Sophisticated cyber crime methods are changing the definition of hacking

From Penn State News:

Sophisticated cyber crime methods are changing the definition of hacking

More than 100 banks in 30 countries have joined the ranks of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Sony Pictures. As targets of unprecedented, and likely some of the most costly, cyber attacks in history, the financial institutions, insurance company and film studio are reeling after record-setting amounts of data, money, internal emails and more were stolen by hacker groups, which in some instances are believed to have been sanctioned by nation-states. Just last year, thieves behind the Target and Home Depot breaches made off with customer credit card numbers and cost the corporations millions of dollars.