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ICS0018 CotW seminars

2026-02-16T15:32:40Z

Stepan: /* The Seminars */

=== The idea ===

The Crook of the Week seminars are meant for student presentations/talks about famous social engineers of the past. Each seminar will host up to
'''four 15-minute presentations''' by different students, plus discussion. The main points of the presentation are
* to introduce the person (biography)
* to explain the motivation behind his/her actions
* to study the ''modus operandi'' (ways) of social engineering by this person
* to outline the main human weaknesses the person exploited (cognitive biases, automatic thinking etc)
* to summarize the main lesson the person teaches us

A successful presentation will result in passing the course if the attendance criteria (5 out of 8 lectures and seminars) is met. To register a presentation, either log in and write it to the schedule below by yourself, or send an e-mail to Kaido, stating the chosen time and person to cover. '''There are only 16 presentations in total - first come, first served!''' Others would have to resort to other tasks to pass the course!

=== The Crooks ===

Note: the list is not exhaustive - feel free to suggest others!

* Carlo Ponzi
* Victor Lustig
* Frank Abagnale Jr
* Mark Abene (Phiber Optik)
* Kevin Mitnick
* Susan Headley (Suzy Thunder)
* Kevin Poulsen (Dark Dante)
* Bernie Madoff
* Elizabeth Holmes
* Sam Bankman-Fried
* Mythical and literary characters: Jacob (Old Testament), Odysseus, Iago, Grima Wormtongue...
* BYOC (''Bring Your Own Crook''): introduce a well-known crook from your home country (as we are a very international bunch)!

=== The Seminars ===

Seminar 1: Tuesday, March 3
* Liisa-Maria Laide - Odysseus
* Mykhailo Bulakhov - Ferdinand Waldo Demara
* Marten Pitsner - Elizabeth Holmes
* Josefine Rosalie Balch Petersen - Mark Abene (Phiber Optik)

Seminar 2: Tuesday, March 10
* Denys Boiko - Matthew Cox
* Zhiyun Wang - Zhuge Liang
* Stepan Denysenko - BYOC | Andriy Slyusarchuk
* Patrik Tamm - Gregor MacGregor

Seminar 3: Tuesday, March 17
* Karl Viiburg - Bernie Madoff
* Gren Paut - Kevin Mitnick
* Klaus Jesper Zaletajev - Carlo Ponzi
* Šimon Semerád - BYOC - Lukáš Kohout

Seminar 4: Tuesday, March 24
* Armin Schütz - Victor Lustig
* Günther Miklas - Kevin Poulsen
* Oleksii Kolomoiets - Frank Abagnale Jr
* Aleksandr Sokolov - Jordan Belfort

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Exam schedule

2025-12-29T18:35:26Z

Stepan:

The schedule will be added here later during the course.

NB! Make sure you're registered for the exam in ÕIS!

# DEC 30 8:00-8:55
#* Dumitru Ciobanu
#* Ellen Marie Lasson
#* Remi Tammik
#* Emil Huseynzade
#* Austin Derck
# DEC 30 9:00-9:55
#* Daniel Kotov
#* Nikolai Kharkhan
#* Kirill Kotomtsev
#* Radions Laškovs
#* Remu Salminen
# DEC 30 10:00-10:55
#* Šarlote Stariņa
#* Renee Zugov
#* Midhat Shawl
#* Stepan Denysenko
#* Carolin Scholz
# DEC 30 11:00-11:55
#* Nikita Vinogradov
#* Rasmus Simson
#* Carl-Andero Tagamaa
#* Ka Ming Chan
#* your_name_here
# DEC 30 13:00-13:55
#* Mykhailo Bulakhov
#* your_name_here
#* Siim Marist
#* Marten Tihanov
#* Liviu Mereacre
# DEC 30 14:00-14:55
#* Andres Alexander Jürgenson
#* Märten Erik Loor
#* Oskar Märtin
#* Kaur Kantsik
#* Liisi Rüüsak
# DEC 30 15:00-15:55
#* Chihpei Tsai
#* Ivan Antipov
#* Jakob Luts
#* Valeri Kozlov
#* your_name_here
# DEC 30 16:00-16:55
#* your_name_here
#* Manivald Umbjärv
#* Kaspars Kusiņš
#* Hulya Ayca Onerge
#* Tõnis Kändmaa

