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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

What’s more, many proxy services do not disclose how they obtain access to the proxies they are renting out, and in many cases the access is obtained through the dissemination of malicious software that turns the infected system in a traffic relay — usually unbeknownst to the legitimate owner of the Internet connection. .

Cloud 274
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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

A hacker managed to identify a weak spot in a security camera model. The hacker exploited the vulnerability and used these IoT devices to launch a massive attack on social media platforms. One of the examples relates to the default settings users get when starting to use a new service. Malware, phishing, and web.

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Moodle flaw exposed users to account takeover

Security Affairs

Moodle is an open-source educational platform used by 179,000 sites and has 242 million users. Technical Explanation: As a Moodle user, you can communicate with other people who have access to the platform. It allows universities to distribute content to students and teachers. How the Vulnerability Worked and What are the Consequences.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Learn Competitive Hacking with picoCTF

ForAllSecure

PPP wanted to give their past high school selves the infosec education they didn’t have. Megan Kerns of Carnegie-Mellon University joins The Hacker Mind to talk about the early days and the continued evolution of this popular online infosec competition site. For example, when learning a new subject area.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

ForAllSecure

Lodrina Cherne and Martijn Grooten join the The Hacker Mind podcast to discuss their Black Hat USA 2021 presentation. It says that spy phones sold real time access to that information, which could have enabled domestic abusers and stalkers to track their targets. There are literally dozens of other examples.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

Welcome to the hacker mind and original podcast from for all secure, it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. When I look at my resume, like it's pretty strong, you know, both in terms of my education. I don't understand it myself but you know I realized that you know just with my background.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

Welcome to the hacker mind and original podcast from for all secure, it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. When I look at my resume, like it's pretty strong, you know, both in terms of my education. I don't understand it myself but you know I realized that you know just with my background.