Chris Stokel-Walker, Author at CyberNews

Chris Stokel-Walker

Chris Stokel-Walker is a Freelance Journalist who focuses on technology, digital culture, influencers and YouTube.

He has a decade of experience in journalism, and writes for the world's biggest publications. His work appeared in WIRED, The Economist, The Guardian, BuzzFeed News, the BBC, the New York Times, Bloomberg, The Independent, Metro UK, The Times & Sunday Times, The Telegraph, Newsweek, and others.

He's the author of YouTubers: How YouTube shook up TV and created a new generation of stars, and an upcoming book on TikTok. Chris is well known for breaking major news about YouTube internationally.

Privacy

Maybe don’t call Saul? Over 30,000 VoIP devices identifiable worldwide, some with suspected vulnerabilities

by CyberNews Team

12 May 2021

Thousands of public-facing devices can be accessed anywhere in the world, from the US to Russia, from London to Johannesburg....

Chris Stokel-Walker

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