Andy (River) Peterson

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RT @TheRecord_Media: China’s top policymaking body approved a plan for developing homegrown science and technology with an eye toward helpi… — PolitiTweet.org

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@rseymour Oh, I agree Costa Rica rules—I just think y’all are cursed when you visit?! — PolitiTweet.org

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@rseymour I don’t think, as your friend, I can allow you and Olga to return to Costa Rica again — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NPRDina: China agency tells Tencent apps have to be approved before they go live https://t.co/6nslgX7j7W — PolitiTweet.org

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Who is she?!? https://t.co/CnM8ugNeYX — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kansasalps: How the pandemic pulled Nigerian university students into cybercrime, via @OlaigbeUthman for @TheRecord_Media: https://t.co… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CharityW4CTI: Great read!! https://t.co/pYjTBSwk4k — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheRecord_Media: MediaTek, a Taiwanese company that manufactures a wide array of chips for smartphones, released security updates to ad… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheRecord_Media: Two Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to a combined 22 years in prison for their role in a global cybercrime gang… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheRecord_Media: Since the start of the pandemic, Nigeria has witnessed an increase not just in the number of people drawn into cybercr… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @uuallan: This is really good reporting from @OlaigbeUthman and it tracks with what @ddd1ms has said about Russian cybercriminals: a lot… — PolitiTweet.org

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I love editing—bring me the weird, wonderful cybersecurity stories only you can tell so we can share them together https://t.co/jmw2HWLZTB — PolitiTweet.org

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@OlaigbeUthman Perfectly timed, in praise of an editor!!! Literally crying over here. Excited for our next collab! — PolitiTweet.org

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Olatunji delivered nuanced, narrative of reporting on how the pandemic and related to economic turmoil has pulled Nigerian university students into cybercrime—so excited we published his first feature, a nearly year in the making, at @TheRecord_Media! https://t.co/6GppCxaZWp — PolitiTweet.org

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So grateful to work with Olatunji to bring this important story to @TheRecord_Media—read the whole story and this thread on his reporting journey https://t.co/6GppCxaZWp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OlaigbeUthman: Who pays the price of a defunct society? Read, and enjoy. @Longreads?? https://t.co/FO6IbqKhKW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CraneHassold: Absolutely fantastic article from @OlaigbeUthman about how economic conditions in Nigeria, particularly since the beginni… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GarWarner: Great article by Nigerian freelance journalist @OlaigbeUthman that shares real examples of University students getting pulle… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @laurenancona: It’s a lot of women, especially, that are owed apologies by healthcare providers for being told their symptoms are psycho… — PolitiTweet.org

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Also a gushy journalism tweet: I'm so grateful to be building a newsroom at @TheRecord_Media where I can help people tell these types of nuanced, global, HUMAN stories about cybersecurity. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cahlberg: Exactly the sort of story I hoped @TheRecord_Media would be able to do https://t.co/co4OTSmAZ3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @campuscodi: Thread on the latest investigative piece published on The Record (#tip @Techmeme) https://t.co/pXwU5Gima7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Exploring these economics and the personal stories behind cybercrime can help us all better understand how "cybersecurity" isn't an some abstract issue—it often reflects humans making difficult decisions, trying to best navigate vast systems they don't control. — PolitiTweet.org

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But there's also a growing social acceptance of cybercrime in Nigeria—driven in-part by a glamorization of the lifestyle in local pop culture, but also because some view of it as a form of rebellion against an inherently unjust global economic system laid bare during the pandemic — PolitiTweet.org

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“I needed to do something. I needed to survive,” one student said, recounting his descent into the "yahoo boy" lifestyle—the local slang for cyber fraudsters that recalls Nigerian Prince Yahoo! Mail spam stereotypes. — PolitiTweet.org

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In fact, freelance reporter @OlaigbeUthman started investigating the issue after his own friends at university turned cybercrime amid the pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

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For Nigerian university students whose education has been disrupted by the pandemic and related economic chaos—including rampant unemployment and inflation—becoming a cyber fraudster is one of the few "jobs" readily available. — PolitiTweet.org

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How the pandemic pulled Nigerian university students into cybercrime, via @OlaigbeUthman for @TheRecord_Media: https://t.co/6GppCxaZWp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @campuscodi: HP said it discovered a new JavaScript malware strain named RATdispenser, used to drop a wide variety of remote access troj… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @campuscodi: Breaking: Apple sues spyware maker NSO Group https://t.co/GvE0V40E3K https://t.co/CgGeu4qlr2 — PolitiTweet.org