Hacker News
- Reuters totally clueless about the meaning of "hacking" http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/idUS201473221420120203 80 comments
- The meaning of Hack (hacker folklore) http://www.bastichlabz.org/~tigger/TechHumor/hackerfolklore.txt 3 comments
- If you were hacking since age 8, it means you were privileged http://geekfeminism.org/2010/07/27/if-you-were-hacking-since-age-8-it-means-you-were-privileged/ 93 comments
- Hacking means typing long lists of instructions into your computer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmbrFFP7bXU 2 comments
- Bypass login on app. Company went out of business meaning no new users can access the underwater drone as the servers are offline. Can somebody figure out a bypass hack? https://powervision.me/en/product/powerray/download 28 comments reverseengineering
- Russia Uses Cyberattacks in Ukraine to Support Military Strikes, Report Finds, meaning GOP received tangible campaign assistance from enemy military via hacking Democrat emails in 2016 election cycle https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/us/politics/russia-cyberattacks-ukraine.html 30 comments worldnews
- So if your Nexo account is hacked through means beyond your control, they insure all your funds? Am I reading that right? https://support.nexo.io/hc/en-us/articles/360017628093-Security-and-Insurance 13 comments cryptocurrency
- An entire nation just got hacked. In a country of just 7 million people (Bulgaria) , the scale of the hack means that just about every working adult has been affected. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/21/europe/bulgaria-hack-tax-intl/index.html 4 comments technology
- An entire nation just got hacked. In a country of just 7 million people (Bulgaria) , the scale of the hack means that just about every working adult has been affected. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/21/europe/bulgaria-hack-tax-intl/index.html 21 comments worldnews
- US and allies: New hacks mean China broke 2015 economic espionage pact https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/12/us-indicts-two-chinese-state-sponsored-hackers-for-attacks-on-msps-in-12-countries/ 5 comments technology
- If your webcam drivers aren't properly set up (Webcam not recognized), does that mean it is impossible for anyone to hack it? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/6vw121/if_your_webcam_drivers_arent_properly_set_up/ 3 comments privacy
- Sally Yates: Trump's refusal to believe Russia hacked US election means it could happen again https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world-0/us-politics/sally-yates-trump-russia-putin-election-hacking-refuse-believe-could-happen-again-a7829536.html 23 comments politics
- What does the CIA's ability to hack phones mean for Bitcoin wallet apps? https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/5y82sy/what_does_the_cias_ability_to_hack_phones_mean/ 27 comments btc
- Groupon hacks could mean millions of users are at risk of losing thousands of pounds http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4055336/check-groupon-account-millions-users-risk-losing-thousands-pounds-massive-hack.html 6 comments worldnews
- Just Because It’s Hacked, Doesn’t Mean It’s Important http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/arts/wikileaks-hillary-clinton-hacked.html 514 comments politics
- Whether Or Not Russians Hacked DNC Means Nothing Concerning How Newsworthy The Details Are https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160724/17512435054/whether-not-russians-hacked-dnc-means-nothing-concerning-how-newsworthy-details-are.shtml 303 comments politics
- Whether Or Not Russians Hacked DNC Means Nothing Concerning How Newsworthy The Details Are https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160724/17512435054/whether-not-russians-hacked-dnc-means-nothing-concerning-how-newsworthy-details-are.shtml 57 comments technology
- What Does Ethereum's Massive Hack Mean For Bitcoin? http://www.nasdaq.com/article/what-does-ethereums-massive-hack-mean-for-bitcoin-cm639450 3 comments btc
- Nobody cares what "Growth Hacking" means to marketers http://www.techfounder.net/2013/10/10/nobody-cares-what-growth-hacking-means-to-marketers/ 22 comments startups
- Charlotte Church stands alone as hacking victims settle. Singer's refusal to accept pre-trial deal means Murdoch empire still faces damaging court case http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/charlotte-church-stands-alone-as-hacking-victims-settle-6676524.html 591 comments worldnews
- When all of human endeavor falls under the rubric of the "hack", the word ceases to mean anything http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1590621 61 comments programming
- If you were hacking since age 8, it means you were privileged. http://restructure.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/if-you-were-hacking-since-age-8-it-means-you-were-privileged/ 74 comments programming
- On the Web, we let strangers tell us who to trust, what to read, and where to go. Which means that reputation hacking can be big business. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/herding.html 2 comments reddit.com
- What Happened With The $570 Million Binance (BNB) Hack? And What Does It Really Mean For Crypto Investors? https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2022/10/09/what-happened-with-the-570-million-binance-bnb-hack-and-what-does-it-really-mean-for-crypto-investors/ 27 comments cryptocurrency
