Category: ethical hacking
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Major US telecom hacked by tampered Chinese Ethernet port
A Bloomberg report has released details of a major US telecommunications company who discovered a foreign implant in their server in August 2018. This is the first time a source has come forward to confirm the claims made a week ago , that tiny Chinese spying chips were placed in the servers used by 30…
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Google+ Shutting down after info from 500k Accounts is leaked
Today Google has announced that they are shutting down consumer version of Google+ after an API bug has leaked the personal information of up to 500k accounts. It’s said that the bug has been present in its systems for more than 2 years. Google first discovered the bug in March 2018 and released a patch…
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Game Review: Hacknet, incredibly immersive hacking simulator game
Hacknet is an immersive storytelling hacking simulator game for PC. The game takes you on a journey where you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, who died under suspicious circumstances. It is a terminal-based game where you use old school command prompts and real hacking methods to solve the mystery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrDRMXRxmxY Following the…
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Silk Road Admin could face 20 years in prison after pleading guilty
Gary Davis, an Irish citizen who helped fun the dark web drug marketplace Silk Road has pleaded guilty on Friday 5 October to drug trafficking charges that carry a maximum sentence of 20 years prison time. Davis, who also went by the alias Libertas, was an administrator and forum moderator for the dark web site.…
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US charges 7 Russian GRU Officers with International Hacking
On Thursday 4 October a US grand jury indicted 7 Russian GRU Officers for hacking, wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering. The GRU is the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and is Russia’s largest foreign intelligence agency. It was found that the 7 officers were…
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Chinese Spying Chips Found Hidden on US companies’ servers
Business and markets news company Bloomberg reported today that a very small surveillance chip, similar in size to a grain of rice, has been found hidden in servers used by US companies. These servers are being used by nearly 30 American companies, including big names such as Apple and Amazon. The servers are designed in…
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Azure Blob Storage phishing attack impersonates Microsoft
Azure Blob Storage phishing attack impersonates Microsoft. Although phishing attacks can often be quite believable, some more tech savvy users recognise something isn’t right when they see that the login form is unsecured or the SSL certificate doesn’t match the company being impersonated. However, there is a new phishing attack that stores their phishing form…
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How to Secure Your Linux Server
It’s important for anyone running a Linux server , or any type of server for that matter, secure. Especially if it communicates with the outside world. Servers are like your houses in the digital realm. They have to be kept secure from intruders. So you have a Linux server, here’s how to secure it. Keep…