Rebecca Moody

Head of Data Research

Rebecca is a writer and editor, living and working in Portugal. Over the past 10 years, she’s been dedicated to providing in-depth information on all things digital, with a particular focus on ransomware.

Articles by Rebecca

1 in 4 Apple App Store kids’ apps breach Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rules

We searched through the top 400 apps in the Apple App Store to see whether or not their privacy policies comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act rules. Our findings suggest as many as 1 in 4 may violate COPPA with many collecting personal data without parental consent.

By Rebecca Moody in App Studies on June 29, 2023

Which of the top 50 UK cities have the most Hikvision and Dahua camera networks?

This week the UK government declared that surveillance equipment produced by companies subject to China's National Intelligence Law, including Dahua and Hikvision, must be eradicated from sensitive central government sites. In light of this development, we have undertaken an investigation to determine which cities in the UK have the greatest concentration of Dahua and Hikvision cameras.

By Rebecca Moody in Surveillance Studies on June 9, 2023

Ransomware attacks on food, beverage, and agriculture organizations have cost the world economy $1.36bn in downtime alone

"Delve into the vulnerabilities and consequences of ransomware attacks within the food, beverage, an

By Rebecca Moody in Ransomware Studies on June 5, 2023

Nearly 1 in 4 children’s Google Play Apps breach the ICO’s age-appropriate design code

By Rebecca Moody in App Studies on February 22, 2023

Worldwide crypto & NFT rug pulls and scams tracker

By Rebecca Moody in Crypto on August 17, 2022

VPN demand rises around key Roe v. Wade dates

By Rebecca Moody in VPN & Privacy on July 7, 2022

Map of worldwide ransomware attacks (updated daily)

By Rebecca Moody in Information Security on January 6, 2023