by Mark Bowden
First published 2011
When the Conficker worm begins rapidly infecting millions of computers worldwide, a motley crew of internet pioneers and security experts race to stop it. As the worm's controllers upgrade it to evade detection, the stakes rise - Conficker could seize control of vital networks and infrastructure. Can this "Conficker Cabal" outmaneuver the shadowy forces behind the worm before it's too late?
Genres: crime, non-fiction, technology, 21st-century, computer-science, cyberpunk
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time, underdog
Period: 21st-Century
233 pages · Hardcover · Atlantic Monthly Press