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Cambridge Computer Science @cst.cam.ac.uk · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to Professor Alice Hutchings (@message4bob.bsky.social), Professor of Emerging Harms here and the Director of our Cambridge Cybercrime Centre. She was honoured at the National Cyber Awards last night with The Alan Turing Cyber Leadership Award. www.cst.cam.ac.uk/news/nationa...

The Alan Turing Cyber Leadership Award, one of the National Cyber Awards, comes in the shape of a robot standing on a plinth. The Leadership award is supported by Sir Dermot Turing (nephew of Alan Turing) and "recognises a senior technical leader who has made a significant contribution to the digital safety of society," say the awards organisers.

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Cambridge Computer Science @cst.cam.ac.uk · 13/05/2026

'A School for Scoundrels: How Newbies learn in the Cybercrime Ecosystem': this is just one of the talks on the agenda at our 2026 Cambridge Cybercrime Conference. 🗓️ Monday 22 June 📍the William Gates Building, Cambridge. ℹ️ For more details & to register, see: www.cst.cam.ac.uk/news/school-...

Cybercrime researchers from around the world will be attending the 2026 Cambridge Cybercrime Conference on Monday 22 June. Among others, there will be sessions on understanding offender behaviour, and how AI can help detect sophisticated email phishing attacks.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 30/04/2026

Listening to infosec people freak out over Mythos is so tiring. Like, bro, your local water treatment plant runs Windows XP, your mobile provider's hardware is older than you are, and the protocol that routes internet traffic is secured by everyone just agreeing that hijacking it would be uncool.

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Term starts next week. But right now there are flowers in the sunshine ☀️ 🌷

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The Workshop on Attackers and Cyber-Crime Operations (WACCO) will be held again in 2026, as part of the IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy. The CfP is at: wacco-workshop.org I hope to see you in Portugal!

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WACCO 2026

Eight Workshop on Attackers and Cyber-Crime Operations

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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Yes Indya. Immediately putting this into a future slide

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Louis Barclay @louisbarclay.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Q. Who aligns the aligners? A. alignmentalignment.ai Today I’m humbled to announce an epoch-defining event: the launch of the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

alignmentalignment.ai

Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers

We align the aligners

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Alex Sutherland @criminologist.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

oooh, nearly got done by an email / apple voucher scam. only the size of the request (£300) triggered a phonecall to the person apparently emailing me (a relative).

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Join us for the 8th Annual Cambridge Cybercrime Conference, marking 10 years of the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre! Anyone interested in interdisciplinary cybersecurity and cybercrime research is welcome. When: June 23 Where: Cambridge & online More info: www.cambridgecybercrime.uk/conference20...

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

In NYC, a man was tortured for two weeks for Bitcoin. He escaped. Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social and colleagues tell us it's happening around the world. Conference paper: "Investigating Wrench Attacks: Physical Attacks: Targeting Cryptocurrency Users" drops.dagstuhl.de/storage/00li...

Investigating Wrench Attacks: Physical Attacks
Targeting Cryptocurrency Users

Marilyne Ordekian #
Department of Computer Science, University College London, UK

Gilberto Atondo-Siu #
Department of Computer Science, University of Cambridge, UK

Alice Hutchings #
Department of Computer Science, University of Cambridge, UK

Marie Vasek #
Department of Computer Science, University College London, UK

Abstract

Cryptocurrency wrench attacks are physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency users in the real world to illegally obtain cryptocurrencies. These attacks significantly undermine the efficacy of existing digital security norms when confronted with real-world threats. We present the first comprehensive
study on wrench attacks. We propose a theoretical approach to defining wrench attacks per criminal law norms, and an interdisciplinary empirical approach to measure their incidence. Leveraging three data sources, we perform crime script analysis, detecting incidents globally across 10 interviews with victims and experts, 146 news articles, and 37 online forums. Our findings reveal diverse groups

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I’m seeing a rise in reporting of ‘wrench attacks’, physical attacks against owners of cryptocurrencies. These may increase following the recent Coinbase data breach, which includes owners’ personal data. Our research on this is at: drops.dagstuhl.de/storage/00li...