# JAN 5 8:00-8:55
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# JAN 5 9:00-9:55
#* Davyd Viniarskyi
#* Konstantin Tužikov
#* Ruslana Jankovska
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# JAN 5 10:00-10:55
#* Lorenz Ritsch
#* Erik-Kristian Einonpoika Kohtala
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# JAN 5 11:00-11:55
#* Marta Meesak
#* your_name_here
#* Maksym Korchan
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# JAN 5 13:00-13:55
#* your_name_here
#* Arseniy Savustyan
#* Virgo Teos
#* Justin Dakota Kincheloe
#* Aleksander Ader
# JAN 5 14:00-14:55
#* Daniel Sorokin
#* Markkus-Oliver Ollo
#* Hannes Erlich
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# JAN 5 15:00-15:55
#* Nikolozi Khachiashvili
#* Menan Sali
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# JAN 5 16:00-16:55
#* Mahir Mammadli
#* Aykhan Ahmad
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here

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Group 2 seminar schedule

2025-11-10T15:51:51Z

Stepan:

# seminar, Oct 30 8:15-9:45
#* Gren Paut 243471IVSB: Adware
#* Laava Magdalena Vatsel (Ethics of reCAPTCHA)
#* Maksim Didenko, 251958IVSB. Research keywords: network/dark information society, EU policymaking, IT professional landscape.
#* Remi Tammik. Dark Web impact on IT and society
#* Bulakhov Mykhailo : Cybersecurity Volunteers in Wartime: Ethics of Civilian Cyber Defense
# seminar, Nov 6 8:15-9:45
#* Sander Eerik Vask Piracy from a ethical and moral point of view
#* Radions Laškovs
#* Hulya Ayca Onerge
#* Chihpei Tsai:From " Cyber Sovereignty" to "Sovereign AI” : National Autonomy Strategies in the Digital Era
#* Daniel Sorokin
# seminar, Nov 13 8:15-9:45
#* Manivald Umbjarv 243455IVSB: Child protection laws and age verification
#* Ciobanu Dumitru: Remote Access Tools (RATs) and its Trojans: Between Privacy Concerns and Professional Utility
#* Aleksander Ader: "He Will Not Divide Us" Campaign vs. 4chan: Collective OSINT in action
#* Carl-Andero Tagamaa: "Terrence Andrew Davis"
#* Maksym Korchan: "Antivirus or spyware? The privacy paradox of security software"
#* Sebastian Alberto Parra Pinto (Dark Patterns & Manipulative UX)
# seminar, Nov 13 10:00-11:30
#* Remu-Mooses Salminen
#* Mares Vassiljev
#* Stepan Denysenko: Cryptocurrencies and blockchain
#* Aykhan Ahmad
#* [2nd] Gren Paut 243471IVSB
# seminar, Nov 20 8:15-9:45
#* Mehin Hajizada 252728IVSB
#* Lorenz Ritsch 255944IVSB: Ethical and Social Aspects of Autonomous Driving
#* Tunar Abaszada
#* José Joaquín Urquizo Sotomayor
#* Konstantin Tužikov
#* Huseyn Mirjavadov 256197IVSB: Digital Privacy: How safe is our personal information online
#* Akif Qarayev: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Employment and Society
# seminar, Nov 27 8:15-9:45
#* [2nd] Laava Magdalena Vatsel
#* Enes Kaan Seven
#* Erik-Kristian Einonpoika Kohtala
#* [2nd] Sharlotte Lim, 255974IVSB
#* Ulvi Balashov
# seminar, Nov 27 10:00-11:30
#* Šarlote Stariņa
#* Midhat Abbas Shawl
#* Kaspars Kusiņš
#* Artemii Hanenko
#* Mahir Mammadli
# seminar, Dec 4 8:15-9:45
#* Siim Marist
#* Kaan Metin: (Deepfake usage and its affects)
#* Orkhan Hajiyev
#* Artoghrul Hasanli
#* Konya Maximilian
#* Henrik Timmermann (2000s and 2010s Cyberattacks and cyberweapons)
# seminar, Dec 11 8:15-9:45
#* Mares Vassiljev[2nd]
#* Menan Sali
#* [2nd] Ka Ming Chan
#* Oghuz Mamiyev
#* Davyd Viniarskyi
# seminar, Dec 12 10:00-11:30
#* Nikita Vinogradov
#* Ruslana Jankovska
#* Renee Žugov
#* [2nd] Sebastian Parra
#* [2nd] Tunar Abaszada
# seminar, Dec 18 8:15-9:45
#* [2nd] Maksim Didenko, 251958IVSB. Socioethical impact of addictive algorithms; corporate social responsibility
#* [2nd] Sharlotte Lim., 255974IVSB
#* [2nd] Ulvi Balashov,
#* Aykhan Alizada
#* Marten Tihanov - The Practicality and Limits of Digital Invisibility

