# Event Details

- **Event Name**: From Curiosity to Catastrophe: The Inexorable Rise of Ransomware
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 06:15 pm – Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Celebrating more than 12 years of research into extortive crime and criminal ecosystems at King's, Anja Shortland will discuss her new book:About this EventWe Know You Can Pay A Million: Inside the Dark Economy of Hacking and Ransomware with two eminent cybersecurity specialists.How did we get from pranksters tinkering with phone lines to cybercriminal gangs capable of taking down whole societies? And more importantly: how can we – individually and collectively - improve our own cybersecurity and resilience?The event will be followed by a reception with food and drinks.SPEAKERSAnja Shortland, Professor in Political Economy, King’s College, London.Jen Ellis, Cybersecurity advocate. NextJenSecurity and fellow of the Royal United Services InstituteDr Tim Stevenson, Reader in International Security and Co-Director Cyber Security Research Group, King’s College, London
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/from-curiosity-to-catastrophe-the-inexorable-rise-of-ransomware/100001981009290114
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- **city**: London
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- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Bush House Lecture Theatre 1 (BH(S)1.01)
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- **full address**: Bush House Lecture Theatre 1 (BH(S)1.01), Bush House, London, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is From Curiosity to Catastrophe: The Inexorable Rise of Ransomware being held?
  - **A:** From Curiosity to Catastrophe: The Inexorable Rise of Ransomware takes place on Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 06:15 pm to Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Bush House Lecture Theatre 1 (BH(S)1.01), Bush House, London, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing From Curiosity to Catastrophe: The Inexorable Rise of Ransomware?
  - **A:** From Curiosity to Catastrophe: The Inexorable Rise of Ransomware is organized by Department of Political Economy, School of Politics & Economics, King's College London.

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