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The evolution of ransomware

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The history and evolution of ransomware: from vouchers to cryptocurrency​. Article originally published in the IPA Journal.

Admin Admin, Part 3: The aftermath of Operation Bitcoins

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This is the third and final instalment of the Alberto Hill story. It focuses on the aftermath of a joint operation of the Uruguayan police and the national CERT, aimed at bringing the suspect for the hacking attack to justice. Except, it did not happen that way…

Admin Admin, Part 2: The case against Alberto

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We continue last week’s story of Alberto Daniel Hill (@ADanielHill), who was arrested by the Uruguayan police in September 2017 after conducting a spontaneous website security assessment a few years earlier.

He found himself detained and questioned in police custody – but the worst was yet to come…

Admin Admin, Part 1: From responsible disclosure to a prison cell

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Here is the first instalment of a remarkable, sad, unbelievable yet true story of a guy I met through the infosec community on Twitter.

Alberto Daniel Hill (@ADanielHill) is a cyber security professional from Uruguay and what he is about to discuss here might disturb you…