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

Hackers Make Off With $500K From 7-Eleven Japan App
Hackers Make Off With $500K From 7-Eleven Japan App
July 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

7-Eleven Japan had to suspend the mobile payments feature on its 7Pay app due to a security flaw that affected around 900 people. The payments...

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Bitcoin Daily: Twitch Reactivates Bitcoin Payments; Hackers Steal $4M In Crypto From Singapore Exchange
Bitcoin Daily: Twitch Reactivates Bitcoin Payments; Hackers Steal $4M In Crypto From Singapore Exchange
June 28, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Game streaming platform Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, has reportedly reinstated bitcoin and bitcoin cash (BCH) payments again. The platform had removed the two...

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Florida City Pays Hundreds Of Thousands To Hackers
Florida City Pays Hundreds Of Thousands To Hackers
June 27, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

One small Florida city has had to pay cybercriminals thousands of dollars in ransomware. Lake City, a community of about 12,000 people west of Jacksonville,...

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The Data Breach Case Against Facebook Is Moving Forward
The Data Breach Case Against Facebook Is Moving Forward
June 25, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is still legally on the hook for a September data breach that affected 30 million of their customers. Hackers were reportedly able to exploit...

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Bitcoin Daily: FATF Calls For Stronger Crypto ID Regs; Bitcoin Price Remains Above $11K After Spike
Bitcoin Daily: FATF Calls For Stronger Crypto ID Regs; Bitcoin Price Remains Above $11K After...
June 25, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has demanded strict know-your-customer procedures for all small digital asset sales, bringing an end to anonymous crypto exchanges, which...

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Bitcoin Daily: Firefox Bug Targets Crypto Owners; Bitcoin Inventor Claims Escalate
Bitcoin Daily: Firefox Bug Targets Crypto Owners; Bitcoin Inventor Claims Escalate
June 20, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Australian Craig Wright, who has declared himself the inventor of bitcoin, believes that a series of lawsuits will help him prove that he is the...

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How Food Is Helping To Drive Connected Car Retail
How Food Is Helping To Drive Connected Car Retail
June 19, 2019  |  Retail

The connected vehicle ecosystem is taking shape, and that brings new opportunities to retail. But challenges remain, not the least of which include securing the...

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North Korea Dodges Sanctions With Crypto Heists And Cybercrime
North Korea Dodges Sanctions With Crypto Heists And Cybercrime
June 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Kim Jong Un’s regime in North Korea is thought to be relying more and more on cybercrime to gain access to foreign currency, according to...

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Visa, AI And The $25B Fraudsters Never Got
Visa, AI And The $25B Fraudsters Never Got
June 18, 2019  |  VISA

Cybercrime is both pervasive and expensive, as modern problems go. According to reports, citing the University of Maryland, there is an attempted hack every 39...

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