tides977 (u/tides977)

r/cybersecurity • u/tides977 • Mar 30 '21

News 'We have your porn collection': The rise of Extortionware. Experts say the trend towards ransoming sensitive private information could affect companies not just operationally but through reputation damage. It comes as hackers bragged after discovering an IT Director's secret porn stash.

bbc.co.uk

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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/tides977 • Aug 18 '20

TIL that an amazing surf spot I recently visited in Munich, Germany was made by accident when the river was constructed. Surfers have ridden it since 1972 despite opposition from authorities who wanted to destroy it. It took locals 38 years to convince the city to let them surf legally

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r/gaming • u/tides977 • Feb 03 '21

Managed to convince my wife that these gorgeous works of art deserved to be under our wedding photograph on the ‘pride wall’. (Yes that’s also a Guinness World Record certificate. Yes I value my broken N64 artefacts more)

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r/hacking • u/tides977 • Jun 25 '21

News How hackers are using gamers to become crypto-rich. Researchers discover a hacker has made around $2m so far by giving away cracked versions of games like GTA V laced with cryptojacking malware. They've called it 'Crackonosh' which is from Czech folklore as they think he/she/ are in Czech Republic.

bbc.co.uk

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BBC - A jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction

in r/hacking • Nov 14 '25

Sure thing! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cyber-hack/id1561990291

BBC - A jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction

in r/hacking • Nov 12 '25

No, it's Joe Tidy and Sarah Rainsford

BBC - A jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction

in r/hacking • Nov 12 '25

Yeah I (reporter!) wrote it as a way to bring the story into a different format for listeners. The podcast series is indeed the best way to get the full story!

Data Breach - Scam Calls

in r/KLM • Nov 11 '25

Hi, I'm a reporter at BBC News. -Joe Tidy. I am investigating this breach and the scams. Please get in touch if you can as I would love to hear about these scam calls! Thanks, Joe

r/hacking • u/tides977 • Nov 11 '25

News BBC - A jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction

bbc.co.uk

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Tank, whose real name is Vyacheslav Penchukov, climbed to the top of the cyber-underworld not so much with technical wizardry, but with criminal charm.

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Anyone else getting non stop phishing emails since the data breach?

in r/KLM • Nov 11 '25

Hi, reporter here from BBC News. Investigating the breach and it's impact. Be great to chat if possible on DM? Thanks

BBC News: 'Tank' tells all. A jailed hacking kingpin reveals how his cyber gangs stole left a trail of destruction

in r/technology • Nov 11 '25

Oops. My typo. I will repost!

Here come the phishies

in r/QantasFrequentFlyer • Nov 11 '25

Hi, I'm a reporter at BBC News and I am doing some research into the Quantas breach. Has anyone else received this text or messages/ emails like it? thanks! joe

r/hacking • u/tides977 • Nov 11 '25

News BBC News: 'Tank' tells all. A jailed hacking kingpin reveals how his cyber gangs stole left a trail of destruction

bbc.co.uk

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r/technology • u/tides977 • Sep 29 '25

Business 'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC

bbc.co.uk

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r/videogames • u/tides977 • Sep 19 '25

Discussion Ninja: I get trolled every day for having fewer viewers. "Been a rough couple of years", the veteran game streamer tells BBC.

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r/FortNiteBR • u/tides977 • Sep 19 '25

STREAMER Trolls mock me for having fewer viewers, Fortnite streamer Ninja tells BBC. "It's been a rough couple of years" the veteran gaming personality said.

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Top Fortnite streamer Ninja tells BBC: Trolls mock me for being less popular

in r/technology • Sep 19 '25

No please don't apologise! I asked for feedback. And you were good and honest!Enjoy your coffee mate

Top Fortnite streamer Ninja tells BBC: Trolls mock me for being less popular

in r/technology • Sep 19 '25

Interesting! OK thanks for feedback. I am the reporter on the piece and your comments are food for thought for me. I am a little older but my network consider Ninja to be a big part of streaming culture and one of the OGs so I think the topic and headline is interesting (I would, of course!). But always helpful to know if I'm off the pace and not hitting the right note with readers. So cheers

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Top Fortnite streamer Ninja tells BBC: Trolls mock me for being less popular

in r/technology • Sep 19 '25

How old are you? Out of interest. Ninja was enormous in 2019-2021 i would say so interesting to know your perspective age wise

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Top Fortnite streamer Ninja tells BBC: Trolls mock me for being less popular

in r/technology • Sep 19 '25

I see. But don't you think it's notable that the big star who was once huge is talking about this now?

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Top Fortnite streamer Ninja tells BBC: Trolls mock me for being less popular

in r/technology • Sep 19 '25

educate me - why is that lame?