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Speaking about learning Kali Linux usually mean working with programs. Although the Kali Linux operating system also has many questions to study (creating a custom ISO, installing on removable media, encrypting permanent partitions and much more), it is also possible to use the system without...

The other day, I stumbled across an interesting blog post with the subject Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) vs. Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) . . . and How to Start Your Ethical Hacker Career”. I did not only read this article but I devoured it and kept nodding my head, in...

Cyber-safety company NortonLifeLock today announced that it will acquire Avira from Investcorp Technology Partners. The all-cash transaction to acquire the company, whose roots go back to 1986, will see roughly $360m change hands. Avira is headquartered on the shores of Lake Constance...

One of the world’s largest recruitment agencies has become the latest victim of a serious ransomware attack, after being hit by the Egregor variant. Randstad claims to have 280,000 clients and operations in 38 countries. Its 38,000 employees helped to generate nearly €24bn ($29bn) in revenue...

The UK government has unveiled plans to develop a new statutory code for tech companies that is designed to give customers more choice and control over their data. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said that a dedicated Digital Markets Unit will work alongside...

Skills gaps and mass remote working are the biggest security challenges facing small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) today, according to new research from Infosecurity Europe. The organizers behind the number one cybersecurity event in the region canvassed opinion from nearly 3700 industry...

More than one in seven emails sent on Black Friday today could be a scam, security experts have warned. Vade Secure claims to protect one billion inboxes around the world with AI-powered security for Microsoft 365. Its Current Events tracker has detected a predictable spike in malicious...

The number of DDoS attacks targeting e-commerce in Europe has increased four-fold over the last eight months. According to research by Stormwall, between February and October 2020, the number of DDoS attacks targeted at online retail services quadrupled compared to the same period last year...

A consumer rights group has found security vulnerabilities in 11 popular smart doorbell products available on two of the world’s biggest online marketplaces. Which? enlisted the help of researchers at NCC Group to run tests on the smart devices they found on eBay and Amazon, many of which had...

TikTok has patched two common types of vulnerability which a researcher combined to create a “one-click” account takeover attack. Submitted by Muhammed Taskiran via HackerOne back on August 26, the bugs were originally labelled medium severity before being upgraded to high (CVSS 8.2) a few days...

Consequently, say you have 3 accounts, all have $1000 balance.. 1. - Seem throught alot of similar items (say you want to order a wireless bluetooth speaker) - Look through 10 or 20 different bluetooth speaker, before you order the main one you want ------------------------- installment...

The PenTesters Framework (PTF) is a Python script designed for Debian/Ubuntu/ArchLinux based distributions to create a similar and familiar distribution for Penetration Testing. As pentesters, we've been accustom to the /pentest/ directories or our own toolsets that we want to keep up-to-date...

Using 0xsp mongoose you will be able to scan a targeted operating system for any possible way for privilege escalation attacks, starting from collecting information stage until reporting information through 0xsp Web Application API. user will be able to scan different Linux os system at the same...

Police in Chicago have arrested a former track and field coach for allegedly soliciting sexually explicit images from female athletes under false pretenses. Chicago resident Steve Waithe was arrested on April 7 and charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of cyberstalking. Waithe...

The number of suspicious unemployment-related emails targeting Americans rose by 50% after the third round of stimulus checks was announced in late February, according to new data from Tessian’s threat intelligence team. News of the phishing surge comes after the United States Department of...

Application security threat modeling solutions provider IriusRisk has announced the appointment of Dr Gary McGraw to its threat modeling technical advisory board. Dr McGraw – who has a PhD in computer science and cognitive science – joins existing advisor Adam Shostack and will assist in the...

A notorious threat actor appears to have published 1.9 million user records for the popular online photo editing site Pixlr, putting customers at risk of follow-on attacks. “ShinyHunters” dumped the files over the weekend for free on an underground forum, claiming the site was breached at the...

Interpol has issued a global warning that dating app users are being groomed for investment fraud scams. The policing body’s Purple Notice claimed that lonely hearts are picked off online, when the fraudsters establish an “artificial romance” with their victims. Once they have built up a level...

An annual religious service held in Atlanta in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day was disrupted by a cyber-attack. Threat actors reportedly targeted a Shabbat service that was being broadcast live over the internet from Atlanta synagogue The Temple on January 15. The attack occurred as US...

The United States National Security Agency has announced the appointment of Roy Joyce as the new leader of its Cybersecurity Directorate. Joyce will take over from Anne Neuberger, who was first to lead the NSA's Cybersecurity Directorate when it was established in October 2019. Neuberger was...