Katie Paxton-Fear is neurodiverse (‘autistic’, she says). It’s a common, but not causal, condition among hackers. Autism ...

A self-proclaimed hacker who says he is partly responsible for disrupting gaming services on Xbox and Playstation consoles on Christmas Day said the attack was meant to expose poor security networks.

Kevin Mitnick was once labeled the world’s most wanted hacker. Back in 1992, he tangled with a mystery hacker named Eric, setting off a duel that led to a chain of events that spun out of control.