Agenda

The Biggest Hack Ever? Featuring Jimmy Fallon, Kim Jong Un and a Bunch of Salamanders

Thu Jun 15 / 11:15 - 12:00 CEST
01. Geoff White - Investigative Journalist and Author, CRIMEDOTCOM

Geoff White

Investigative Journalist and Author, CRIMEDOTCOM

Author and Investigative Journalist Geoff White presents research from his forthcoming book on the intersection of technology, money laundering and cybercrime.

In this presentation he will unpack how a hack on Vietnamese video game embroiled celebrities and the US government in a battle royale over freedom of speech and cryptocurrency.


As an investigative journalist, Geoff White has covered technology for BBC News, Channel 4 News, Audible, Forbes online and many others. Geoff created the Data Baby project, a unique experiment which used a fictional online identity to expose how our personal data is being used - and abused - online. As the technology correspondent for Channel 4 News, one of the UK’s leading daily news programmes, Geoff won multiple awards for his work on the Snowden leaks, the hacking of Britain’s largest ISP TalkTalk and his exposés of fraud in the internet dating industry. He also recently completed a 10-part series delving into the shadow dark web economy that feeds on stolen personal data, hacked computers and corporate incompetence. 'Crime Dot Com: From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global', was Geoff's first book, and was described as a ''fascinating, often gripping read''. His second book, the Lazarus Heist was ranked no. 1 in the UK. It sprang from the hit 10-part BBC podcast series of the same name, which Geoff co-hosted and which immediately ranked number one in the UK Apple chart and within the top 7 in the US. He has written and presented two major podcast series for Audible. Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe? reveals the origins of AI, and shows how the technology is seeping into everyday life. The Dark Web exposes the shadow internet created by the US military and now home to hackers, crooks and freedom fighters

More presentations from Geoff White:
The Future of Cyber Threats to the UK