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

Symantec Spots Attacks On West African Financial Institutions
Symantec Spots Attacks On West African Financial Institutions
January 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers are targeting financial firms in the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea, using commodity malware and living off the land tools, reported...

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Ukraine Hacker, Others Charged In Hacking SEC’s EDGAR Database
Ukraine Hacker, Others Charged In Hacking SEC’s EDGAR Database
January 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. authorities charged a hacker residing in Ukraine and several others on Tuesday (Jan. 15) with trading on non-public corporate earnings information they got by...

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Five At Five: Amazon’s New Cashback Idea
Five At Five: Amazon’s New Cashback Idea
January 14, 2019  |  Amazon Profile

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest move by Amazon to attract...

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Hackers Make $3.7M In Ryuk Ransomware Attack
Hackers Make $3.7M In Ryuk Ransomware Attack
January 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Ryuk, a ransomware threat that has been spreading online, has earned the hackers more than 705 bitcoin in five months, which has an estimated value...

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Hospital Cyberattacker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
Hospital Cyberattacker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
January 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for a cyberattack that disrupted Boston Children’s Hospital‘s network for two weeks. Reuters...

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German Student Admits To Angela Merkel Hack
German Student Admits To Angela Merkel Hack
January 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A German student has taken responsibility for one of the country’s biggest data breaches. According to Reuters, the unidentified 20-year-old accessed and leaked the personal data...

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Data Dive, Supersize Edition: Warby Parker, Whole Foods And WhatsApp
Data Dive, Supersize Edition: Warby Parker, Whole Foods And WhatsApp
January 07, 2019  |  Data Dive

Just a few days into the new year, early indications are that 2019 could shape up to be a “more is more” kind of a year. Here are a few...

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InfoSec CTO: How To Improve The Privacy IQ Of Smart Devices
InfoSec CTO: How To Improve The Privacy IQ Of Smart Devices
January 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

When it comes to the world of cybercrime touching the connected smart devices that consumers are increasingly using, it is easy to come across some...

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What Lies Beneath: FIs’ Biggest Cyberthreat
What Lies Beneath: FIs’ Biggest Cyberthreat
January 03, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Well, let’s start with the bad news first, even at the risk of robbing some of the joy and optimism that comes with the new...

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