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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Hackers Leak Jack Ma’s Personal Data To The Twitterverse
Hackers Leak Jack Ma’s Personal Data To The Twitterverse
May 16, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

There’s reportedly an anonymous Twitter account disclosing what many believe to be the personal details and information of some of China’s most elite and well-known...

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Boy Scores $10K For Uncovering Instagram Bug
Boy Scores $10K For Uncovering Instagram Bug
May 05, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook made a $10,000 payment to a 10-year-old Instagram hacker. The boy found a glitch in the picture-sharing social platform’s code and was rewarded significantly...

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Bank Malware Hackers To Spend 24 Years In Jail
Bank Malware Hackers To Spend 24 Years In Jail
April 22, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Two hackers were sentenced to a combined 24 years in U.S. prison for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions across the globe...

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Electronics Retailer Seeing (And Fighting) Increasing Number Of Fraud Attacks
Electronics Retailer Seeing (And Fighting) Increasing Number Of Fraud Attacks
April 20, 2016  |  Fraud Prevention

Everyone said that fraud would move online in the U.S. post-EMV—and we now have proof that it has. A new report by PYMNTS and Forter...

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Online Fraud Attack Rates Soar Since October
Online Fraud Attack Rates Soar Since October
April 19, 2016  |  Fraud Prevention

Everyone said that fraud would move online in the U.S. post-EMV—and we now have proof that it has. A new report by PYMNTS and Forter...

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Hackers Deliver Ransomware — With Customer Service
Hackers Deliver Ransomware — With Customer Service
April 13, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Law enforcement officials and security firms say many cybercriminals are now professionalizing ransomware by borrowing customer service or marketing tactics, Reuters reported on Tuesday (April...

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Bangladesh Bank Hacker Blame Game Continues
Bangladesh Bank Hacker Blame Game Continues
April 06, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

There’s been a lot of accusations as to who are the hackers behind the $81 billion Bangladesh central bank cyberheist that involved hacking into the...

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