Cyberwarfare
Short-term Sci-Fi
Category: Cyberwarfare
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The coordinates led him deep into the foothills of the Austrian-German border. The air thinned. Snow still held in the creases of the ridgeline, even in summer. Tom left the rental car at a forestry turnout and hiked the last 800 meters on foot. The signal was gone. Iggy was offline now—silent, watching, but disconnected.…
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The Kunsthistorisches Museum had long since closed. Tom entered through the staff door at the rear, flashing the laminated card the intermediary had provided. The guard didn’t ask questions—just nodded him toward the west stairwell. He descended alone. Marble gave way to concrete. The lights flickered once, then held. At the sublevel, it was just…
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Tom emerged from the U-Bahn into the cool evening air near Karlsplatz. The crowd had thinned, the tempo slower than usual. Vienna’s streets glowed gold under sodium vapor lights, too elegant to feel like a battlefield—yet too quiet to feel safe. He walked three blocks on foot. Iggy’s link to the outside world was a…
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With the breakdown of IT infrastructure, Tom knew he should just go to the airport and get—possibly—the last flight out. It reminded him of the 2004 tsunami crisis. Then, too, he had managed to get on board of the last flight by paying at the gate. He stood in the doorway, half-zipped travel bag slung…
Cyberwarfare 