Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.
About this episode
The episode discusses the threats faced by security researcher Allison Nixon after her work against online hacking groups.
Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of the Com, a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence and hacking campaigns. Then she became a target. This story was written by Kim Zetter and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
People in this episode
Host: Noa
Guest: Allison Nixon
Topics covered
- cybersecurity
- hacking
- online threats
- violence
- research
Keywords
- Allison Nixon
- hacking
- Com
- cybersecurity
- death threats
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Com
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