{"id":14448,"date":"2025-02-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/?p=14448"},"modified":"2025-01-30T05:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T09:32:37","slug":"dans-la-tete-des-pirates-informatiques-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/en\/dans-la-tete-des-pirates-informatiques-1\/","title":{"rendered":"In the mind of hackers (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14448\" class=\"elementor elementor-14448 elementor-14428\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc0c004 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"cc0c004\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf333d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf3fb8c\" data-id=\"bf3fb8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5283be elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5283be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6680862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6680862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The terms \u201cpirates\u201d or \u201chackers\u201d often conjure up stereotypical images from the collective imagination or media representations. We visualize them as <strong>computer geniuses,<\/strong> frantically tapping away at a keyboard in a darkened room, lit only by the dim glow of a screen scrolling lines of neon green code, their faces barely visible beneath the hood of a black sweatshirt. But beyond this caricature, who are these mysterious individuals operating in the dark corners of cyberspace? What are their true motivations? What methods do they use to penetrate systems that are often well protected? And above all, are there any ethics involved in these often illegal activities?<\/p><p>These questions raise many issues, and the answers are far from simple. <strong>Hackers are not a homogeneous group:<\/strong> some operate for personal gain or espionage, others out of defiance or ideology. The latter, sometimes called <strong>\u201chacktivists\u201d,<\/strong> use their skills to defend causes or denounce injustice. Their activities cover a wide spectrum, from simple testing of a site&#8217;s vulnerabilities to massive cyberattacks crippling entire institutions.<\/p><p>Clearly, <strong>gathering reliable information about them is a challenge<\/strong>, as their actions are often cloaked in a veil of anonymity. However, sources do exist, such as anonymous interviews, rare testimonials, and exchanges on specialized forums and discussion platforms, often encrypted. These snippets of information make it possible, with care, to draw a more nuanced portrait of these players in the digital world.<\/p><p>In this two-part article, we attempt to explore this universe by analyzing their profile, motivations, methods and self-perception of their actions and seek to understand who really lies behind these enigmatic figures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b7880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"43b7880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-756f0bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"756f0bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcd18ac\" data-id=\"fcd18ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285d3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"285d3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Typology of hackers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8bb2c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8bb2c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21733ef\" data-id=\"21733ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641bc14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"641bc14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5940e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5940e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Black hat hackers:<\/strong> they operate in total illegality, seeking above all to make a personal profit from their actions. Often motivated by financial gain or malicious intent, they specialize in activities such as theft of sensitive data (such as banking information or login credentials), financial fraud, or ransomware attacks, which involve blocking access to a victim&#8217;s data or systems until a ransom is paid. They work in the shadows, using advanced techniques to cover their tracks, and sometimes operate within truly organized criminal networks.<\/li><li><strong>White hat hackers:<\/strong> they use their skills for ethical and legal purposes. These cybersecurity experts play a crucial role in protecting computer systems by detecting and correcting vulnerabilities before ill-intentioned individuals can exploit them. They generally work for companies, governments or organizations with a mission to secure their infrastructures. Interestingly, some of them were once illegal hackers who managed to break into protected systems. Spotted for their talents, they were recruited by the victims of their intrusions and chose to put their skills at the service of security, rather than pursue illicit activities.<\/li><li><strong>Grey hat hackers:<\/strong> they occupy an ambiguous position on the borderline between legality and illegality. They may, for example, identify a security flaw in a system without having obtained prior authorization to access it. Although they often report these vulnerabilities to system owners, they sometimes act without respecting legal frameworks. Unlike \u201cblack hats\u201d, they are not necessarily looking to make a financial profit or cause damage, but their unauthorized approach may place them in illegal territory. Their approach often raises ethical questions: are their actions justified if they help improve global security, even while breaking rules?<\/li><li><strong>Hacktivists:<\/strong> they have a primarily ideological motivation, political, social or ecological. They use hacking as a weapon of activism, often to denounce injustice, expose abuse or promote a cause. Unlike purely criminal hackers, their aim is not personal profit, but to spread a message or raise public awareness. The Anonymous collective is perhaps the most emblematic example of hacktivism, known for its spectacular actions targeting governments, multinationals or organizations perceived as oppressive. These digital activists frequently operate on the dark web, using sophisticated techniques to protect their anonymity while organizing large-scale campaigns.<\/li><li><strong>Organized cybercriminals:<\/strong> These structured groups operate like mafias in the digital world. Endowed with considerable resources, they coordinate complex operations involving teams specialized in various branches of hacking: creating malware, exploiting vulnerabilities, money laundering, etc. Their objective is primarily financial, and they are responsible for the most devastating cyberattacks, such as the theft of millions of personal data, the hacking of major corporations and attacks on critical infrastructures. These organizations often operate on an international scale, making it particularly difficult for the authorities to track them down.