This was an entertaining and informative read. I found myself sharing what I learned from this book with those around me. I recommend it to fans of good and highly readable non-fiction.

This was a well-written, informative read. I really enjoyed learning more about ransomware and the people who fight against it. I highly recommend anyone who may be curious about ransomware or who may have been a victim of this malicious activity at one point read this book. A lot of good information is included in this book. Great read!

A semester-long coding course met my childhood love for spies created my gateway to a fascination in the intricacies and happenings of cyber crime.

What this book accomplishes, is bringing someone like me, a tourist, into the gated community of a complicated topic — a rarity for books in this subject realm. The Ransomware Hunting Team was a perfect balance of technical and profile — adding dimension to the characters behind the screen.

Fascinating!! Reading this was entering a world I knew nothing about - how cool is that? I had heard of ransomware but didn’t know that there were people out there who figured out how to fight off the malware and the criminals who extort by demanding money for the stolen files. The book highlighted regular people who are gifted in technology and coding who give their tremendous amount of time to help people get the “lock” off of their files. It wasn’t a technical read - it’s filled with people and their lives which read like fiction. Loved it. Learned so much. Thanks to Farrar, Straus and Giroux for the advanced copy.

The book introduces a group of romantic misfits who volunteer to help companies in recovering files and fighting the cyber extortions. The portraits of these people the authors drew remind readers that just like you can't judge the book by its cover, one shouldn't judge people by their looks and manners. The book also gives a very good overview of ransomware business history going back to the past centuries. The authors say that “ransomware is kidnapping updated for the digital age.”
The book is a gripping as well as an informative read.

The Ransomware Hunting Team by Dudley and Golden is an engrossing read from first to last page. Great writing. Highly recommend.

I was provided a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for a review.

While it took me over a month to read this book, I really quite enjoyed it. I don’t usually read non-fiction, but I found this captivating. I am interested in the tech world, but have never explored the ransomware world and I feel as if this book was a wonderful introduction. It explained dense concepts in a way that I think anyone could understand, without having any previous interaction with ransomware. I appreciated how it focused more on the people and the ethics behind ransomware and ransomware hunting as opposed to the technical aspects. It conveyed the threat of ransomware with a proper urgency, while also shining a light on the incredibly kind, determined, and intelligent people who have fought off the threats previously. I am excited to recommend this book to others I know who are interested in the growing dependence of civilization on technology, for it underlines the related dangers.

One of the best books I have read. A modern day Robin Hood hunting team, trying to help take out the bad guys, but taking no reward themselves. In awe of these people, such altruistic behaviour is rarely seen these days. I highly recommend this book, 5 stars all the way.