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

BJ’s On The Block, Amex’s Millennial Problem And Another Big Breach
BJ’s On The Block, Amex’s Millennial Problem And Another Big Breach
April 24, 2017  |  Data Dive

This week we saw scientists march, the French go to the polls and a $400 high-tech juicer turned out to be an innovation on par...

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Hacker Tracker: New Threats And Old Classics
Hacker Tracker: New Threats And Old Classics
April 21, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cybercriminals certainly had a habit of churning out headline-worthy attacks in 2016 — from the Mirai botnet’s infamous distributed-denial-of-service attacks on domain directory Dyn and the...

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Here’s The Most Popular Chat App For Cybercriminals
Here’s The Most Popular Chat App For Cybercriminals
April 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The most popular communication tool for fraudsters, cybercriminals and other digital crooks probably isn’t what you’d think. While the thought of cybercriminals talking shady dealings...

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Hackers Tricking Japan’s Mobile Gamers With Offers Of Fake Fantasy Cash
Hackers Tricking Japan’s Mobile Gamers With Offers Of Fake Fantasy Cash
April 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

In Japan, gamers may be at risk of being played, by hackers. Bloomberg News reports that hackers are luring gamers with “virtual trinkets” that help them...

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Microsoft Patches Vulnerabilities After Hackers Warn Of “Microsoft Apocalypse”
Microsoft Patches Vulnerabilities After Hackers Warn Of “Microsoft Apocalypse”
April 17, 2017  |  Safety and Security

A group known as the Shadow Brokers published on Good Friday a set of confidential hacking tools used by the NSA to exploit software vulnerabilities...

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Tony Fadell And Jim McCarthy Talk Our Connected (Commerce) Future
Tony Fadell And Jim McCarthy Talk Our Connected (Commerce) Future
April 13, 2017  |  Commerce

Digital, to be sure, is one path commerce is taking and will take. The question is, what else does the future hold for us, interconnected...

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Amazon Tracker: Cash In Bloom
Amazon Tracker: Cash In Bloom
April 12, 2017  |  Amazon

While the company’s shares (AMZN) saw significant growth in the winter months of 2017, the first weeks of April trading brought AMZN to new heights....

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Hacker Tracker: Kaspersky Labs Runs The DDoS Attack Numbers
Hacker Tracker: Kaspersky Labs Runs The DDoS Attack Numbers
April 07, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

One of the main drivers in the popularity of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks among cybercriminals is the favorable cost-profit ratio. Companies that are targeted by...

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Are Samsung TVs Hiding Major Hacking Flaws?
Are Samsung TVs Hiding Major Hacking Flaws?
April 05, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Security researchers in Israel have discovered serious vulnerabilities in the operating system used by Samsung in its smart televisions, smart watches and mobile devices, Fortune...

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