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Hacker (Term)

Hacker is a term that has been used to mean a variety of different things in computing. Depending on the context although, the term could refer to a person in any one of several distinct (but not completely disjointed) communities and subcultures: People committed to circumvention of computer security.

Ethereum Classic hackers steal over $1.1M with 51% attacks
  • Attack (computing)

Ethereum Classic hackers steal over $1.1M with 51% attacks

  • Matthew Beedham
  • 6 years ago
Hackers take over Chromecasts to warn owners about security risks
  • Gear

Hackers take over Chromecasts to warn owners about security risks

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal
  • 6 years ago
Hackers pocketed $878,000 from cryptocurrency bug bounties in 2018
  • Vulnerability (computing)

Hackers pocketed $878,000 from cryptocurrency bug bounties in 2018

  • Mix
  • 6 years ago

China hacked the US Navy and stole personal info on at least 100K sailors
  • Data

China hacked the US Navy and stole personal info on at least 100K sailors

  • Tristan Greene
  • 6 years ago
IOTA is dishing out shares of $220K bounty — if you can crack its new hash function
  • Attack (computing)

IOTA is dishing out shares of $220K bounty — if you can crack its new hash function

  • Matthew Beedham
  • 6 years ago
Starwood breach affecting 500M users reportedly part of a larger Chinese state-sponsored attack
  • Security

Starwood breach affecting 500M users reportedly part of a larger Chinese state-sponsored attack

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal
  • 6 years ago
Bitcoin scammers steal identity of television host in New Zealand
  • News

Bitcoin scammers steal identity of television host in New Zealand

  • David Canellis
  • 6 years ago
Facebook hack proves we need new user authentication methods
  • Security

Facebook hack proves we need new user authentication methods

  • Ben Dickson
  • 6 years ago
Anonymous hacked 70 Gabon government websites to protest dictatorship
  • User (computing)

Anonymous hacked 70 Gabon government websites to protest dictatorship

  • iAfrikan News
  • 6 years ago
Let’s face it, users should never be the last line of defense in cybersecurity
  • Business

Let’s face it, users should never be the last line of defense in cybersecurity

  • Fraser Kyne
  • 6 years ago
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