Some hacks are epic not merely for their significance in IT security, but for their sheer creativity and novelty. They’re those in-your-face hacks that both entertain and educate, and crack those things we take for granted in our everyday lives.
For the fifth year in a row, Dark Reading has compiled an end-of-the-year list of the coolest hacks executed by those imaginative, inquisitive, and resourceful hackers who dare to go the distance to try some of the most unique — and sometimes bizarre — hacks.
Some of this year’s coolest hacks are downright chilling in that they could mean life or death, like the ones that tampered with the dosage dispensed by popular insulin pumps, or that remotely shut down the power on industrial control systems that run power plants. Others were both charming and precocious, like the 10-year-old hacker who found a major flaw in her favorite mobile gaming app after getting bored and looking for a way to progress further with it.
More of the Darkreading.com post from Kelly Jackson Higgins
