Bob Sullivan (born 1968[1] in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey)[2] is an American online journalist, author and one of the founding members of msnbc.com. Sullivan is the author of two New York Times Bestsellers entitled Stop Getting Ripped Off and Gotcha Capitalism.[3] Sullivan is a journalist at BobSullivan.net and an author. Formerly, he was senior writer, technology correspondent and author of the popular blog, The Red Tape Chronicles, at msnbc.com, where he focused on technology crime and consumer fraud. He also regularly appears on air on MSNBC, CNBC's On the Money, NBC Nightly News, the Today show, and various local NBC affiliates.[4]
Sullivan has been reporting on computer crime, electronic financial fraud, privacy, and the Internet Underground and has written more than 100 articles on the subjects since 1996.
Sullivan was the first to report to Americans that the FBI had developed a computer program, called Magic Lantern, designed to obtain public encryption keys on November 20, 2001.[7] He was also the first to describe the data theft at ChoicePoint, the first of what would become an avalanche of stories about stolen and lost personal information on February 18, 2005.[8]
Sullivan is the recipient of several journalism awards. In 2002, Sullivan won the prestigious Society of Professional Journalists Public Service Award for his series of articles on online fraud. In 2003, he received the Carnegie Mellon University CyLab CyberSecurity Journalism Award for his online cybersecurity reporting.[9] More recently, in 2016, Sullivan accepted the Betty Furness Consumer Media Service Award from the Consumer Federation of America in recognition of his two decades writing and speaking "critically about anti-consumer practices both through major news outlets and a series of books."[10][11]
Bob Sullivan. Stop Getting Ripped Off: Why Consumers Get Screwed, and How You Can Always Get a Fair Deal. Ballantine Books, 2009. (ISBN978-0-345-51159-1)
Bob Sullivan. Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day-and What You Can Do About It. Ballantine Books, 2007. (ISBN978-0-345-49613-3)
Bob Sullivan. Your Evil Twin: Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic. John Wiley & Sons, 2004. (ISBN978-0-471-64810-9)
Referencesedit
^"Sullivan, Bob 1968-". WorldCat. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^ abcMacDonald, Jay (April 21, 2008). "Spotlight: Bob Sullivan". Bankrate.com. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^"The New York Times Best Sellers: Paperback Advice". The New York Times. January 27, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
^"Bob Sullivan, Technology correspondent". NBC News. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
^Riccio, Nina M. (Spring 2005). (PDF). Fairfield Now. Fairfield University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^. Missouri School of Journalism. October 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^Sullivan, Bob (November 20, 2001). "FBI software cracks encryption wall". NBC News. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
^Sullivan, Bob (February 18, 2005). "Data theft affects 145,000 nationwide". NBC News. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
^Swaney, Chris (October 29, 2003). . Carnegie Mellon. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
^"Consumer Federation of America: Forty-Sixth Annual Awards Dinner" (PDF). Consumer Federation of America. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
^"CFA speech movie". Bob Sullivan. YouTube. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
External linksedit
Bob Sullivan's Official Website
nbcnews.com Profile
December 18, 2023
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MSNBC CNBC s On the Money NBC Nightly News the Today show and various local NBC affiliates 4 Bob SullivanBornWoodbridge New Jersey U S Alma materFairfield UniversityMissouri School of JournalismSubjectConsumer advocate Cybercrime fraudNotable worksStop Getting Ripped Off Gotcha Capitalism Red Tape ChroniclesWebsitebobsullivan wbr net Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksEducation editSullivan received his B A in history and mathematics from Fairfield University 2 in 1990 5 He received an M A in Journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism 2 in 1996 6 Career editSullivan has been reporting on computer crime electronic financial fraud privacy and the Internet Underground and has written more than 100 articles on the subjects since 1996 Sullivan was the first to report to Americans that the FBI had developed a computer program called Magic Lantern designed to obtain public encryption keys on November 20 2001 7 He was also the first to describe the data theft at ChoicePoint the first of what would become an avalanche of stories about stolen and lost personal information on February 18 2005 8 Sullivan is the recipient of several journalism awards In 2002 Sullivan won the prestigious Society of Professional Journalists Public Service Award for his series of articles on online fraud In 2003 he received the Carnegie Mellon University CyLab CyberSecurity Journalism Award for his online cybersecurity reporting 9 More recently in 2016 Sullivan accepted the Betty Furness Consumer Media Service Award from the Consumer Federation of America in recognition of his two decades writing and speaking critically about anti consumer practices both through major news outlets and a series of books 10 11 Bibliography editBob Sullivan and Herbert Hugh Thompson Getting Unstuck Break Free of the Plateau Effect Penguin 2014 ISBN 0698183819 Bob Sullivan and Herbert Hugh Thompson The Plateau Effect Getting from Stuck to Success Penguin 2013 ISBN 1101624248 Bob Sullivan Stop Getting Ripped Off Why Consumers Get Screwed and How You Can Always Get a Fair Deal Ballantine Books 2009 ISBN 978 0 345 51159 1 Bob Sullivan Gotcha Capitalism How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day and What You Can Do About It Ballantine Books 2007 ISBN 978 0 345 49613 3 Bob Sullivan Your Evil Twin Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic John Wiley amp Sons 2004 ISBN 978 0 471 64810 9 References edit Sullivan Bob 1968 WorldCat Retrieved June 21 2011 a b c MacDonald Jay April 21 2008 Spotlight Bob Sullivan Bankrate com Retrieved June 21 2011 The New York Times Best Sellers Paperback Advice The New York Times January 27 2008 Retrieved March 19 2009 Bob Sullivan Technology correspondent NBC News Retrieved December 21 2008 Riccio Nina M Spring 2005 Bob Sullivan s foray into crime PDF Fairfield Now Fairfield University Archived from the original PDF on November 24 2010 Retrieved June 21 2011 Alumni News Missouri School of Journalism October 2004 Archived from the original on September 27 2011 Retrieved June 21 2011 Sullivan Bob November 20 2001 FBI software cracks encryption wall NBC News Retrieved December 21 2008 Sullivan Bob February 18 2005 Data theft affects 145 000 nationwide NBC News Retrieved December 21 2008 Swaney Chris October 29 2003 Carnegie Mellon s Prestigious Cybersecurity Reporting Awards Go To ABC News ABC Nightline MSNBC com and The Washington Post Carnegie Mellon Archived from the original on July 8 2008 Retrieved December 21 2008 Consumer Federation of America Forty Sixth Annual Awards Dinner PDF Consumer Federation of America Retrieved July 8 2016 CFA speech movie Bob Sullivan YouTube Retrieved July 8 2016 External links editBob Sullivan s Official Website nbcnews com Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Sullivan journalist amp oldid 1189279586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
