The plot to hack America how Putin's cyberspies and WikiLeaks tried to steal the 2016 election
In April of 2016, computer technicians at the Democratic National Committee discovered that someone had accessed the organization's computer servers. In the days and weeks that followed, they discovered that the cyber thieves had helped themselves to everything: sensitive documents, emails, donor in...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Skyhorse Publishing,
c2016.
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| Summary: | In April of 2016, computer technicians at the Democratic National Committee discovered that someone had accessed the organization's computer servers. In the days and weeks that followed, they discovered that the cyber thieves had helped themselves to everything: sensitive documents, emails, donor information, even voice mails. It was the modern-day equivalent of the Watergate scandal, but this time, the culprit was Russia's spy service, and their method a new hybrid cyber warfare: Kompromat. But why would Vladimir Putin want to tip the scales of an American election? |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 186 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-186). |
| ISBN: | 9781510723320 (pbk.) 1510723323 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | He is a writer whose books include, An End to al-Qaeda: An End to al-Qaeda: Destroying Bin Laden's Jihad and Restoring America's Honor (2010), The Plot to hack America: How Putin's Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election (2016), and The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West (2018). (Bowker Author Biography) |
