The New Cyber Crime Lords

A Geopolitical Struggle No One Wants to Fight

Joseph Menn’s Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who are Bringing Down the Internet travels through the underworld of cybercrime and finds – beyond the pseudonymous hackers, mob kingpins, and devoted investigators –  state police forces that look the other way, dangerous cracks in the global system of online commerce, and the first signs of major geopolitical conflict. Below, Menn, Financial Times Technology Correspondent, adapts from his book the story of two investigators going after the elusive crime lord called King Arthur.

BARRETT LYON AND ANDY CROCKER …