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Google’s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get codenames

TechCrunch · Published 1h ago
Google’s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get codenames

Google recently changed how it refers and assigns names to hacking groups. TechCrunch spoke with one of the world’s foremost experts on tracking hackers to understand why companies give hackers codenames.

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