Collaborate Disseminate
I received a sketchy email with a text file. I’d like to know if there’s a group that enjoys investigating files and let me know who/what group sent it or if I should reset my computer. I used to live in China and are rather vocal about th… Continue reading any group to inspect txt attachments? [closed]
White hat hackers serve as a crucial line of cyber defense, working to identify and mitigate potential threats before malicious actors can exploit them. These ethical hackers harness their skills to assess the security of networks and systems, ultimately helping organizations bolster their digital defenses. But what drives someone to pursue a career as a […]
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I have been working with an application that stores sensitive personal data from a number of users. I accidentally came across something that could most likely be exploited.
For obvious reasons, I will not be sharing what kind of exploit i… Continue reading Is it legal to exploit without consent for white hat purposes?
I was learning about port scanning and I understand, what, why and how.
However, I do not understand why a Bug Bounty hunter or a penetration tester (strictly for web app assessment) would run a port scan on a web domain.
Let’s say through… Continue reading Impact of port scanning on the web domain itself
I often hear of black-hat hacking discussed as if it was synonymous with illegal hacking. In other words, an act of hacking is black-hat iff it is illegal. Our own tag wiki for black-hat defines it as "the act of using computer securi… Continue reading Does black hat always equal illegal?
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a long game. Improving your website to rank higher on search engine results pages helps you attract more traffic. Plus, it helps build a trustworthy reputation. But, some people want to take shortcuts by using what’s known as black hat SEO. If this happens, your business could pay the price. […]
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I’m running tests in my devices. But i’m scared if by doing this, i will make my devices vulnerable. If i executed an backdoor sended to me (beeing an app with a payload on it, or an doc, or email, etc) , my device will become vulnerable t… Continue reading When a backdoor is executed in a device, it becomes vunerable to ‘everyone’ , or only to the atacker?
You’ve probably heard the phrase “you don’t know what you don’t know”. It’s a stage of learning most people find themselves in at one time or another. When it comes to cybersecurity, hackers succeed by finding the security gaps and vulnerabilities you missed. That’s true of malicious attackers. But it’s also true of their equivalent […]
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Poly Network is offering the hacker that stole $600 million worth of virtual currencies from the company a half-million dollars as a bug bounty, the company said Friday. Poly Network said that as of early Friday morning the hacker had returned roughly $340 million worth of assets they stole from the company. The remaining cryptocurrency assets have been transferred to a wallet jointly controlled by Poly Network and the hacker. The company is also still trying to retrieve $33 million worth of Tether cryptocurrency frozen by Tether. A hacker, who the company is now calling “Mr. White Hat,” stole $600 million worth of virtual currencies from Poly Network on Tuesday. Less than 24 hours later, he began to return it. The hacker claimed in blockchain messages shared by cryptocurrency compliance firm Elliptic that he stole the money “for fun” and to keep it safe from others who might exploit a […]
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With cybersecurity attacks on the rise, companies must explore new ways to stay one step ahead of threat actors. IDG Research Services found that 78% of IT leaders are not confident in their companies’ security postures, which lead 91% of organizations to increase cybersecurity funding for 2021. As part of this increased focus, many companies are turning […]
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