Report: Hackers Are Sending Fake Job Offers on LinkedIn to Try and Steal Your Data

The unfortunate rise in unemployment caused by the pandemic made communities on platforms like LinkedIn much more active. Job seekers began to hunt for new opportunities and employers started looking for candidates to fill empty positions. Unfortunately, some hackers have decided this is a good time to try and steal data from other LinkedIn users. Hackers Are
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Can You Actually Hire Computer Hackers Online?

In films and TV shows, there are always hackers for hire. From action movies to crime procedurals, a skilled computer hacker can help disable security systems, locate confidential information, or piece together a crime in seconds. It’s easy to dismiss this as fiction and creative license, though. That said, it does make you wonder whether
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10 of the World’s Most Famous Hackers (And What Happened to Them)

Not all hackers are bad. The good ones are called “white-hat hackers” and use hacking to improve computer security. The ones who are just having fun are called “gray-hat hackers.” But the malicious kind you’re thinking of? They’re called “black-hat hackers.” And they can cause a lot of harm, as history has shown. Here are some
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How Hackers Use Botnets to Break Your Favorite Websites

The power of botnets is increasing. A sufficiently organized and globalized botnet will take down portions of the internet, not just single sites, such is the power they wield. Despite their huge power, the largest DDoS attack didn’t use a traditional botnet structure. Let’s look at how a botnet’s power expands and how the next
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