From hackers to security experts, the Balkan IT sector is booming

By Radu Marinas and Tsvetelia Tsolova BUCHAREST/SOFIA (Reuters) - After hacking the Pentagon, NASA and Britain's Royal Navy for fun, TinKode got a real job as a computer security expert for a Romanian cyber safety consultancy. TinKode was the name used by Romanian Razvan Cernaianu when he revealed security holes in government and corporate systems across the world, earning him a two-year suspended prison sentence. "I was really passionate about carrying out what I call security audits," Cernaianu told Reuters "It's a hobby, so I did it for free. ...

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