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Fwiw, here's the wiki re: Security hackers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_hacker
Note: point one of post number 4 of the following old CFC Chat Forum thread is a brief explanation by an Administrator of hacking attempts this CFC Discussion Board has faced (not even initiated by a human hacker) - gives an inkling as to what a potential pain they can be:
http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/sh...8993#post28993
A not-too-old report (perhaps) re: hackers targeting Canadian banks and government:
https://globalnews.ca/news/4932760/c...geted-hackers/
theguardian.com/technology/2020/Jan/22/UN investigators to address alleged Saudi hacking of Jeff Bezos' phone:
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...ff-bezos-phone
Reporter who wrote book on Saudi crown prince was allegedly targeted by hackers :
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...llegations-mbs
Ransomware Attacks Grow, Crippling Cities and Businesses:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/t...e-attacks.html
nytimes.com/2020/05/13/world/europe/Merkel outraged by Russia's cyberattack:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/w...berattack.html
Israeli hack of Iranian port is latest salvo in cyberattack exchanges:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/w...erattacks.html
Twitter Struggles to Unpack a Hack Within Its Walls:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/t...stigation.html
North Korean Hacking Group attacks Israeli Defence industry:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/w...rs-israel.html
globalnews.ca/news/7280164/CRA online service shutdown after cyber attacks expose thousands of accounts:
https://globalnews.ca/news/7280164/c...-cyberattacks/
reuters.com/article/cyber-breach/Trump downplays impact of massive hacking, questions Russia involvement:
https://www.reuters.com/article/cybe...-idUSKBN28T0R1
nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Forget the cold-war - this cyber-conflict is hot:
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/joh...onflict-is-hot
nypost.com/2021/06/02/JBS to reopen operations after hack shut its US beef plants:
https://nypost.com/2021/06/02/jbs-to...s-beef-plants/
Ransomware attack against U.S. tech provider forces Swedish store closures in one of the largest such attacks in history:
https://torontosun.com/business/mone...-s-it-provider
reuters.com/technology/Hackers demand $70 million to liberate data held by companies hit by massive cyberattack - 2021-07-05:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/h...ck-2021-07-05/
Ransomware group REvil websites go dark:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/revil-...ware-1.6102010
The Russian hacker group behind the SolarWinds attack is at it again, Microsoft says:
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/10489...tack-microsoft
nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/crime-pmn/Israel's Jerusalem Post website hacked on Soleimani assassination anniversary:
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pm...-anniversary-2
Hacked convoy data shows more than half of donations came from U.S. [Canadians donated more cash than Americans to the protest, however]:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/con...data-1.6351292
Ukraine says government websites and banks were hit with denial of service attack [February 15, 2022]:
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/15/10808...attack-defense
Anonymous: How hackers are trying to undermine Putin:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60784526
Unrelated:
aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/9/US imposes new sanctions on Iran over Albanian cyberattack [US sanctions on Iran’s intelligence ministry come after Albania blamed Iran for the July incident, which Tehran has denied.]:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/...an-cyberattack
bbc.com/news/technology/Ed Sheeran: Hacker who stole singer's unreleased music is jailed:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63348753
Somewhat older article:
cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/Canadian ransomware hacker sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...nced-1.6606274
bbc.com/news/technology/Cyber-crime gangs' earnings slide as victims refuse to pay:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64323980
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/24/Microsoft says Chinese hackers target critical infrastructure in US and Guam:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ucture-us-guam
theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/26/tesla-data-leak-of-customers-employees-info-safety-complaints:
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...ety-complaints
globalnews.ca/news/Canada in global top 10 for cyber breaches, report finds amid health hack:
https://globalnews.ca/news/9989008/c...t-health-hack/
cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/Cyberattack at 5 southwestern Ontario hospitals leaves patients awaiting care:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/winds...sday-1.7006509
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/Millions of Americans caught up in Chinese hacking plot - US:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68659095
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/26/new-zealand-says-chinese-state-sponsored-group-hacked-parliament:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/...ked-parliament
cbc.ca/news/politics/china-hacking-mps-senators-ipac/MPs, senator ask why government didn't warn them they were targeted by China-backed hackers [Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says 18 Canadians were targeted in all]:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chi...ipac-1.7187999
ctvnews.ca/world/a-cyberattack-on-a-big-u-s-health-system-diverts-ambulances-and-takes-records-offline:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/a-cyber...line-1.6881815
theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/10/uk-ministry-of-defence-contractor-hacked-by-china-then-mod-failed-report-breach-months:
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...-breach-months