The Plot to Hack America

The Plot to Hack America

The Plot to Hack America
Author	Malcolm Nance Spencer Ackerman (foreword)
Audio read by	Gregory Itzin
Original title
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Publisher	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date	October 10, 2016
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	216
ISBN
OCLC	987592653
Preceded by	Defeating ISIS
Followed by	Hacking ISIS
Website	Official website

is a non-fiction book by Malcolm Nance about what the author describes as Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. It was published in paperback, audiobook, and e-book formats in 2016 by Skyhorse Publishing. A 2nd edition was published that year, and a 3rd edition in 2017. Nance researched Russian intelligence, working as a Russian interpreter and studying KGB history.

Nance describes the black propaganda warfare known as active measures by Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik News. He recounts Vladimir Putin's KGB rise, and details Trump campaign ties to Russia. Nance concludes Putin managed the cyberattack by hacker groups Cozy Bear and Fancy Bear.

The Wall Street Journal placed the book in its list of "Best-Selling Books" for the week of February 19, 2017, at 7th place in the category "Nonfiction E-Books".New York Journal of Books called it "an essential primer for anyone wanting to be fully informed about the unprecedented events surrounding the 2016 U.S. presidential election."The Huffington Post remarked Putin had played a Game of Thrones with the election.Newsweek wrote the problem with disinformation tactics is by the time they are debunked, the public has already consumed the falsehoods.