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Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies

A hacker using the name Dark X claims to have stolen personal data of 350 million Hot Topic customers due to lax security measures, demonstrating ease in hacking top companies via infostealers, a type of malware designed to obtain passwords and cookies. The breach is linked to an expansive underground industry involving malware developers, hackers, and other criminals. Actions to curb the hacking attacks are unlikely to mitigate the problem due to the industry’s size and complexity.

Source: www.wired.com –

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