Manipulated Data – The Hack You May Not Notice

Hacks, leaks and cyber attacks dominated the news in 2017. However, while these events were generally driven by the hackers intent to gather information either for their own use or for resale on the dark web or for the purposes of extorting money, a more ominous intent may emerge in 2018: data manipulation.

As the LA Progressive discussed in a recent article, imagine a major grocery chain getting hacked. However, instead of leaking the company's proprietary information to the public or encrypting its systems with ransomware, the hackers manipulate the data on which the company relies.

What if expiration dates on milk cartons get altered so that some are discarded early while others make drinkers sick, despite appearing within their best before date.