18-Year-Old Charged for Hacking Into 60,000 Users’ Accounts
An 18-year-old Wisconsin teenager has been accused by federal authorities of a cyberattack that compromised 60,000 user accounts at the sports betting website DraftKings last…
Month: May 2023
Mastermind Behind iSpoof Fraud Website Sentenced to 13 Years in the UK
At the peak of its illicit activities, iSpoof enabled scammers to contact nearly 20 individuals every minute, employing false identities to deceive their targets. In…
Are Your APIs Leaking Sensitive Data?
It’s no secret that data leaks have become a major concern for both citizens and institutions across the globe. They can cause serious damage to…
Snatch Ransomware Attacks Medical Societies In US & Canada
Snatch ransomware has attacked medical societies in the US and Canada, claimed the threat actor. The Medical Society of the State of New York and…
What is Cross-site Scripting (XSS) and how can you fix it?
Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of attack that can be carried out to compromise users of a website. The exploitation of a XSS flaw…
Using Tech For Good: Introducing The Zensory
“We know that there’s a problem within the cybersecurity industry when it comes to burnout – and it’s a problem that’s only getting worse.” That’s…
Russian IT Guy Jailed for DDoSing Government Websites
According to reports from the FSB (Federal Security Service) Department’s Press Service in Rostov Region, Yevgeny Kotikov, an IT specialist, was sentenced to three years…
Mr. Chairman, we need hackers!
The more the world gets hacked, the more we need hackers. We need white hats. They will find vulnerabilities so we can fix them and…
Critical Home, Business Router Vulnerability Exploited
Router vulnerability, in both industrial and consumer units, has been a preferred attack point for hackers. Researchers have published alerts on two more router vulnerabilities…
First encounters through the eyes of the Detectify scanner
What do typical websites look like through the eyes of our vulnerability scanner the first time they are tested? How does that picture change over time?…
Google Will Disable Inactive Accounts Older Than Two Years
Google amended its “inactive account policy” on Tuesday and will now remove accounts that haven’t been used or registered for at least two years. The…
U.K. Fraudster Behind iSpoof Scam Receives 13-Year Jail Term for Cyber Crimes
May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking A U.K. national responsible for his role as the administrator of the now-defunct iSpoof online phone number spoofing…