hackers

  • How QR Codes Work and What Makes Them Dangerous

    How QR Codes Work and What Makes Them Dangerous

    Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device. QR codes have a wide range of uses that help people avoid contact with objects and close interactions with other people,…


  • 6 Hacker Pioneers Who Turned the Early Internet on Its Head

    6 Hacker Pioneers Who Turned the Early Internet on Its Head

    In 2021, cybercrime is a normal part of everyday life. But back in the early days of the internet — that is, the 1980s and ‘90s — the hacker was a bizarre new phenomenon that the American public had never encountered before. Many of the trailblazers of this trend weren’t cynical criminals but rather bespectacled…