The SolarWinds Hack
The SolarWinds affair is simply another incident in a long pattern of intrusions.
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Hackers & Hacking is a very broad tag group that includes various shades of hackers (white, grey and black hat) and their exploits. Traditionally, hacking was what someone did to figure out how something works and how to make it better, it is still that for many. However, the modern usage is now typically carries a negative connotation.
Usage here is in the broad sense with both traditional and modern usages. It’s a catch-all. Posted content is more closely identified with other associated tags.
Facebook Catches Iranian Spies Catfishing US Military Targets
The hackers posed as recruiters, journalists, and hospitality workers to lure their victims.
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How China’s Hacking Entered a Reckless New Phase
China has increasingly relied on contractors for its hacking, which opens the door to all kinds of criminal behavior.
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The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army
The country’s cyber forces have raked in billions of dollars for the regime by pulling off schemes ranging from A.T.M. heists to cryptocurrency thefts. Can they be stopped?
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We Have Root: Even More Advice from Schneier on Security
We Have Root: Even More Advice from Schneier on Security By Bruce Schneier Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., September 2019. ISBN: 978-1-119-64301-2 “A collection of popular essays from security guru Bruce Schneier ” In his latest collection of …
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The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet
At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.
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The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics
Few national-security threats are as potent—or as nebulous—as cyber attacks. Ben Buchanan reveals how hackers are transforming spycraft and statecraft, catching us all in the crossfire, whether we know it or not.
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The US Says Chinese Hackers Went Too Far During the Covid-19 Crisis
The FBI and DHS say that Beijing’s hacking “jeopardizes” the delivery of much-needed Covid-19 treatment options.
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Google Sees State-Sponsored Hackers Ramping Up Coronavirus Attacks
More than 12 government-backed groups are using the pandemic as cover for digital reconnaissance and espionage, according to a new report.
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Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin’s Most Dangerous Hackers
From Wired senior writer Andy Greenberg comes the true story of the most devastating cyberattack in history and the desperate hunt to identify and track the elite Russian agents behind it.
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The DIY Tinkerers Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence
Wired.com, Nov 13, 2018.
By Tom Simonite
“The age of homebrew AI may not be all sweetness and light. Nor will it be all darkness and porn. Meet some of the pioneers showing what happens when the masses can teach computers new tricks.”
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