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Hackers Around the World: Cyuzuzo of Rwanda, Fighter for a United Africa

If last week Hackers around the world visited Bangladesh, this time we move on to Africa, Rwanda to be more precise, where a two-man team is trying to make a difference. Cyuzuzo and his brother represent the only hacker crew in Rwanda and while they’re confident that their actions can’t make much of a di...

12 May 2012
08:11 GMT

Hackers Around the World: _sYs_3xp1r3, Co-Founder of 3xp1r3 Cyber Army

If last week we visited Russia, this week we head down to Bangladesh where we meet one of the members of a hacking group that dedicates its existence to fighting for justice and against the Indian Border Security Force (BSF). The last time we heard about this hacker’s crew, the 3xp1r3 Cyber Army, they defaced ...

5 May 2012
08:51 GMT

Hackers Around the World: She’s Sony, the White Hat from Russia

If last week we interviewed Janne Ahlberg, a white hat from Finland, this time we move our caravan to Russia, where we meet Sony. She is very passionate about security and her experience gained in the past couple of years helped her realize that there’s a very thin line between the responsible and irresponsibl...

28 April 2012
08:01 GMT

Hackers Around the World: Janne Ahlberg, White Hat from Finland

Hackers around the world, the interview series in which we try to dig deep into the minds of hackers worldwide, continues. This time we move on to the northern part of Europe, to Finland to be more precise, where we meet Janne Ahlberg, a product security professional with a passion for penetration testing. During th...

17 April 2012
13:51 GMT

Hackers Around the World: INER7IA, a “Nuclear” Black Hat from the US

Our Hackers around the world series leaves Asia and heads across the Pacific Ocean to the country of rock and roll to meet a black hat hacker. He’s currently part of TeamHav0k, the crew that started by reporting vulnerabilities, but later stepped to the dark side of the hacking scene. INER7IA is a hacker from ...

31 March 2012
08:31 GMT

Hackers Around the World: “Mad” Lebanese Hacker, Leader of a Revolution

If a few months ago we’ve had the chance to talk to a “half mad” hacker from Nepal, this time we had the honor of interviewing Mad Hacker, a hacktivist from Lebanon who, together with his team, has started an electronic revolution against the local government. Operating under the name of Mad Hacke...

24 March 2012
09:21 GMT

Hackers Around the World: A Romanian Cart Full of Lulz

The Romanian black hat known as Lulzcart, one of the most wanted hackers of the country, has accepted to take part in this week’s Hackers around the world interview. The AntiSec hacker is responsible for breaching sites such as the ones of the International Monetary Fund, the National Institute of Research and...

17 March 2012
09:41 GMT

Hackers Around the World: Forbes 500 Firms Kneel Before This Indian

Even though security researchers, or white hat hackers, don’t have interesting stories about making justice in the world and missions to unmask corrupt governments, their contribution to Internet safety makes them one of the most important links in the cyber-security chain. This week, Hackers around the world ...

10 March 2012
09:31 GMT

Hackers Around the World: No Site Is Safe from This Pakistani Ghost

Life is not easy for Pakistani citizens, not to mention for hackers who want to make a difference in the world by protesting against violent governing regimes and injustices. However, the harsh conditions won’t make them give up and this week’s hacker featured in our Hackers around the world series pro...

3 March 2012
08:31 GMT

Hackers Around the World: Fearless Chinese 7z1

Hackers around the world, the interview series in which we talk to hackers worldwide trying to find out what makes them tick, continues with a hacker from China. More specifically, 7z1, a member of Evil Shadow is one of the hackers that breached the Microsoft Store, or Microsoft Mall (as they call it), in India. He ...

25 February 2012
09:41 GMT

Hackers Around the World: It’s No TriCk, He’s Among the Best in the UK

This week, the Hackers around the world series features one of the most famous hacktivists of today. A member of TeaMp0isoN, TriCk is responsible for the data breaches that targeted major organizations such as the United Nations and the world renowned telecoms company T-Mobile. Lately, he and his team have turned th...

18 February 2012
09:01 GMT

Hackers Around the World: No Flaws Escape This Georgian’s Longrifle0x

This week’s episode of Hackers around the world features the first white hat hacker to take part in our series. Up until now, we’ve only talked to black hats and gray hats, so we’ve decided to take a look at what a white hat has to say about vulnerabilities, hacktivist movements and life in general. Ucha...

11 February 2012
10:51 GMT

Hackers Around the World: Eastern European SEPO

Hackers around the world moves on with SEPO, an Eastern European hacker that considers himself to be a gray hat that turns into a black hat if corrupt companies, governments, or Anonymous targets are involved. He is known for targeting major African and Middle Eastern companies and financial institutions such as the ...

5 February 2012
08:46 GMT

Hackers Around the World: Australian RAT S3rver Enthusiast

This week’s interview from our series called Hackers around the world features a 13-year-old hacker from Australia who already made quite an impression on the international hacking scene after breaching Sony Pictures, Zuffa’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and some major government sites. S3rver.e...

29 January 2012
09:03 GMT

Hackers Around the World: German Version of Desmond from Assassin’s Creed

This week, the series Hackers around the world presents a grey hat from Germany that’s famous for hacking into sites such as MySQL.com, CIA.gov. NASA.gov, and some famous university websites such as the ones that belong to Oxford and Harvard. The hacker, which many may know as D35m0nd142, was kind enough to off...

21 January 2012
12:51 GMT

Hackers Around the World: In New Zealand, It’s Quiet Before the St0rm

The series Hackers around the world continues with another hacker from the Southern Hemisphere. This time, I've had the opportunity to speak to a hacker from New Zealand, an actor from the hacking scene you may remember for his many attempts to convince the University of Melbourne to patch up their security. S...

14 January 2012
13:31 GMT

Hackers Around the World: A ‘Half Mad’ Nepali Hacktivist

The "Hackers around the world" series begins with the story of a Nepali hacker called Ardhapagal. Even though he’s still young and hacktivism is a relatively new concept for him, his actions already raise the interest of local authorities.  Check out the interview to learn how he began his hacking life, wh...

7 January 2012
13:21 GMT

Softpedia Introduces: Hackers Around the World

Hackers, may they be white, black, or gray, have become an important part of today’s society, many of their actions influencing the evolution of security and communication systems in general. Taking this into consideration, I’ve decided to begin a series of interviews with hackers from all around the worl...

28 December 2011
13:51 GMT


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