This is the New York Times Bestseller. Technological advances have benefited our
world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flip side. Criminals are of
ten the earliest, and most innovative, adopters of technology and modern times h
ave led to modern crimes.
Today's criminals are stealing identities, draining
online bank-accounts and wiping out computer servers. It's disturbingly easy to
activate baby cam monitors to spy on families, pacemakers can be hacked to deli
ver a lethal jolt, and thieves are analyzing your social media in order to deter
mine the best time for a home invasion. Meanwhile, 3D printers produce AK-47s, t
errorists can download the recipe for the Ebola virus, and drug cartels are buil
ding drones.
