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Robert Pleasant

Robert Pleasant is a writer and unabashed nerd, contributing news coverage and editorial articles to SiliconANGLE. His experience includes writing articles for websites such as UCStrategies, G33k-HQ, and Green Tea Graffiti, covering a range of subjects in technology, gaming, and entertainment. Robert, known to his friends as Robbie, earned his degree in Creative Writing from University of California, Santa Cruz, before getting into the tech news field, and in addition to the writing he does for SiliconANGLE, enjoys creating original comedic stories in his downtime.


Latest from Robert Pleasant

Hospital pays ransomware demands, but criminals demand more

There are several reasons why the most common advice for dealing with ransomware is “don’t pay it.” Once you’ve shown cyber criminals that you’re willing to pay money to retrieve your data, there’s nothing stopping them from targeting you again, if they …

Under attack: Multiple hackers target these hospitals

Health and medical associations are tempting targets for hackers, and that’s been made more than clear today, with not one, but two different hospitals suffering from data breaches. In Michigan, an attack on Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies has suffered a malware …

Hacking forum gets hacked itself

In a karmic case of the metaphorical shoe being on the other foot, a forum dedicated to stealing and sharing stolen information, credentials, and content was itself hacked, and the information on its 500,000 users leaked onto the net. The target was …

Hacker leaks data from darknet hitman website

There’s a saying about “honor among thieves” that suggests people who break the law will respect one another. However, that is not the case at all, particularly when it comes to cyber crime. A hacker has struck the darknet site “Besa Mafia,” …

Superintendent office schooled by phishing scam

The Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office has learned a painful lesson following a data breach that leaked the information for over 2,500 employees. This breach is the result of a phishing scam, as an email supposedly from human resources tricked employees …

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