What is a Botnet
Many cyber attacks are carried out by malicious actors with the use of "Botnets". But what is a botnet? Botnet is short for "robot-network".
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More than 2,1 Million People Affected After DNA Testing Center Data Breach
An Ohio based DNA testing company has reported a data breach that lead to the leak of personal information including Social Security Numbers and banking information of 2,102,436 people.
Panasonic Network Has Been Hacked
The Japanese company Panasonic said that its network was illegally accessed by a third party on November 11 and that some data on a file server had been accessed during the intrusion.
Find Web Server Vulnerabilities With Nikto
Nikto is an open source scanner capable of scanning for over 6700 items to detect any misconfigurations on web servers like Apache, Nginx, Litespeed etc. as well as discovery of exposed files, user enumeration and outdated components.
Marine Services Provider Swire Pacific Offshore suffers data breach following cyber-attack
SPO has taken immediate actions to reinforce existing security measures and to mitigate the potential impact of the incident. SPO has reported the incident to the relevant authorities and will work closely with them in relation to the incident. SPO is contacting potentially affected parties to in…
GoDaddy Data Breach Affects 1.2 Million Customer Accounts
The company detected unauthorized access to its systems where customer's Wordpress servers are hosted and managed.
Find Out If Any of Your Accounts Has Been Hacked
A few ways to discover if any of your accounts has been hacked. Either with the help of Google Chrome or with the use of online tools.
The King of Most Common Passwords Still Sits on its Throne
NordPass has published a study with the top 200 most common passwords for 2021. The study covered 50 countries.
FBI Email System Hacked and Sent out Fake Cyber Attack Alerts
FBI has confirmed that an unnamed actor was able to gain access to the FBI's Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) to send the emails to thousands of recipients about a fake cyberattack.
Coinbase Users Hacked!
vulnerability in the SMS multi-factor authentication mechanism of Coinbase was used by hackers to steal funds from 6000 users
United Nations Breached by Hackers
Hackers breached the United Nations' computer networks earlier this year and made off with a trove of data that could be used to target agencies within the intergovernmental organization.
What is a “Zero-Day” Exploit
Understand what a zero-day exploit is and how your organization can defend against such attacks which target unknown vulnerabilities of your systems and applications.
US Secret Service: Rise in hacks of managed service providers (MSPs)
The US Secret Service sent out a security alert last month to the US private sector and government organizations warning about an increase in hacks of managed service providers (MSPs).
Hackers Threaten to Reveal “Dirty Laundry” on Donald Trump
Mr. Trump, if you want to stay president, poke a sharp stick at the guys, otherwise, you may forget this ambition forever. And to you voters, we can let you know that after such a publication, you certainly don't want to see him as president. The deadline is one week.
“Thunderspy” Attack Impacts Millions of Apple, Windows, Linux Machines
A researcher discovered a security flaw in Intel's Thunderbolt ports, common to many laptops produced before 2019.
Penetration Testing: Pre-Engagement Interactions
There are many important actions you should focus on prior to diving into a penetration test. PenTests are not just point-and-shoot activities.
Law Firm Representing Madonna, Lady Gaga and Others Suffer Data Breach
The stolen data include sensitive information like contracts, phone numbers, email addresses, personal correspondence.
Microsoft Offers $100,000 to Hack their Linux OS
Microsoft Offers 100,000 if you hack their custom Linux OS.