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee3cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dee3cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f801b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f801b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-types-hackers-1-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14504\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-types-hackers-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-types-hackers-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-types-hackers-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567d07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"567d07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5e282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db5e282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Varied and complex motivations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbaea84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dbaea84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2049d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2049d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">The quest for power and recognition: Many hackers are driven by the intellectual challenge of hacking. For some, recognition in the hacker community is a form of gratification.<br \/>Financial profit: Organized cybercriminals often seek to monetize their activities by stealing data, launching ransomware attacks or running online scams.<br \/>Idealism or activism: Hacktivists, for example, fight for causes close to their hearts. Whether it&#8217;s denouncing injustice or promoting government transparency, their goal often goes beyond mere personal gain.<br \/>Revenge or resentment: Some hackers, disillusioned by a personal or professional experience, may act out of revenge.<br \/>Curiosity and a taste for challenge: Some digital hackers, especially the younger ones, are motivated by a simple desire to understand and test the limits of computer systems.<br \/>The inability to stop: hacking can become a kind of addiction. As technologies evolve to counter them, hackers want to gain the upper hand and break new technological barriers; eventual financial success makes it difficult, as with any criminal activity, to quit. What&#8217;s more, the isolation brought about by this kind of activity, and the fact of being in contact almost exclusively with other hackers, leads to a desocialization that makes it particularly difficult to return to a normal life, even when you see your colleagues being caught up little by little by the authorities.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd4ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3cd4ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbb9c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abbb9c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A look at their psychological environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe59fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fe59fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5a144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd5a144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The psychology of a digital hacker is often marked by a fascination with complex systems and security mechanisms. Here are some common traits that are frequently found:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Analytical intelligence:<\/strong> Hackers are often endowed with an exceptional capacity for problem-solving and creative thinking.<\/li><li><strong>A strong sense of community:<\/strong> Although they often work alone, many digital hackers belong to forums or groups where they exchange ideas and techniques.<\/li><li><strong>A tendency to introspection:<\/strong> Many hackers spend long hours alone in front of a computer, which encourages deep reflection on their actions and their impact.<\/li><li><strong>A disregard for established rules:<\/strong> Hackers, especially black hats and hacktivists, often have a rebellious attitude towards authorities or institutions, and see themselves as anarchists or the like.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a370a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a370a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aaebb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7aaebb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hacker-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hacker-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hacker-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agencepdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hacker.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f21b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f21b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An ambivalent ethic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d92a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d92a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8700ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8700ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The question of ethics is central to understanding digital hackers. <strong>Even if they don&#8217;t hesitate to break the law, some hackers, even non hacktivists, have a certain code of honor.<\/strong> Some, for example, refuse to attack healthcare systems or charitable organizations. <strong>Hacktivists,<\/strong> on the other hand, often justify their illegal actions by invoking a <strong>\u201cgreater good\u201d<\/strong>, such as the fight against corruption or the protection of individual freedoms. Hackers often believe they form a community apart, with more insight than others into how the world works, and therefore feel entitled to run it in some orderly fashion. Their superior understanding and intelligence would give them this right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035efbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"035efbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-479c443 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"479c443\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cee4a17\" data-id=\"cee4a17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326d4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"326d4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b08ae43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b08ae43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eed46bf\" data-id=\"eed46bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee35996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee35996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We will be back mid february for the second part of our article, focusing on a specific hacking and piracy network: IPTV cybercriminals. In the meantime, if you have a film, series, software or e-book to protect, don&#8217;t hesitate to call on our services by contacting one of our account managers; PDN has been a pioneer in cybersecurity and anti-piracy for over ten years, and we&#8217;re bound to have a solution to help you. 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