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A hacker is an individual who uses computer, networking or other skills to overcome a technical problem.Read More

Australian teen Apple hacker avoids jail time

By Warwick Ashford 27 Sep 2018

“Fan” who broke into Apple’s mainframe from his home in Melbourne has avoided prison because the information he gathered was recovered Read More

Travelex hackers shut down German car parts company Gedia in massive ‘cyber attack’

By Bill Goodwin 23 Jan 2020

Car parts manufacturer says cyber attack will have far-reaching consequences for its business, and it has put emergency plans in place to continue deliveries Read More

Lazarus Group hacker charged in WannaCry, Sony attacks

By Michael Heller 07 Sep 2018

The Department of Justice charged one Lazarus Group hacker, Park Jin Hyok, for his role in the WannaCry attack, Sony hack, SWIFT banking theft and more. Read More

U.S. warns of 'increased' threats from Russian hacking groups

By Shaun Nichols 20 Apr 2022

The U.S. government and its Five Eyes intelligence partners issued a joint advisory warning of the dangers posed by both state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminal crews in Russia. Read More

Apple confirms teen hacker took no customer data

By Warwick Ashford 17 Aug 2018

Teenage “fan” who broke into Apple’s mainframe from his home in Melbourne is believed to have downloaded 90GB of secure files, but no customer data Read More

Applying a hacker mindset to application security

By Kevin Beaver 10 Aug 2017

It can be beneficial to think like a black hat. Expert Kevin Beaver explains why enterprise security teams should apply a hacker mindset to their work and how it can help. Read More

Lords move to protect cyber researchers from prosecution

By Alex Scroxton 20 Jun 2022

A cross-party group in the House of Lords has proposed an amendment to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill that would address concerns about security researchers or ethical hackers being... Read More

Briton jailed for two years for product testing for hackers

By Warwick Ashford 15 Feb 2018

A Briton has been jailed for two years for running a product-testing service for hackers Read More

How hackers use idle scans in port scan attacks

By Fernando Gont 02 Aug 2018

Hackers exploit port scan attacks to mask their identities before launching an attack. One of their favorites: the idle scan. Read More

'Serious' Twitter flaw allows hackers to post on other people's accounts

By Bryan Glick 23 Dec 2018

A vulnerability in Twitter allows hackers to send tweets, private messages, post images or videos, and turn off security features, says British security researcher Read More