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We Know You Can Pay a Million
- Author
- Anja Shortland
- Narrator
- Deborah Balm
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 2 April 2026
- Run Time
- 7 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Cybercrime is everywhere. From governments to airlines, hospitals to banks, institutions of every kind have paid out millions to hackers. Now a multibillion-dollar industry, ransomware is recognised as a serious threat to global security, yet remains a slippery and little understood phenomenon.
From a leading expert in illicit trading, We Know You Can Pay a Million spotlights the criminal underworld where organised groups trade stolen information and cryptocurrencies, and reveals the fascinating histories of the superhackers whose activities have potentially catastrophic implications for us all.
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Details
- Author
- Anja Shortland
- Narrator
- Deborah Balm
- Duration
- 7 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 April 2026
- ISBN
- 9781805228196
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Computer fraud and hacking, Corporate crime / white-collar crime, Information warfare / Cyberwarfare, Political economy
Synopsis
You know it's coming: a frozen computer, an office filled with blank screens, a printed message. The clock is ticking. Your colleagues have hours to strike a deal.Cybercrime is everywhere. From governments to airlines, hospitals to banks, institutions of every kind have paid out millions to hackers. Now a multibillion-dollar industry, ransomware is recognised as a serious threat to global security, yet remains a slippery and little understood phenomenon.From a leading expert in illicit trading, We Know You Can Pay a Million spotlights the criminal underworld where organised groups trade stolen information and cryptocurrencies, and reveals the fascinating histories of the superhackers whose activities have potentially catastrophic implications for us all.
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