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The best unconference is PuntCon. There are no talks, no keynotes, no awkward coffee breaks. Just ducks, punts, picnics, and the river Cam. It’s usually held around June/July (@smithsam.bsky.social)

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Martin Kleppmann @martin.kleppmann.com · 27/02/2025

“Police officers and employees misusing access to police database now account for over half of all cybercrime prosecutions in the UK. Yet police continue to call for encryption to be weakened” – excellent article by @message4bob.bsky.social www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~ah793/paper...

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WACCO Workshop @wacco-workshop.org · 18/02/2025

Last chance to submit for WACCO 2025! 🚨 The 7th IEEE Workshop on Attackers & Cyber-Crime Operations is accepting papers & research talks until Feb 20th. 📅 Date: June 30 📍 Location: Venice, IT Join experts across disciplines to advance cybersecurity research. Submit your work now: wacco-workshop.org

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Elon Musk FRS has been an active participant in the chaotic dismantling and censorship of US research. But not one word of concern has come from the Royal Society that honoured him. Sign the open letter asking the RS to stand up for science: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values

If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...

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WACCO Workshop @wacco-workshop.org · 05/02/2025

🔔 REMINDER: The Call for Papers and Research Talks for WACCO 2025 is still OPEN! Submit your work to the 7th IEEE Workshop on Attackers and Cyber-Crime Operations by February 20th. Full/short papers and research talks welcome. Visit wacco-workshop.org for details. 📅 See you in Venice this June!

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Misusing access to police databases accounts for over half of all cybercrime prosecutions in the UK. This causes considerable harm. Yet police continue to call for encryption to be weakened to allow for greater access to communication data. see the rest at ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/108...

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Police Behaving Badly

Police officers and employees misusing access to the police database now account for over half of all cybercrime prosecutions in the United Kingdom. Yet police continue to call for encryption to be we...

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Each term, the college fellowship gathers, by candlelight and dressed in black gowns, in the chapel to witness the admission of new fellows.

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WACCO Workshop @wacco-workshop.org · 20/01/2025

Call for Papers and Research Talks NOW OPEN! Share your work on attackers and cyber-crime operations at WACCO this June 30 in Venice, Italy Submission deadline: February 20 ⌛ Formats: Full and short papers or research talks For details and submissions, visit our website: wacco-workshop.org

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WACCO 2025

Seventh Workshop on Attackers and Cyber-Crime Operations

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Jeunese Payne @jeunese.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I’m an autistic woman and I’ve somehow managed to never give the Nazi salut. #elonmusk

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.

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WACCO Workshop @wacco-workshop.org · 10/01/2025

The 7th IEEE Workshop on Attackers and CyberCrime Operations is on its way! This year happening in beautiful Venice, 🇮🇹, June 30th! We look forward for your excellent submissions on all things cybercrime and cyber-attackers. Submissions due Feb 20, see website 🔗 full details ➡️ wacco-workshop.org

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Luca @securescientist.eu · 10/01/2025

WACCO's coming again, this year in gorgeous Venice! Always a pleasure to co-organize the event with the mighty @message4bob.bsky.social and @serpastrana.bsky.social. Since WACCO moved entirely on 🦋, reposts for reach are esp. welcome! 🙏🏻 Looking forward to another super-interesting edition! 🧪

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

During my sabbatical I’ve aimed to spend a couple of days each week working from college. Today was my first day back in the New Year. One advantage of it being dark at 5pm is seeing the lovely stained glass windows glow in the chapel.

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Meanwhile the Royal Society still boasts of having Musk within its fellowship.

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Academic life means Santa delivers paper rejections on Christmas Day.

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

As an Australian, spending Christmas in cold dark UK still feels odd, even after living here for 10 years. Sometimes you have to brighten the night. This year we went to the lights at the Cambridge Botanic gardens.

Light show at the Cambridge botanic gardens.

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Alice Hutchings @message4bob.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Sometimes Cambridge is all about admissions, exams, lectures and supervisions. But then there’s also surprise singers on the river wearing Santa hats.

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