Hackers

A computer hacker is any skilled computer expert that uses their technical knowledge to overcome a problem. While "hacker" can refer to any skilled computer programmer, the term has become associated in popular culture with a "security hacker", someone who, with their technical knowledge, uses bugs or exploits to break into computer systems.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Crypto Heists Don’t Seem to Scare Investors
Crypto Heists Don’t Seem to Scare Investors
April 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite a number of recent high-profile thefts targeted cryptocurrency projects, investors haven’t been scared away from the sector. As The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday...

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Hackers Swipe Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs After Crashing Discord and Instagram Accounts
Hackers Swipe Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs After Crashing Discord and Instagram Accounts
April 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Hackers took over Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Instagram account and Discord server Monday (April 25), sending an unofficial link to followers to “mint” non-fungible tokens...

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Intuit Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trezor Phishing Hack
Intuit Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trezor Phishing Hack
April 24, 2022  |  Legal

Intuit is facing a class-action lawsuit for reportedly not securing its email marketing service, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 22). The company’s error reportedly let hackers...

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Beanstalk’s Dollar Peg Collapses After $180M Hack, Highlighting Regulators’ Fears
Beanstalk’s Dollar Peg Collapses After $180M Hack, Highlighting Regulators’ Fears
April 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

At 8:19 a.m. on Sunday (April 17) the BEAN stablecoin was $1.01, well within the norm for its dollar peg. At 9:19 a.m., it was...

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Today in Crypto: Wallet Linked to North Korea Continues Laundering Ronin Theft; Crypto Companies Optimistic About Regulation; Taxpayers Surprised by Crypto Reporting Requirements
Today in Crypto: Wallet Linked to North Korea Continues Laundering Ronin Theft; Crypto Companies Optimistic...
April 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

XRP and dogecoin have added more than 6% each in the last day, with catalysts driving both despite a weakening market, CoinDesk wrote. XRP’s rise...

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Microsoft Seizes Internet Domains Linked to Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine
Microsoft Seizes Internet Domains Linked to Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine
April 08, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Microsoft Corp. has disrupted a Russian cyber attacker that targeted Ukraine, according to Tom Burt, the company’s corporate vice president of customer security and trust....

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Betting Big, Hacker Risks $3M to Con DeFi Lending Protocol out of $15.6M
Betting Big, Hacker Risks $3M to Con DeFi Lending Protocol out of $15.6M
April 04, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

A hacker who gambled $3 million that a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol was exploitable hit the jackpot over the weekend, coming away with a tidy...

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Lending Protocol Inverse Finance Loses $15.6M in Crypto Following Hack
Lending Protocol Inverse Finance Loses $15.6M in Crypto Following Hack
April 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Inverse Finance, an ethereum-based lending protocol, has lost $15.6 million in cryptocurrency following a hack, CoinDesk reported Saturday (April 2). The cyberattack reportedly targeted the...

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Hackers Attempt to Trick Bored Ape Fans Into Minting Fake NFTs
Hackers Attempt to Trick Bored Ape Fans Into Minting Fake NFTs
April 01, 2022  |  NFTs

Hackers “briefly compromised” Bored Ape Yacht Club’s non-fungible token (NFT) collection through chat servers on messaging platform Discord and attempted to trick users into minting...

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