Category: ethical hacking

In this series, we look at some great techy gear and gadgets so you can put your skills to the test and have some fun along the way. We tailor pick gadgets and gear that we think adds a new way of experiencing or learning an area of tech, to help you get your head…

Every aspiring hacker should delve into the world of hacking simulation games, these games aren’t just a way to kill time and avoid study, but often an excellent way to sharpen your hacking skills. There are a wide variety of hacking games out there, but all good ones use the principles of hacking and often…

East Asia have been targeted by a stream of cyber-attacks carried about by an advanced persistant threat (APT) group. The group goes by several names such as Tick, Brzone Butler and Redbaldknight. The APT group’s main targets are South Korea and Japan. This current wave of Datper malware attacks is written in Delphi and is…

A security flaw in libssh leaves thousands, and potentially more, servers vulnerable to an attack. Libssh is a multiplatform C library which allows users to remotely execute programs, transfer files, manage public keys and use a secure and transparent tunnel. The security flaw , discovered by Peter Winter-Smith from NCC Group, allows a hacker to…

A malicious app called “Album by Google Photos” was found to be hosted on the Microsoft store. The app was pretending to be part of Google Photos, but was in fact an ad clicker that generates hidden adverts within the Windows 10 Operating System. The ad clicker app seemed credible to users because of its…

In this series we’ll look at some great techy gear and gadgets so you can put your skills to the test and have some fun along the way. We tailor pick gadgets and gear that we think add a new way of experiencing or learning an area of tech, to help you get your head…

Clogged drains, engine troubles, keyboard malfunctions… most of the technical issues we struggle with on a day-to-day basis could all be fixed if it were easier to see what was wrong and diagnose the actual problem. That’s why everyone should have a tool on their belt like the 1080p HD Waterproof WiFi Wireless Endoscopic Camera…

At the end of September, it was revealed that a Facebook security flaw allowed the access tokens of over 50 Million accounts to be stolen . Access tokens allow users to stay signed in on devices, rather than signing in every time they interact with a Facebook app. On Friday 12 October, after weeks of…

Tenable researcher, Jacob Baines, has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Mikrotik routers; four separate security flaws that are vulnerable to hacking attacks. Mikrotik made it into the news in September after it was discovered routers had been hijacked using a security flaw on the RouterOS, and attackers we able to spy on users. RouterOS, Mikrotik’s…

In this series we’ll look at some great techy gear and gadgets so you can put your skills to the test and have some fun along the way. The Complete Arduino Starter Kit & Course Bundle ($89.99) The Complete Arduino Starter Kit & Course Bundle Arduino is the open-source electronics platform that lets you create…