Tom Chothia

Press

In the news

Fifteen years of coverage, grouped by the work it reports on.

Research threads Publications

Windows and memory security

TechRadar Pro‘This one just needs a script’: researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction20 Aug 2026
MSNUltimate Windows kill switch can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction20 Aug 2026 · Syndicated from TechRadar Pro
heise online‘Download more RAM’: Windows security cracked via RAM EEPROM19 Aug 2026
SANS ISCApple Patches; Screen Sharing Security; Download More RAM18 Aug 2026 · Stormcast episode 10056, Johannes Ullrich walks through the attack
TechXploreAttackers bypass Windows security without physical access18 Aug 2026
Sina TechnologyWin11 新攻击曝光：不物理接触，利用内存缺陷绕过安全防护14 Aug 2026 · New Windows 11 attack: bypassing security without physical access, via a memory flaw

Contactless payments

BBC NewsStudy finds contactless payment security loopholes28 Oct 2025
BBC NewsResearchers find Apple Pay, Visa contactless hack30 Sep 2021
The TimesApple Pay users ‘vulnerable to security hack’30 Sep 2021
TelegraphApple Pay’s Visa flaw risks letting hackers drain money from iPhones30 Sep 2021
Tom’s GuideYour Apple Pay payments can be stolen over the air30 Sep 2021
VeritasiumHow easy is it to steal $10,000 from a locked phone?Video explaining the Apple Pay result

Game cheats and anti-cheat

WIREDInside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats11 Aug 2025
TechSpotStudy uncovers dark market making millions from video game cheats11 Aug 2025
The VergeValorant is winning the war against PC gaming cheaters4 Nov 2024
Game RantNew Study Claims to Reveal Games With the Best Anti-Cheat Software31 Oct 2024
Indian ExpressVideo game cheating market on the rise, 80 websites rake in up to $73.2 million23 Oct 2024
The DebriefPeople cheat in online games, and researchers just figured out how23 Oct 2024
TechXploreWindows kernel defenses aren’t enough to stop a lucrative game cheating market21 Oct 2024

TLS in banking apps

The RegisterMobile bank app security flaw could have smacked millions11 Dec 2017
TelegraphHSBC, NatWest and Co-op Bank fix app security flaws6 Dec 2017
SC MagazineNewly created tool spots TLS vulnerability in major banking and VPN apps6 Dec 2017

Medical devices

The TimesNHS implants can be hacked and made to kill6 Dec 2016
BBC NewsFatal flaws found in medical implant software1 Dec 2016
The RegisterFatal flaws in ten pacemakers make for Denial of Life attacks1 Dec 2016

Security, GCHQ and society

Debating EuropeWhat would save the music industry from digital piracy?26 Jun 2015
ZDNet£2.5m funding boost for protecting rail networks and power stations7 Oct 2014
Birmingham PostCity lecturer’s guide to avoid being target of webcam spies8 Mar 2014
The ConversationHow to protect yourself when GCHQ goes for your webcam3 Mar 2014 · Written by Tom
The ConversationExplainer: how do you destroy a hard drive?23 Aug 2013 · Written by Tom
Times HigherStudent code breakers set cyber security challenge20 Jan 2013

BitTorrent monitoring

IndependentSomeone’s probably watching you downloading that film5 Sep 2012
NBC NewsBitTorrent file-sharing users, good and bad, being monitored5 Sep 2012
TelegraphMost illegal downloaders ‘are being tracked’5 Sep 2012
BBC NewsBitTorrent study finds most file-sharers are monitored4 Sep 2012
New ScientistHoneytrap reveals mass monitoring of downloaders4 Sep 2012

e-Passports

Times HigherUniversity of Birmingham: Passport to oblivion28 Jan 2010
The RegisterDefects in e-passports allow real-time tracking26 Jan 2010