Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that...
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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that...
Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that...
Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that...
Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that...
Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that...
Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that...
Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that...
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