Marketplace Tech Report for June 20, 2011

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Inside a hacker's brain

by Molly Wood

Jun 20, 2011

Malicious hacking has been all over the news lately with attacks on the CIA, the U.S. Senate, and the International Monetary Fund to name just a few. Over the weekend, another 1.3 million accounts were broken into. This time game maker Sega was the target. Emails, usernames, passwords, and birthdays were stolen; however, credit card information appears to be safe. We explore why hackers hack with one of the most famous/infamous hackers ever.

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Marketplace Tech Report for June 20, 2011

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