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Hackers Inc.

The article discusses trends involving computer crimes as of July 2014, reporting that cyber-attackers are becoming more organized and professional. Topics include computer hackers, the "Dark Seoul" cyber attack against some South Korean computer systems, economies of scale, computer security, anony...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 412; no. 8895; pp. 5 - 7
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 7/12/2014
Subjects:
Computer crimes
Cyberterrorism
Espionage
Computer hacking
Computer security
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses trends involving computer crimes as of July 2014, reporting that cyber-attackers are becoming more organized and professional. Topics include computer hackers, the "Dark Seoul" cyber attack against some South Korean computer systems, economies of scale, computer security, anonymity, and government spying. INSET: Zero-day games.