For reporting this transaction, Carta and his team were recognized as 'Most Valuable Hackers.' 'The bug-finding process was pure fun, making the whole experience very memorable,' said Carta.

These ethical hackers—also known as "white hat hackers"—use the same techniques as regular hackers, but their goal is different: to improve security. Many of the world's top tech companies ...

White hat hacking, carried out by an ethical hacker or a penetration tester, is an authorised legal hacking activity carried out to strengthen security by identifying and fixing vulnerabilities ...

Over 88% of the hacked Bybit funds are still traceable, despite the Lazarus Group funneling the $1.4 billion in just 10 days ...

The term 'white hat' refers to hackers who operate for non-malicious reasons, for example, testing security systems for large companies. A 'black hat' is a hacker driven by malice or personal gain.

The students had e-mailed FreeHour to inform the company of the security flaw and requested a reward - or ‘bug bounty’- a common practice in ethical or ‘white hat’ hacking. Instead of a ...

or ‘bug bounty’ - a common practice in ethical hacking, or ‘white hat’ hacking. Students Michael Debono, Giorgio Grigolo and Luke Bjorn Scerri stand accused of gaining unauthorised access ...