HackerOne, the famous bug bounty platform, has reached $20 million in rewards handed out to white hats. This is great news, because it shows just how active… Read more “HackerOne Hits $20M Paid Bounties, Shows Growing Importance of Ethical Hacking”
Category: Hacktivism
Bug Bounty Programs, the Way to Turn Black Hats Into Ethical Hackers: Interview with Zerocopter’s Edwin van Andel
Bug bounty programs are spreading more and more nowadays, as companies try to get help from ethical hackers in fixing their security problems. Over the years, companies… Read more “Bug Bounty Programs, the Way to Turn Black Hats Into Ethical Hackers: Interview with Zerocopter’s Edwin van Andel”
Bug Bounty Programs – the Hacker Challenge that Will Increase Cybersecurity
Cyber attacks are becoming more and more common these days, with hackers exploiting various vulnerabilities that had gone below the radar. Thankfully, however, bug bounty programs are… Read more “Bug Bounty Programs – the Hacker Challenge that Will Increase Cybersecurity”
Zero Day Vulnerability Hoarding, a Liability for the World’s Cybersecurity
As much as programmers will try, there is no such thing as “absolutely safe” software out there; The reality is that, for the most part, they’re only… Read more “Zero Day Vulnerability Hoarding, a Liability for the World’s Cybersecurity”
Serious flaws in Google’s Nexus Phones
An exploit closed again, as Google has shut down a “high-severity” one in its Nexus 6 and 6P phones. The vulnerability allowed attackers to listen to phonecalls,… Read more “Serious flaws in Google’s Nexus Phones”
Wannabe Hackers Are Willing to Pay To Learn How To Use the Mirai Botnet
Around two months ago, a hacker called Anna-senpai published the source code of a piece of malware designed to automatically scan the internet and infect easy-to-hack devices… Read more “Wannabe Hackers Are Willing to Pay To Learn How To Use the Mirai Botnet”
Hackers Are Trading Hundreds of Thousands of xHamster Porn Account Details
Hundreds of thousands of user account details for porn site xHamster are being traded on the digital underground. The database of nearly 380,000 users, provided to Motherboard… Read more “Hackers Are Trading Hundreds of Thousands of xHamster Porn Account Details”
US election recounts campaign—citing hack attacks—raises $3M in one day [Updated]
Jill Stein seeks “election integrity” in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Update, November 24: As of 10am EST on Thursday, Stein’s campaign had raised more than $3 million—a… Read more “US election recounts campaign—citing hack attacks—raises $3M in one day [Updated]”
3 Mobile UK Hacked – 6 Million Customers’ Private Data at risk
Three, one of UK’s biggest mobile operators, has become the latest victim of a massive data breach that reportedly left the personal information and contact details of… Read more “3 Mobile UK Hacked – 6 Million Customers’ Private Data at risk”
3 Mobile UK Hacked – 6 Million Customers' Private Data at risk
Three, one of UK’s biggest mobile operators, has become the latest victim of a massive data breach that reportedly left the personal information and contact details of… Read more “3 Mobile UK Hacked – 6 Million Customers' Private Data at risk”
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