Fatal System Error

"Kept me riveted to the couch all weekend." -- The New Yorker "An enthralling ride into the inner workings of the cyber-criminal world.... Menn displays his incredibly deep understanding of the underlying issues around computer security and why we are vulnerable." -- Slashdot "[A] compelling read." -- Los Angeles Times "Menn spins racy tales of true-life cybercrime....The villains glory in handles such as 'Bra1n' and the heroes are portrayed respectively as Matthew Broderick from WarGamesand Daniel Craig's Bond, but the narrative glitter is sprinkled on top of serious and thorough reporting." -- The Guardian "Eye-popping [and] ... mind-blowing." -- Network World

An investigative reporter for Reuters, Joseph Menn is the longest serving and most respected mainstream journalist on cyber security. He has won three Best in Business awards from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers and been a finalist for three Gerald Loeb Awards. His Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords who are Bringing Down the Internet exposed the Russian government's collaboration with organized criminal hackers and was named one of the 10 best nonfiction books of 2010 by Hudson Booksellers.

He also wrote the definitive All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanning's Napster, an Investigative Reports & Editors Inc. finalist for book of the year. He previously worked for the Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, and Bloomberg and has spoken at conferences including Def Con, Black Hat, and RSA. He grew up near Boston and lives in San Francisco.