ransomware-as-a-service ; The ransomware ecosystem: ransomware-settlement-as-a-service ; Ransomwar: automatic, rapid, indiscriminate, reckless ; No more ransoms?: a fractious alliance against ransomware ; Big game hunting: second- and third-generation ransomware -- Pulling the plug on ransomware?. A matter of national security: proactive counter-ransomware policy ; In one fell swoop: the supply chain attack on Kaseya ; Conti "at war": with Costa Rica, and itself ; The LockBit takedown: undermining trust in the ransomware business -- Conclusion: big money-minimal risk?: dialing down the ransomware threat.
Summary, Etc. "Imagine opening your computer only to find every document and every program locked. All you can see is a red screen with a countdown timer, urging you to pay a ransom within seventy-two hours or lose access forever. For more than a decade, hackers have been extorting billions of dollars from businesses, governments, and individuals with ever more sophisticated variations on this simple scheme. Dark Screens offers a ringside seat to the most notorious ransomware attacks of the twenty-first century. It sheds light on the inner workings of criminal gangs that target hospitals, public infrastructure, and vulnerable companies -- as well as the individuals and organizations trying to stop them. It tracks how ransomware could become a weapon of cyberwar, as shown by the Russian NotPetya attack and the worldwide WannaCry cyberattack by North Korea. Ransomware expert Anja Shortland shares these stories to sound the alarm about how vulnerable we are to cyberattacks and highlight best practices from cybersecurity and crisis management to law enforcement and public policy. Dark Screens shines a light on the fascinating underworld of superhackers whose activities have potentially catastrophic implications for us all."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Computer security.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Hackers.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Computer crimes Investigation.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Ransomware (Computer software)
Index Term-Genre/Form Informational works.

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