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Kompromat: How Russia Undermined American Democracy by Jeff Pegues 9781633884298

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A timely and essential book from the CBS correspondent who has led their coverage of Russia election interference and the FBI counterintelligence investigation into whether the Trump Campaign coordinated with the Russians. In this compelling account of how the Russians hacked the 2016 election, CBS News Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues reveals how far the Kremlin poked into voter databases and why it happened. He also investigates the steps taken to shore up election systems in states across the country ahead of the 2018 midterm and indeed the 2020 Presidential election. Based on exclusive interviews with officials from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and cybersecurity experts, Pegues takes readers behind the scenes and into the minds of investigators following the case. He delves into the shadowy world of Russian spies, unraveling the complicated web of contacts between Russian operatives and Trump representatives during the campaign. In one chapter, he focuses on Valeri Gerasimov, widely believed to be the mastermind behind a Russian cyber strategy designed to influence and disrupt democracies. Evidence is presented showing that the Russians infiltrated not only Democratic Party computer networks in the US, but networks in the Ukraine and Europe as well. Consulting with representatives of top cyber security firms, the author discusses what states are doing to protect voting systems in the next midterm elections and beyond. Fascinating and chilling at the same time, Kompromat opens a window into the murky world of espionage, digital warfare, and a newly aggressive Russia brazenly inserting itself into U.S. politics.

A CBS correspondent presents an in-depth examination of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and measures to protect US voting systems against future cyber attacks.

About the Author
Jeff Pegues is the justice and homeland security correspondent for CBS News. In this capacity he has participated in closed-door interviews with the Directors of the FBI and CIA. In 2016 Pegues had unprecedented access for 24 hours to former CIA Director John Brennan. As U.S. investigators were in the process of attributing cyber attacks to Vladimir Putin and contemplating a response, Pegues was traveling with Brennan on the CIA Director's jet. Pegues has become one of the most visible and informed journalists on the investigation into Russian interference in the election. He is the author of Black and Blue- Inside the Divide between Police and Black America. In the aftermath of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014, Pegues investigated police reform in U.S. cities. In 2017 Pegues was a part of the CBS News team that won multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards. Previous to joining CBS News, Pegues spent ten years at WABC-TV in New York. He is the recipient of three Emmy Awards, numerous Emmy Award nominations, and the Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.


Book Information
ISBN 9781633884298
Author Jeff Pegues
Format Hardback
Page Count 287
Imprint Prometheus Books
Publisher Prometheus Books
Weight(grams) 494g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 161mm * 25mm

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