Cybertwists is an introduction to how hacking and cyberattacks work that is aimed at the general reader. It provides a lively illustration of the manifold techniques with which both criminals and secret services infiltrate other people’s computers, accessing and sometimes manipulating their data.

Starting with the basics and shunning superfluous technical information, it describes hacking procedures in just enough detail to leave the reader with an accurate sense of how they work and backs up the explanations with engaging accounts of past attacks on companies, governments and individuals.