Oriental Rumours

In Oriental Rumours, the internet in India is under a massive cyber attack. Since servers in the USA and in Europe outsource much of their work to India, this translates into a global crisis. The Zapp Kids answer an appeal from one of their Indian friends to help uncover who is behind the onslaught. The Kids enlist the help of the Maltese Cat, who travels to India for a closer look. The investigation is pretty cut and dried, revealing that a notorious renegade hacker group is the cause. But even as this group denies complicity, more evidence is turning up which seems to indict them more. Someone is manipulating the media with misinformation, and the problem is spreading across Asia. A second suspect arises, but the attacks continue. Only someone with immense clout and prodigious finances could be the culprit. The Zapp Kids find an unlikely ally in their search. They will need all the help they can find to take on this adversary. If not, the entire worldwide internet will no longer be safe in the hands of unseen forces.