This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

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Nicole Perlroth is a ten-year veteran of the cybersecurity beat, covering the subject as a reporter for the New York Times. She covered the landmark cases involving North Korean attacks on Hollywood, Russian attacks on nuclear power plants, and Iranian attacks on gas companies. This is her first book.

In 2011, Ralph Langner’s TED talk on Stuxnet highlighted the chilling reality of how this advanced cyberweapon, originally deployed by the U.S. to prevent war, could be modified and used against critical infrastructure, inadvertently fueling a global cyber arms race. As nations scrambled to develop their own arsenals, private firms like Vupen and the Hacking Team profited by selling zero-day exploits to governments, often disregarding ethical concerns. Meanwhile, cyberattacks escalated worldwide, with incidents like China’s infiltration of Google’s systems and Russia’s use of Sandworm to disrupt Ukraine’s power grid showcasing the growing threat. The Snowden revelations further exposed the NSA’s extensive exploitation of zero-days, sparking debates over ethics and security. Amid this chaotic landscape, figures like Charlie Miller sought to reform the exploit market, but the lack of transparency and trust continued to plague the industry. By 2016, the stakes reached new heights as Russian hackers targeted U.S. election systems and the Shadow Brokers leaked NSA cyberweapons, underscoring the precarious balance of power in an increasingly interconnected world.

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