Emma Woollacott, Author at CyberNews

Emma Woollacott

Emma Woollacott is a Contributor to CyberNews. She's been writing about tech and business for more than 20 years, focusing mainly on legal and regulatory issues.

A regular contributor to the BBC News website, Forbes and Private Eye, her work has appeared in the Times, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times and Financial Times. She has also made appearances on BBC Radio, the World Service and Sky News.

She has focused on cybersecurity for many years, and has a strong interest in civil liberties and internet freedom.

She lives in Oxford, where she enjoys long walks, concerts, Italian classes and plenty of pub lunches.

Security

Million-dollar deposits and friends in high places: how we applied for a job with a ransomware gang

by CyberNews Team

21 April 2021

During an undercover interview, a CyberNews researcher tricked ransomware operators affiliated with Ragnar Locker into revealing their ransom payout structure,...

Emma Woollacott

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