Joseph Menn

Joseph Menn wrote Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World, which revealed that presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke had belonged to the most influential group of US hackers and explained the origins of hacktivism. The New York Times called it “a hugely important piece of the puzzle for anyone who wants to understand the forces shaping the Internet age.” It was named one of the 10 best nonfiction works of the year by Hudson Booksellers, and one of the five cybersecurity books everyone should read by The Wall Street Journal. An Investigative Reporter for Reuters, he also wrote Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet, which detailed Russian intelligence collaboration with organized crime.