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Former Lulzsec and Anonymous hacktivist 'Topiary' discusses his criminal past

Stuart Sumner

13 May 2022 • 1 min read

Jake Davis, former hacktivist

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Jake Davis, former hacktivist

The former hacker also recommends cyber security strategies for organisations of all sizes

Jake Davis, former hacktivist and leading member of hacking collectives 'Lulzsec' and 'Anonymous' discussed his criminal past at Computing's Cyber Security Summit 2021. He opened up about variou...

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