Why are break ins on the rise?
I've been reading the same news sources for a while now, Hacker News included, and it seems like every other day there's a report of another major break in. I don't think this is all due to LulzSec, so what's the deal?
I've been reading the same news sources for a while now, Hacker News included, and it seems like every other day there's a report of another major break in. I don't think this is all due to LulzSec, so what's the deal?
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Rather, you should be asking why high-profile, extremely public break-ins are on the rise. The number reported by the companies affected has been extremely low - the same level as normal? - with the vast majority reported and publicized by hackers.
Boredom? New high? We aren't talking about a group of entirely rational, of-age people.
Confirmation bias.
I don't think so. There has definitely been an increase in breakins in the past few months.
Source?
the news?
That's just because the Lulzsec/Anon stuff is the "flavour of the month" for the media lately.
"The news" is not a reliable source of frequency for an activity, as they go through phases with what their favourite topic is for that period of time.