Inside Trickbot: Investigating and Unmasking a Notorious Russian Cybercriminal

The Hitachi Center and the Cybersecurity & Public Policy program are pleased to bring Lily Hay Newman, Senior Writer at WIRED to Fletcher. During her discussion, she will give us a behind-the-scenes look at her work reporting on the Russia-based ransomware gang Trickbot, publishing the real-world identity of one of its members, and delving into the broader cybercriminal landscape. Newman’s work focuses on information security, digital privacy, and hacking. She previously worked as a technology reporter at Slate magazine and was the staff writer for Future Tense, a publication and project of Slate, the New America Foundation, and Arizona State University. Additionally, her work has appeared in Gizmodo, Fast Company, IEEE Spectrum, and Popular Mechanics. She lives in New York City.