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Gary McKinnon. Gary McKinnon (born 10 February 1966) is a Scottish [ 1] systems administrator and hacker who was accused by a US prosecutor in 2002 of perpetrating the "biggest military computer hack of all time". [ 2] McKinnon said that he was looking for evidence of free energy suppression and a cover-up of UFO activity and other technologies ...
After a prolonged sting investigation, Secret Service agents swoop down on organizers and prominent members of BBSs in 14 U.S. cities including the Legion of Doom, conducting early-morning raids and arrests. The arrests involve and are aimed at cracking down on credit-card theft and telephone and wire fraud.
Phreaking is a slang term coined to describe the activity of a culture of people who study, experiment with, or explore telecommunication systems, such as equipment and systems connected to public telephone networks. [ 1] The term phreak is a sensational spelling of the word freak with the ph- from phone, and may also refer to the use of ...
The man behind one of America's biggest 'fake news' websites is a former BBC worker from London whose mother writes many of his stories. Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 35, runs YourNewsWire.com, the source of scores of dubious news stories, including claims that the Queen had threatened to abdicate if the UK voted against Brexit.
The Happy Hacking Keyboard (HHKB) is a small computer keyboard produced by PFU Limited of Japan, codeveloped with Japanese computer scientist and pioneer Eiiti Wada. [ 1] Its reduction of keys from the common 104-key layout down to 60 keys in the professional series is the basis for it having smaller overall proportions, yet full-sized keys.
Anonymous (hacker group) Anonymous. An emblem that is commonly associated with Anonymous. The "man without a head" represents anonymity and leaderless organization. [ 1] Individuals appearing in public as Anonymous, wearing Guy Fawkes masks. Formation.
A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who achieves goals by non-standard means. The term has become associated in popular culture with a security hacker – someone with knowledge of bugs or exploits to break into computer systems and access data which would otherwise be inaccessible to them. In a positive connotation, though ...
Computer hacking. A white hat (or a white-hat hacker, a whitehat) is an ethical security hacker. [ 1][ 2] Ethical hacking is a term meant to imply a broader category than just penetration testing. [ 3][ 4] Under the owner's consent, white-hat hackers aim to identify any vulnerabilities or security issues the current system has. [ 5]