{"product_id":"dark-wire-by-joseph-cox-9781541702707","title":"Dark Wire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of how the FBI secretly used an encrypted phone company to infiltrate one of the world's largest crime syndicates, revealing how the underworld has become a globalised economy in its own right—one that can't be policed without crossing complicated ethical boundaries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritten \"in the manner of a good crime thriller\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2018, a powerful app for secure communications called Anom took root among organised criminals. They believed Anom allowed them to conduct business in the shadows. Except for one thing: It was secretly run by the FBI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBackdoor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a new epilogue with crucial updates to the case, \u003cem\u003eDark Wire\u003c\/em\u003e reveals 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617210941676,"sku":"9781541702707","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/100ca2c53c57059f05211d98f762d279.jpg?v=1778532160","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dark-wire-by-joseph-cox-9781541702707","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}