Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon (2014)

Zetter reconstructs the forensic discovery of Stuxnet, the unprecedented malware designed to sabotage centrifuges at Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility. The narrative unpacks the staggering cryptographic precision, zero-day vulnerabilities, and state-sponsored espionage behind physical destruction delivered via pure code. It is an extraordinary piece of investigative reporting that reads like an international geopolitical thriller.