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

Liberty CEO: Customers Untouched By Recent Cyberattack
Liberty CEO: Customers Untouched By Recent Cyberattack
June 18, 2018  |  Safety and Security

Liberty Holdings’ CEO said its customers have not suffered any financial losses so far after the company was hit with a cyberattack over the weekend....

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Claroty Raises $60M In A New Round Of Venture Funding
Claroty Raises $60M In A New Round Of Venture Funding
June 11, 2018  |  Investments

Claroty, the cybersecurity company for industrial control networks, announced on Monday (June 11) that a syndicate of investors, including industrial operators and control system vendors, invested...

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Yahoo Hacker Sentenced To Five Years
Yahoo Hacker Sentenced To Five Years
May 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Karim Baratov, a Canadian that has been charged with hacking Yahoo‘s email for the Russians, has been sentenced to 60 months. Bloomberg, citing court proceedings,...

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FBI Says Russian Hackers Have Compromised Routers
FBI Says Russian Hackers Have Compromised Routers
May 25, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. authorities said Friday (May 25) that Russian hackers had “compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or...

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School District Pays Hackers $10K In Bitcoin To Recover Data
School District Pays Hackers $10K In Bitcoin To Recover Data
May 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

After hackers stole data from the computer system of a Massachusetts school system, they offered to return the information in return for a $10,000 bitcoin...

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Hotel Key Cards Can Be Hacked Into A Master Key
Hotel Key Cards Can Be Hacked Into A Master Key
April 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A new study has found that hackers can use a used hotel key card to create a master key that gains entry into any room...

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Bugcrowd: Amid Dark Art of Hacking, A Crowd Of White Hats
Bugcrowd: Amid Dark Art of Hacking, A Crowd Of White Hats
April 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Many firms do not have the resources to continually fend off hackers – at least not successfully.  The crowdsourcing model may offer a way to...

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Malaysia Central Bank Says It Stopped Hack Via SWIFT
Malaysia Central Bank Says It Stopped Hack Via SWIFT
March 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Malaysia’s central bank announced Thursday (March 29) that it was the subject of a cyber attack in which hackers aimed to steal money via fraudulent...

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Staying Healthy And Secure — Physically And Digitally
Staying Healthy And Secure — Physically And Digitally
March 29, 2018  |  Today In Data

2017 was a banner year for bad news. Cybersecurity was less than healthy, and hackers escalated their cyberattack efforts — which means it was a troubling...

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