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

Boost Mobile Notifies Customers Of Hacking Attack
Boost Mobile Notifies Customers Of Hacking Attack
May 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Boost Mobile, a network owned by Sprint, has notified customers of a hacker attack that accessed an unknown number of accounts, according to a report....

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Bitcoin Daily: Hackers Steal $2.4M In Crypto Via SIM Cards; GE Uses Blockchain In Aircraft Supply Chain
Bitcoin Daily: Hackers Steal $2.4M In Crypto Via SIM Cards; GE Uses Blockchain In Aircraft...
May 13, 2019  |  Bitcoin

GE Aviation is working with Microsoft Azure to launch an aircraft parts blockchain. TRUEngine, as the project is known internally, would monitor and collate data...

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Bitcoin Daily: Hackers Move $40M In Stolen Bitcoin To Digital Wallets; Traders Consider Blacklist To Fight Crypto Crime
Bitcoin Daily: Hackers Move $40M In Stolen Bitcoin To Digital Wallets; Traders Consider Blacklist To...
May 10, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Some of the biggest cryptocurrency firms are considering the creation of a blacklist of counterparties that often renege on trades or engage in illegal activities. Firms...

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Amazon Merchants Affected By Cyberattack
Amazon Merchants Affected By Cyberattack
May 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Amazon was the target of an “extensive” cyberattack in which hackers stole money from merchant accounts and funneled them into their own, according to a...

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Hackers Net $41M In Binance Bitcoin Heist
Hackers Net $41M In Binance Bitcoin Heist
May 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Binance, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, was reportedly hacked — with the bad guys stealing bitcoin valued at $41 million. In...

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Gas Station Software Vulnerable To Hacking
Gas Station Software Vulnerable To Hacking
May 03, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency has issued an advisory about a popular gas station software that has flaws, making it highly vulnerable to hacking. The Cybersecurity...

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DOE: Cyberattack Interrupted US Electrical Services
DOE: Cyberattack Interrupted US Electrical Services
May 02, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Department of Energy (DOE) has confirmed that a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) perpetrated against an energy company caused “interruptions of electrical system operations,” according...

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SAP Customers Vulnerable To Hacking?
SAP Customers Vulnerable To Hacking?
May 02, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

As many as 50,000 companies running software by SAP could face a bigger risk of being hacked because a years-old vulnerability hasn’t been patched. That’s...

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Microsoft CISO Says Passwords Are Useless
Microsoft CISO Says Passwords Are Useless
May 02, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Microsoft‘s chief information security officer (CISO), Brett Arsenault, believes that when it comes to protecting companies and individuals from cyberattacks, passwords are typically useless. He should...

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