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Tracing a hacker

> Tracing a hacker > Written by: Paperghost [[email protected]] > 24/02/2005 Sometimes, it’s just not enough to simply know that there’s a Trojan or Virus onboard. Sometimes you need to

Targets of a Hack Attack

Hacker interests lie in many types of computers on the Internet. Following is a discussion of the types of targets and their appeal to the perpetrators.Corporate Networks Corporate computers are

The Absolute Minimum

* Among geeks, the word hacker has many definitions, including a good programmer, a bad programmer, or a person that modifies technology hardware. In the mass media, it’s a person