Ethical hacking might sound like a contradiction in terms, but it’s actually an important tool when it comes to an organization's cyber security. An ethical hacker, also known as a white hat hacker, ...

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The hackers penetrated the accounts of senior State Department officials, including the U.S. ambassador to China. By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Aspen, Colo. The hack of Microsoft’s cloud that ...