Ransomware gangs, email scammers, state-sponsored spies: hacking groups come in all shapes and sizes.
There are some we write about quite a bit here at WIRED, who through some combination of audacity, incompetence, or geopolitical importance—or some combination of all three—grab the spotlight in the wake of a major heist or intrusion.
Then there are the groups that largely manage to stay in the shadows.
A North Korean group that specializes in crypto thefts.
Industrial sabotage specialists out of Iran. Scammers from China that have probably sent you a phony text or two. Ransomware extremists that just went underground.
And spies. So many spies.
These stories shine a spotlight on the hacking groups you don’t hear about as often—because they’re often the ones you need to worry about the most.
