hackers

Hackers are individuals or groups who use technical skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems, networks, and data, often for malicious purposes like theft, disruption, or espionage.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news due to a major US indictment against Iranian state-backed hackers, new legal permissions for private companies to conduct cyber operations, and recent high-profile cyberattacks exploiting software vulnerabilities and stealing data.

Latest on hackers

• Hackers Using AI to Target Siemens PLCs in Critical US Sectors
• T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network
• US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them
• Inteligência artificial está dando vantagem aos hackers
• Private US companies can now run cyber operations abroad. State-backed hackers are excluded
• Hackers Exploiting Unpatched GeoServer Zero-Day
• NSA, CISA, and other U.S. agencies issued a cybersecurity advisory detailing how hackers are using artificial intelligence to target Siemens programmable logic controllers in critical infrastructure sectors.
• Google security researchers identified dozens of private equity firms targeted by hackers using vishing attacks
• Hackers stole personal, medical, and health insurance information from a company's data center.
• Security researchers traced the breach to a vulnerability in wallet software used across multiple platforms
• Affected users reported unauthorized fund transfers occurring between late 2024 and early 2025
• Hackers compromised approximately 4,500 Bitcoin cold-wallet addresses

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