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24 alternatives to Countdown to Zero Day

Edge-of-seat account of malware as a digital weapon in Iran.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Countdown to Zero Day launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A full scale cyber attack against present-day New York

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2. 2
   Cyber War▲65

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3. 3
   Dark Territory▲69

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   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Future Crimes▲64

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5. 5HN
   Hacker News Mobile - A fast and readable mobile HN website▲209

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6. 6HR
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   Future Crimes▲89

   How to protect yourself from digital criminals

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   Radiolab - Darkode▲80

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    Plague▲118

    Spread content like a virus

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    Chaos Monkeys▲72

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    Hacker News Instant (3 hour project)▲91

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    Valley Speak▲94

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17. 17HN
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    AttackMap▲94

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