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vipul patel Hacking BY Vipul Patel    We hear about hacking on the news all the time—from Anonymous to fake news to denial of service attacks to data breaches, it seems like the bad guys are always wreaking havoc. And it’s true; the bad guys are doing all kinds of damage, from the annoying (spam) to the destructive (cyber attacks that steal personal data—or worse). But did you know there are good guys with the same skills? These are the ethical hackers. But what is ethical hacking? Ethical hacking definition An ethical hacker (also known as a white hat hacker) is the ultimate security professional. Ethical hackers know how to find and exploit vulnerabilities and weaknesses in various systems—just like a malicious hacker (or a black hat hacker). In fact, they both use the same skills; however, an ethical hacker uses those skills in a legitimate, lawful manner to try to find vulnerabilities and fix them before the bad guys can get there and try to break in. ...

Hackers Stole $6 Million From SWIFT System _ Russian Central Bank Cyber News                                                                        Vipul Patel Unknown hackers stole 339.5 million roubles ($6 million) in an attack on the SWIFT international payments messaging system in Russia last year, the Russian central bank said on Friday. The disclosure, buried at the bottom of a central bank report on digital thefts at Russian banks, is the latest in a string of attempted and successful cyber heists using fraudulent wire-transfer requests. The central bank said it had been sent information about "one successful attack on the workplace of a SWIFT system operator. "The volume of unsanctioned operations as a result of this attack amounted to 339.5 million roubles," the bank said. The central bank ...