{"product_id":"dark-wire-the-incredible-true-story-of-the-largest-sting-operation-ever-9781541702707","title":"Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joseph Cox\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cybercrime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten \"in the manner of a good crime thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), the inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI created its own tech start-up to wiretap the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2018, a powerful app for secure communications called Anom took root among organized criminals. They believed Anom allowed them to conduct business in the shadows. Except for one thing: It was secretly run by the FBI.  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e Backdoor access to Anom and a series of related investigations granted American, Australian, and European authorities a front-row seat to the underworld. Tens of thousands of criminals worldwide appeared in full view of the same agents they were trying to evade. International smugglers, money launderers, hitmen: a sprawling illicit global economy as efficient and interconnected as the legal one. Officers watched drug shipments and murder plots unfold, making arrests without blowing their cover. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e Featuring a new epilogue with crucial updates to the case, \u003ci\u003eDark Wire \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the true scale and stakes of this unprecedented operation through the agents and criminals who were there. This is a fly-on-the-wall thriller for the modern world, where no one can be sure who is watching.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46480024338583,"sku":"9781541702707","price":1321.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781541702707.jpg?v=1766307425","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dark-wire-the-incredible-true-story-of-the-largest-sting-operation-ever-9781541702707","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}