For more than a decade, the cybersecurity industry has been assigning names to different hacking groups. Some of them, like Fancy Bear, have crossed over into the mainstream because of their prominent hacks and memorable names. Others are only known within the cybersecurity industry. Oftentimes, even industry insiders can’t keep track. In part, that’s because
Six twentysomethings in East London have built what they say is the anti-San Francisco hacker house. The goal is a “holistic improvement in life,” rather than “12 weeks, Demo Day is coming,” Rowan Aldean, 26, explained. Intrigued, I spent an afternoon visiting the house, meeting its residents, and doing a vibe check. I arrived after
Over the past few decades, several mysterious hackers have captured the public’s imagination, but none like Phineas Fisher. A decade after his most famous hack, Phineas remains, by most accounts, the most prolific and public hacker ever caught. As part of our series on the biggest cybersecurity mysteries of all time, we delve into the
