According to a new report from security research firm Netcraft, Electronic Arts' servers have been compromised. Two websites from the video game publisher's domain have been hacked and are now hosting phishing pages setup to steal Apple ID and credit card information. It works like this: when ...
There are typically four key drivers that lead to bad actors hacking websites or systems: (1) financial gain through the theft of credit card details or by defrauding financial services, (2) corporate espionage, (3) to gain notoriety or respect for their hacking talents, and (4) state-spo...
Hackers can grab your Credit Card Data. Here's How?# Recently, security researchers from mobile security company 'Wandera' have alerted Apple users about a potential security flaw in iOS mobile operating system that could be exploited by hackers to set up a rogue WiFi spot and then fool users...
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Almost 70% of Americans fear hackers stealing their credit card information. And 62% fear getting their computers and smartphones hacked and data stolen. That’s a lot more than worrying about being burglarized (45%), which is in third place at the top list of crime fears. And only 18%...
Corporate (or industrial) espionage is the commercial application of hacking, malware, phishing, and other unsavory spying techniques to obtain privileged insider information from a business competitor — aka information hacking. Sometimes, it’s as simple as poaching a disgruntled employee, but in ...
They exploit vulnerabilities to steal financial information like credit card details or bank account numbers. Ransomware attacks are a prominent example, where hackers encrypt a victim’s data and demand a ransom payment for decryption. Cryptocurrency has also emerged as a popular target, with hackers...
The motivations for hacking can vary. Some hackers aim to steal sensitive information such as credit card details or personal data to sell on the black market. Others may hack for political reasons or activism, known as hacktivism, while some engage in hacking for personal satisfaction, intellectu...
The biggest motivation is often financial gain. Hackers can make money by stealing your passwords, accessing your bank or credit card details, holding your information to ransom, or selling your data to other hackers or on the dark web. ...
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