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- ISBN 9781718505025
- Dimensions: 178 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 01 Sep 2026
- Publisher: No Starch Press,US
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The internet rarely fails all at once. It frays quietly, behind the scenes, through small mistakes, misplaced trust, and delayed decisions-until the consequences spill into everyday life. They Broke the Internet tells the true stories of the cyber attacks that exposed the fragility of modern systems. From ransomware shutting down fuel pipelines to spyware unraveling lives at the highest levels of power, each chapter reconstructs how an attack unfolded, why it worked, and what finally made the damage impossible to ignore. Rather than focusing on technical exploits, the book centers on human judgment, institutional blind spots, and cascading failure. These attacks did not succeed because attackers were superhuman, but because organizations were slow, siloed, or unprepared to recognize weak signals. The result is a gripping, accessible history that helps readers understand how cyber incidents escape the screen and reshape the real world.
DJ Fracking is a cybersecurity professional and researcher with experience analyzing real-world incidents at the intersection of technology, institutions, and human behavior. Drawing on public records, reporting, and technical investigation, he focuses on how cyber attacks unfold in practice—and why organizations so often miss the warning signs until it is too late.
