{"product_id":"dark-screens-hackers-and-heroes-in-the-shadowy-world-of-ransomware-hardcover","title":"Dark Screens: Hackers and Heroes in the Shadowy World of Ransomware - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnja Shortland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting account of major ransomware attacks and their devastating consequences, revealing how exposed we really are--and how we can protect ourselves \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brilliant, original, and authoritative.\" --Peter Frankopan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Roads\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Screens\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Screens \u003c\/i\u003eshines a light on the fascinating underworld of superhackers whose activities have potentially catastrophic implications for us all. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnja Shortland\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of political economy at King's College London. She is an expert on piracy, kidnapping, art recovery, cultural property crime, and ransomware. Her insights have been featured in publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her book \u003ci\u003eKidnap\u003c\/i\u003e won the Douglass North Award for the best book in institutional economics. She lives in Wiltshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45567578931244,"sku":"9781541705753","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/QIh0FuI1f-9781541705753.webp?v=1779504633","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/dark-screens-hackers-and-heroes-in-the-shadowy-world-of-ransomware-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}