- When idiots ask me “What do you mean you can never replicate Bitcoin’s incentives and game theory equilibrium on other coins?” - I often have to explain what a fair/uneven/unplanned distribution is. No coin other than Bitcoin (BTC/BCH) can have a 1000 BTC Pizza, a MTGox Hack, and now this: https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/x607js/til_there_used_to_be_a_bitcoin_faucet_that/ 27 comments btc
- Changes to Rule 41 Will Make Privatizing Your Internet Activity by Using VPN, Tor, or Other Means, Criminal and Allow FBI to Hack You and Monitor Your Computer https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161122/10381536112/bill-introduced-to-push-back-approval-dojs-proposed-rule-41-changes.shtml 14 comments worldnews
- NSA planned to hijack Google's app store to push malware to targets (remember Google can push code to Android phone without users' permission, which means whoever hacks Google can do that, too) https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/05/21/nsa-five-eyes-google-samsung-app-stores-spyware/ 51 comments privacy
- "One’s inability to hack an iPad means precisely nothing. Nobody needs to program an iPad to enjoy using it, except those who have no capacity for enjoyment other than programming and complaining about same." http://blog.fawny.org/2010/04/04/expertise/ 89 comments apple
- The Next Big Hack Could Come From the Stars. A new era of space development also means more opportunities for hackers to hit vulnerable systems and cause havoc with the growing number of satellites spinning around our skies. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-02/satellites-vulnerable-as-the-next-big-hack-could-come-from-the-stars 3 comments space
- Antonopoulos: "LN channels are hot wallets which means the possibility of someone hacking a node and causing to transmit all that value away is quite high". https://youtu.be/c4TjfaLgzj4?t=14m10s 251 comments btc
- Mass FBI Hacking of Civilians Approved by Congress: Changes to Rule 41 Make Privatizing Internet Activity by Using VPN, Tor, or Other Means, Criminal and Allow FBI to Hack and Monitor Computers Around the World http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/30/congress-allows-rule-permitting-mass-hacking-government-take-effect/94683030/ 73 comments law
- Mass FBI Hacking of Civilians Approved by Congress: Changes to Rule 41 Make Privatizing Internet Activity by Using VPN, Tor, or Other Means, Criminal and Allow FBI to Hack and Monitor Computers Around the World http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/30/congress-allows-rule-permitting-mass-hacking-government-take-effect/94683030/ 8 comments worldnews
- The Parler Hack Is The Ashley Madison Leak But Your Mom Is A Secret Nazi Pedo Who Spent All Last Year Sending Her Friends Child Porn To Red Pill Them Because That’s What Red Pill Means. Watching CP. It Is The QAnon Holy Sacrament https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vqew/the-hacker-who-archived-parler-explains-how-she-did-it-and-what-comes-next?utm_source=email&utm_medium=editorial&utm_content=daily&utm_campaign=210112 6 comments politics
- I'm working on a Flask app, suddenly, all of this info is logged, I don't know where it comes from or what it means, I've never seen it before, was someone trying to hack my machine? https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/advkvk/im_working_on_a_flask_app_suddenly_all_of_this/ 7 comments learnprogramming
- CSS is unnecessary given a layout language with means of abstraction and combination. Most CSS lore is dedicated to describing the tangles of brittle hacks needed to circumvent incompatibilities or approximate a desired appearance. http://pchiusano.github.io/2014-07-02/css-is-unnecessary.html 3 comments webdev
- “In the near future, we plan to promote Bitcoin Knots as an alternative to Bitcoin Core. This will mean the software presented on the download page will be Knots and not Core.“ Luke Jr going rogue and maybe hacked. His git permissions need to be revoked ASAP! http://archive.is/DH9gR 9 comments btc
- A Russian developer has hacked Apple's In-App Purchase program for iOS, allowing users to circumvent the payment process. This means you can purchase in-app content without actually paying. Most importantly, jailbreaking your device is not required. http://www.zdnet.com/apple-ios-in-app-purchases-hacked-everything-is-free-video-7000000877/ 110 comments technology
- $37.5 Million lost to scams, not hacks, just in May alone. Meaning the majority of losses is the result of people being too greedy. This is a friendly reminder to check your ego and don't be greedy, which solves quite a lot of issues you will face in crypto https://de.fi 55 comments cryptocurrency
- If my iPhone suddenly prompts me to enter and then change my iCloud password due to too many failed login attempts, even though I haven't been trying to log in to iCloud that day, does that mean someone is trying to hack my account? https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/6kn9bc/if_my_iphone_suddenly_prompts_me_to_enter_and/ 12 comments apple
- While Apple is working hard to fight the hacking of its In-App Purchase program for iOS, the same hacker has pulled off almost an almost identical scheme for the Mac. Just like on iOS, this means you can purchase in-app Mac content without actually paying. http://www.zdnet.com/apple-mac-in-app-purchases-hacked-everything-free-like-on-ios-7000001323/ 286 comments technology