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The other day I logged into Discord on my friend’s computer using the desktop application. Does Windows log these events somewhere? Does it store the password hash or some sort of authentication token?
Continue reading Does Windows log desktop application passwords?
I was reading about whether you should trust a VPN any more than your ISP, and I see that some VPN providers claim they do not log users, when they do indeed log users: UFO VPN claims zero-logs policy, leaks 20M user logs.
I see concerns a… Continue reading What stops a nation state starting a "VPN service" to view its customers’ logs?
I’ve read that different ISP have different rules regarding how long they log users IP info. I’ve seen anywhere from 6-18 months as most common. Let’s say law enforcement is looking to track someone down and they obtain an IP address from … Continue reading ISP Logs and tracking down users
I have a javscript function which is called everytime if we log something. So, if we are running on localhost then, window.location.href.substr(7, 9) is "localhost". Can I make the system think that I’m running on localhost?
func… Continue reading Can I make javascript think that I’m running on localhost? [closed]
I came across this practice, from a big company handling personal customer data, of not allowing developers/maintainers to look straight at the application logs (e.g. good old tail | grep) by connecting to the application servers through S… Continue reading In an enterprise environment, should developers/maintainers be able to look at production logs by accessing the application servers?
I know that it’s possible for a computer to set up logging or auditing, and keep track of what devices are plugged into IT. But do external harddrives keep track of what computers THEY are ever plugged in to? Intentionally, or unintentiona… Continue reading Do external harddrives keep track of the computers they’re plugged in to?
I am using (have installed) this VPN on an Android Smart TV.
Does Windscribe (or generally any VPN service) keep traffic logs even when they are disconnected? (Disconnected here means when the ‘power-button’ like button in the VPN’s app is… Continue reading Does Windscribe VPN keep logs even when disconnected?
So, my website was recently hacked. And going through the logs, I had some questions on them.
The day I was hacked, my logs were like this(IIS server):
2020-05-02 18:35:19 [server-IP] GET /default2.php -80 [attacker-IP] [User-Agent] 404 0 … Continue reading Website got hacked – help on explaining where did the leak come from
Question resolved: no reason at this time to assume the remote access was with any malicious intent.
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My partner was offered a job with a real estate listing company doing photo processing for their virtua… Continue reading How to Minimize Risk of Remote Access from Potential Job Scam?
Internet service providers (ISP) can choose to have full information on the browsing activity of one of its subscribers.
Can an outsider, who is not the ISP, but who simply knows someone’s IP address, be able to somehow monitor the browsin… Continue reading If an IP address is known, can all of its browsing activity be viewed by an outsider?