God of the Internet by Lynn Lipinski

This is hopefully not foresight.   The story is about a talented hacker who plans on bringing havoc to the U.S. economy. 

The hacker plans on wreaking havoc and double crossing his sponsor.  

A family caught up in the situation supplies the pathos of the story.   Ken, a white hat organizer, is trying to help Homeland Security find and defeat the hacker.

The tribulations of Omar a teen with medical issues and his sister Leila humanize the story as well.

The Equifax hack settlement is currently playing out in the news and certainly provides a realistic and terrifying backdrop for this plot.

The author points out a lot of vulnerability issues.   I thought the one about back up drives was very telling but the author never pursued that issue.

This is a scary book due to it’s plausibility.

I recommend it. 

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.