Known as “the homeless hacker,” Adrian Lamo gained access to corporate systems using public computers and borrowed Wi-Fi. At ...

Katie Paxton-Fear is neurodiverse (‘autistic’, she says). It’s a common, but not causal, condition among hackers. Autism ...

Jonah Weinbaum joined a hacker house to work on a neurotech project in summer 2023. The hacker house, Myelin, aimed to develop a wetware computer with $8,000 in funding. Living in the hacker house ...

Having to come up with a password that matches the symbol requirements for every site can be a hassle, but there’s good reason for it. Of course, the more your ...

Data breaches and malware may get all the attention but real-world threats can do just as much damage, especially when you’re ...

It should come as no surprise that the hacker community has embraced the Meshtastic project. It’s got a little bit of everything we hold dear: high quality open source software, fantastic ...

A hacker has pulled off one of the most alarming AI-powered cyberattacks ever documented. According to Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a hacker used its artificial intelligence chatbot to ...

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A good degree in computer science, plus specialist certifications, should put you in the right position to become an ethical hacker. Unlike the popular image of hackers, ethical hackers don’t tend to ...

In the wake of four young people being arrested over suspected involvement in the recent Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods ransomware attacks, it is easy to rush to censure those responsible for the ...