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.

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Russian Hacker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison
Russian Hacker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison
January 07, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin, who helped carry out an attack on J.P. Morgan Chase, among other companies, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison,...

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Russian Hack Used Servers Inside US, Cybersecurity Company Says
Russian Hack Used Servers Inside US, Cybersecurity Company Says
January 03, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The recently discovered cyber attack on federal government agencies and companies handling data as sensitive as information regarding new nuclear weapons was run from servers...

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T-Mobile: Hackers Accessed Customer Call Data
T-Mobile: Hackers Accessed Customer Call Data
January 03, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

T-Mobile has told some customers of a “security incident” in which a malicious party “may have impacted some of your T-Mobile account information.” A web...

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Hackers Tapped Microsoft Resellers To Gain Access, Report Says
Hackers Tapped Microsoft Resellers To Gain Access, Report Says
December 27, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The suspected Russian hackers who penetrated important U.S. government networks by hijacking the system information technology vendor SolarWinds Corp. used to update customers’ software also...

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US Probes Hack Of Treasury, Commerce Department
US Probes Hack Of Treasury, Commerce Department
December 13, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Attacks by hackers linked to the Russian government against the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce and its National Telecommunications and...

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Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State
Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State
December 09, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The cybersecurity firm FireEye — which counts numerous government agencies among its clients — said in a blog post that its proprietary tools were hacked...

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Report: Hackers Hit 2,000 Robinhood Accounts
Report: Hackers Hit 2,000 Robinhood Accounts
October 15, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A recent hack compromised around 2,000 Robinhood Markets accounts, suggesting the attacks were more widespread than previously realized, Bloomberg reported. After the attack last week,...

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Hackers Hit Mobile Money Payments Processor In Uganda
Hackers Hit Mobile Money Payments Processor In Uganda
October 08, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Ugandan police are investigating the hacking of a third-party processor of phone-based transactions, Bloomberg reported, that affected MTN Group and Standard Bank Group‘s local units....

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Treasury Issues Red Alert As Ransomware Attacks Surge
Treasury Issues Red Alert As Ransomware Attacks Surge
October 01, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

As ransomware attacks surge and increasingly target vulnerable sectors like healthcare, the federal government’s financial crimefighting team is raising the alarm. The U.S. Department of...

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