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Google's top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get codenames | TechCrunch

  • Lorenzo Franceschi-bicchierai--TechCrunch
  • published date: 2026-08-08 15:04:14 UTC

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.

For more than a decade, the cybersecurity industry has been assigning names to different hacking groups. Some of them, like Fancy Bear, have crossed over into the mainstream because of their prominen… [+4142 chars]