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hacker

[hak-er] / ˈhæk ər /


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Jaguar Land Rover, owned by India's Tata Motors, revealed at the start of September that it had been targeted by hackers, severely disrupting sales and production and forcing the company to seek emergency funding.

From Barron's

Japanese beer giant Asahi said Thursday it was not negotiating with the hackers behind a "sophisticated and cunning" ransomware attack that is about to enter its third month.

From Barron's

In one, Russian hackers claimed responsibility for tampering with an Indiana wastewater treatment plant.

From Los Angeles Times

In the most recent tactics identified by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, hackers posed as freight middlemen, posting fake loads to the boards.

From The Wall Street Journal

We searched hacker databases using online tools like haveibeenpwned.com and Constella Intelligence to see if Sue's details were previously compromised.

From BBC