Coming Summer 2026
Dark Side of the Boom
How Scammers Hijacked the AI Revolution
Dark Side of the Boom is a wakeup call to this immediate and sinister side of the AI revolution that is lost amidst the headline-grabbing futurist debates. Author Patrick Coughlin draws on decades of experience in cybersecurity to shed a new light on today’s AI-powered imposter scammers. The result is an engaging and compelling guide to deception in the AI era and how we protect and secure what matters most to us all.
Patrick Coughlin is a cybersecurity and technology expert with over two decades of hands-on experience at the intersection of technology, intelligence, and security. His debut book, Dark Side of the Boom, reveals the human cost of the growing AI-powered scam economy, explores the organized criminal networks and black-market engines that power it.
About Patrick Coughlin