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Group 2 seminar schedule

2025-10-13T13:45:46Z

Stepan:

# seminar, Oct 30
#* Gren Paut 243471IVSB: Adware
#* Laava Magdalena Vatsel
#* Maksim Didenko, 251958IVSB. Research keywords: network/dark information society, EU policymaking, IT professional landscape.
#* Remi Tammik. Dark Web impact on IT, society and ethics.
#* Bulakhov Mykhailo : Cybersecurity Volunteers in Wartime: Ethics of Civilian Cyber Defense
# seminar, Nov 6
#* Sander Eerik Vask Piracy from a ethical and moral point of view
#* Radions Laškovs
#* Hulya Ayca Onerge
#* Chihpei Tsai:From " Cyber Sovereignty" to "Sovereign AI” : National Autonomy Strategies in the Digital Era
#* Daniel Sorokin
# seminar, Nov 13
#* Manivald Umbjarv 243455IVSB: Child protection laws and age verification
#* Ciobanu Dumitru: Remote Access Tools (RATs) and its Trojans: Between Privacy Concerns and Professional Utility
#* Aleksander Ader
#* Carl-Andero Tagamaa
#* Maksym Korchan: "Antivirus or spyware? The privacy paradox of security software"
#* Sebastian Alberto Parra Pinto (Dark Patterns & Manipulative UX)
# seminar, Nov 13 10:00-10:30
#* Remu-Mooses Salminen
#* Mares Vassiljev
#* Stepan Denysenko
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Nov 20
#* Mehin Hajizada 252728IVSB
#* Lorenz Ritsch 255944IVSB: Ethical and Social Aspects of Autonomous Driving
#* Tunar Abaszada
#* José Joaquín Urquizo Sotomayor
#* Konstantin Tužikov
#* Huseyn Mirjavadov 256197IVSB: Facial Recognition and Ethics
# seminar, Nov 27
#* [2nd] Laava Magdalena Vatsel
#* Enes Kaan Seven
#* Erik-Kristian Einonpoika Kohtala
#* [2nd] Sharlotte Lim, 255974IVSB
#* Ulvi Balashov
# seminar, Nov 27 10:00-10:30
#* Šarlote Stariņa
#* Midhat Abbas Shawl
#* Kaspars Kusiņš
#* Artemii Hanenko
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 4
#* Siim Marist
#* Kaan Metin: (Deepfake usage and its affects)
#* Orkhan Hajiyev
#* Artoghrul Hasanli
#* Konya Maximilian
#* Henrik Timmermann (2000s and 2010s Cyberattacks and cyberweapons)
# seminar, Dec 11
#* Mares Vassiljev[2nd]
#* Menan Sali
#* Ka Ming Chan
#* Oghuz Mamiyev
#* Davyd Viniarskyi
# seminar, Dec 12 10:00-10:30
#* Nikita Vinogradov
#* Ruslana Jankovska
#* Renee Žugov
#* [2nd] Sebastian Parra
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 18
#* [2nd] Maksim Didenko, 251958IVSB. Socioethical impact of addictive algorithms; corporate social responsibility
#* [2nd] Sharlotte Lim., 255974IVSB
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* Aykhan Alizada
#* Marten Tihanov - The Practicality and Limits of Digital Invisibility

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