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12 Computer Hacking Myths You Need To Stop Believing

A man in a black hoodie wearing a Guy Fawkes mask sits in a dark room, face lit up forebodingly by his laptop screen. He types furiously, laying down dozens of lines of code. After a few moments go by ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Hackers use Remote Access Trojan, or RAT, attacks to force way into computer, access accounts

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new form of computer hacking attack called a Remote Access Trojan hack, or a RAT, cost one suburban woman more than $9,000 before she was able to recover the money. "The hackers are ...
WYFF

Keep your computer from being hacked, and fast facts about hacking

After another cyberattack swept the globe Wednesday, many people are wondering how these attacks happen, and if there are ways to protect your personal computer from attack.Cyber hacking Q & A:Who are ...
New Atlas

Hollywood and Hacking: Into the 21st Century - Real life hackers, computer punks and Hugh Jackman dancing

For the past 30 years, Hollywood has consistently struggled to depict computer hacking in accurate and exciting ways. The history of Hollywood and hacking is littered with lazy writing, absurdly ...

BreachForums hacking forum database leaked, exposing 324,000 accounts

The latest incarnation of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has suffered a data breach, with its user database table ...
The Verge

YouTube’s ‘instructional hacking’ ban threatens computer security teachers

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and ...
Computer Weekly

Government use of 'general warrants' to authorise computer and phone hacking is unlawful

The security and intelligence services cannot use “general warrants” to indiscriminately hack into large numbers of mobile phones and computers in the UK, judges have decided. The High Court ruled on ...