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 Use Fake Emergency Data Requests to Get Customer Info

Hackers Use Fake Emergency Data Requests to Get Customer Info
Hackers Use Fake Emergency Data Requests to Get Customer Info
March 30, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Hackers are using email accounts and websites associated with police departments and other government agencies to send unauthorized demands for healthcare patient data, saying the...

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‘Axie Infinity’ Game Hacked for $540M in Crypto
‘Axie Infinity’ Game Hacked for $540M in Crypto
March 29, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Sky Mavis, a crypto startup operating the popular “Axie Infinity” game, said hackers had stolen over $600 million worth in cryptocurrency, The Wall Street Journal...

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Hackers Target Hotels, Exploit Weak COVID-19 Contact Tracing Safeguards
Hackers Target Hotels, Exploit Weak COVID-19 Contact Tracing Safeguards
March 28, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Many travelers left something behind at the last hotel they visited — and it wasn’t a shirt or shoes. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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North Korea Uses Hacking Groups to Steal Crypto Assets
North Korea Uses Hacking Groups to Steal Crypto Assets
March 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A global cybersecurity firm reports the North Korean regime is filling its coffers with cash from government-sponsored hacking groups who perform crypto thefts. Get the...

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EU to Boost Cybersecurity Rules as Risk of Cyberattacks Looms
EU to Boost Cybersecurity Rules as Risk of Cyberattacks Looms
March 28, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

The European Union is proposing new rules to establish common cybersecurity and information security measures across EU institutions and to reinforce the EU Agency for...

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EMEA Daily: Retail Holdouts in Russia Face Repercussions in Poland; Russian Government Employees Charged in Worldwide Hacking Scheme
EMEA Daily: Retail Holdouts in Russia Face Repercussions in Poland; Russian Government Employees Charged in...
March 25, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, foreign retailers who have continued to do business in Russia following the attack on Ukraine...

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Hackers Target European Charities Helping Ukrainian Refugees
Hackers Target European Charities Helping Ukrainian Refugees
March 23, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Hackers have had their sights set on European charity groups that are helping Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country following Russia’s invasion, Victor Zhora, the deputy...

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Microsoft: Lapsus$ Hackers Pilfered Source Code
Microsoft: Lapsus$ Hackers Pilfered Source Code
March 23, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

The hacker gang known as Lapsus$ breached Microsoft’s systems and pilfered the software giant’s source code for the Bing search engine and Cortana voice assistant,...

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