Collaborate Disseminate
I had the great delight of reading Geoff White’s new book, “Crime Dot Com: From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global”, I thoroughly recommend it. The book is superbly researched and written, the author’s storytelling style not only lifts th… Continue reading Book Review: Crime Dot Com, From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global
If you weren’t using a computer 20 years ago, this is what people mean when they talk with dismay about ILOVEYOU or the Love Bug… Continue reading ILOVEYOU: The Love Bug virus 20 years on – could it happen again?
It was twenty years ago today, that the Love Bug hit computer systems worldwide.
Which means I know what I was doing exactly twenty years ago!
James Griffiths at CNN interviewed me about my memories of that historic day
Continue reading It was 20 years ago today… The Love Bug remembered
Can you believe it’s very nearly exactly 20 years since the Love Bug virus spread around the world, infecting millions of computers? No, I can’t either…
A few weeks ago it was my pleasure to be interviewed by the BBC’s Gabriela… Continue reading Talking love and viruses on the BBC World Service
Can you ever call malware art? That question is now up for debate as a Chinese internet artist puts a laptop full of viruses up for auction. Continue reading Any advance on $1.2m for this virus-infested netbook?
By Ryan De Souza
The ‘Persistence of Chaos’ laptop is infected with some of the most dangerous malware including WannaCry. A Samsung’s 11-year old Notebook called the Persistence of Chaos is dubbed the most dangerous PC in the world because… Continue reading World’s most dangerous laptop ‘Persistence of Chaos’ is up for auction
The “bestiary” houses six historical threats that combined resulted in at least $95B in damages worldwide. Continue reading WannaCry-Infested Laptop Starts at $1.13M in Art Auction