This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race is a feat of journalism. Drawing on years of investigative reporting and hundreds of interviews, former New York Times reporter Nicole Perlros, now at the leading U.S. cybersecurity agency, CISA, lifts the curtain on the shadowy market, revealing a serious threat looming over each of us.

Zero-day vulnerabilities are software bugs that are unknown to users and developers, and that, for example, allow hackers to infiltrate your devices and access any information.

Exploits and zero-day vulnerabilities are one of the most coveted tools in a spy’s arsenal, as they can spy on your phone, bypass security controls at a chemical plant, influence the outcome of elections, or even knock out power grids.

For decades, US government agents paid hackers big bucks to sell hacking codes and their silence. But at some point, America lost control of both its arsenal and the market...