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Jun 2019
28m 41s

Hacker conspiracies

LiSTNR
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The rise of cyber-crime and technology brings with it false information and fear mongering. Reformed Hacker Bastien Treptel and Chief Cyber Risk Officer Fergus Brooks teach us what information we should adhere to and what stories have been created to drive us into the arms of clickbait.

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