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The government isn't really after the password, after all; it's after any potential evidence it protects. In other words: fishing expedition.

Just a couple of weeks before the US midterm elections, journalists have revealed that Facebook is continuing to approve fake advertisements from fake sources.

If you own any kind of Apple device or software, you may want to check to see if you have an update waiting for you.

The DOJ described five years of stealing turbofan engine designs that relied on insiders, state-sponsored hackers, phishing and malware.

PrediPol uses predictive policing algorithms, VeriPol analyzes fake-report text. Who ya gonna call?

In this article, we will continue the “GoldenEye” Capture-The-Flag challenge. This CTF was posted on VulnHub by its author, Creosote. As per the description given by the author, this is an intermediate-level machine designed as one of the OSCP vulnerable machines. The goal of this challenge is to read the flags in the root directory. […]

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When we think of modern threat hunting, we think about proactively looking for exceptional situations across the network. Rather than waiting for an incident to occur, threat hunters work proactively, assuming attackers are already inside the network and attempt to track them down. Threat hunters make educated assumptions, such as “PowerShell remoting is used to […]

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Introduction The importance of malware analysts in the world today needs no introduction. With that said, the questions that one may be asked on a job interview for this position do need an introduction. The questions that one may be asked in the course of a malware analyst job interview can come from a veritable […]

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Phishing attacks can be a daily threat to everyone both in their personal and professional lives. The fact that a successful phishing attack can compromise an account and force a password reset is well-known. Here, we’ll be talking about how phishing threatens an organization’s compliance with regulations designed to protect the sensitive information under their […]

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A few days ago, security experts from IBM X-Force spotted a new strain of malware, tracked under the name CamuBot and targeting Brazilian bank customers. The malicious code immediately caught the attention of the researchers because it attempts to bypass biometric account protections. The Brazilian underground is characterized by its offering of banking Trojans. Many forms […]

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Continuing with our series on VulnHub walkthroughs, in this article we will see a walkthrough of another interesting VulnHub machine. This one is called “SkyTower.” Note: For all these machines, I have used the VMware workstation to provision VMs. Kali Linux VM will be my attacking box. Also, the techniques used are solely for educational […]

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In this article series, we will be looking at some interesting VulnHub virtual machines. This time, we will take a look at a VulnHub machine called VulnOSV2. Note: For all these machines I have used VMware workstation to provision VMs. Kali Linux VM will be my attacking box. Also, the techniques used are solely for […]

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Apple devices haunted by helium.

Security updates across all Apple platforms released alongside its new products.

Affiliates pocket 80 percent of every ransom payment.

The recently patched flaw would have enabled anyone to make themselves an administrator for any Facebook business account.

Kritickou chybu v populárním textovém editoru Word, za kterým stojí americký softwarový gigant Microsoft, objevili bezpečnostní experti ze společnosti Cymulate. Zranitelnost mohou útočníci zneužít k propašování škodlivého kódu do cizího počítače.

After 20 years of waiting you'll no longer feel your will to live drain away as you solve tedious visual puzzles. Maybe.

Another day, another exchange goes down - but was it a hack or an exit scam?

An Alaskan court has handed one of the Mirai authors a huge fine.