A 19 year old Becomes a Millionaire by Hacking

A 19 year old Becomes a Millionaire by Hacking

Mar 9, 2019

A Teenager Becomes a Millionaire Through White Hat Hacking: Hacking often refers to the breaching of information without a person’s consent or knowledge. It basically is the unauthorized intrusion into a computer or a network. It can be used to alter or change

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Hacking School Computers to Change Grades

Hacking School Computers to Change Grades

Apr 6, 2018

Hackers recently targeted a Virginia high school in order to change the grades of multiple students. The hackers were able to obtain access to teacher accounts when they sent out a phishing link. The phishing link was included inside an email that pretended

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YouTube Staffer Live Tweets Shooting, then gets his Account Hacked

YouTube Staffer Live Tweets Shooting, then gets his Account Hacked

Apr 3, 2018

A YouTube staffer was live-tweeting about the active shooting when it happened at the YouTube headquarters earlier today. Shortly after, his Twitter account was briefly hacked. Earlier today, a woman open fired at the YouTube headquarters and tragically shot 3 people before taking

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Rhino Horn Auction Page is Hacked

Rhino Horn Auction Page is Hacked

Aug 12, 2017

A webpage for a Rhino horn auction in South Africa looks like it has been hacked. Looks like the rhino horn auction website has been hacked pic.twitter.com/jahtpiTgGz — Rachael Bale (@Rachael_Bale) August 11, 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/26/rhino-breeder-auction-horns-south-africa-rhinoceros A breeder planned an auction of rhino horns

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Hackers Find Exploit and Reactivate LizardSquad’s Twitter Account

Hackers Find Exploit and Reactivate LizardSquad’s Twitter Account

Sep 3, 2016

On September 2, hackers calling themselves “Spain Squad” used an exploit to take control of several previously suspended Twitter accounts. Among these accounts were usernames like @Hitler, @botnet, @LizardSquad and @1337. Twitter re-suspended all of the breached accounts shortly after the hack, but

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Are The Shadow Brokers Like Snowden? Theory Suggests Insider Hack

Are The Shadow Brokers Like Snowden? Theory Suggests Insider Hack

Aug 23, 2016

By now, most of our readers have heard of the Shadow Brokers, the hacker group who obtained a large trove of data from the National Security Agency (NSA) and leaked information about the NSA’s cyber tools. The cyber tools were apparently stolen from

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Hacker Steals User Data from Epic Games Forums

Hacker Steals User Data from Epic Games Forums

Aug 22, 2016

The usernames and email addresses of over 800,000 Epic Forums users were stolen by a hacker. According to Leakedsource.com, the attack happened on August 11. The hacker obtained the data by exploiting “a known SQL injection vulnerability found in an older vBulletin forum

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Did Another Hacker Steal NSA Exploits from the Shadow Brokers?

Did Another Hacker Steal NSA Exploits from the Shadow Brokers?

Aug 22, 2016

A Twitter user who goes by @1×0123 claims to have stolen the data that The Shadow Brokers hacked from the NSA. Gizmodo reached out to the hacker and were unable to verify their claims. However, back in April, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, gave

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Facial Recognition gets “Hacked” Thanks to Facebook

Facial Recognition gets “Hacked” Thanks to Facebook

Aug 22, 2016

Facial recognition technology is utilized in many different systems. Biometric software is used in facial recognition tools for security purposes and other applications such as social media marketing. Algorithms use a statistical approach to identify facial features – and facial recognition is increasingly

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A Seized Silk Road Wallet is Moving Bitcoin to the NSA Hackers

A Seized Silk Road Wallet is Moving Bitcoin to the NSA Hackers

Aug 22, 2016

Last week, a group called the “Shadow Brokers” claimed to have hacked the NSA – stealing their code, exploits and spy tools. They leaked bits of information on GitHub and claimed the information was stolen from the Equation Group, a group who most

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