Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers by Andy Greenberg

Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers

by Andy Greenberg

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Most hacking you hear about steals data or spreads disinformation. Sandworm, the group Greenberg ties to Russia's GRU as Unit 74455, built attacks to break physical things, used Ukraine as its testing ground, and then released NotPetya, which did roughly $10 billion in damage worldwide.

Core ideas
  • Ukraine as proving ground: After Russia seized Crimea in 2014, the group went after Ukrainian elections, media and power grids, and a December 2016 attack darkened part of Kyiv.
  • Collateral at scale: NotPetya in June 2017 didn't stay in Ukraine, and companies like Maersk, Merck and Mondelez absorbed the damage.
  • Underestimated at home: The book argues US leaders underrated the threat, partly for political reasons, while American utilities, transport and medical systems carry the same vulnerabilities.
Published2019
Pages368
ISBN9780385544412
ReadAug 2024

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