The National Portrait Gallery was targeted by 347,602 emails containing spam, phishing and malware attacks in the last quarter of 2019, Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have been revealed. According to data collected by think tank Parliament Street, over half of the emails, 194,620 were identified as directory harvest attacks (DHA), used to harvest legitimate…
The startup that has helped Instagram users gain popularity has inadvertently lost its security, with the service social captain inadvertently exposing users’ Instagram passwords. Social Captain Bugs Exposed Data Recently, TechCrunch detailed a cyber security issue affecting Instagram users. In particular, he revealed a bug in the service Social Captain that put thousands of Instagram…
Multiple TikTok Vulnerabilities Could Exploit Or Delete Users’ Personal Data The social media craze Tiktok has now made for news due to security issues. Researchers have found several vulnerabilities in the Tiktok app that could put users’ security at risk. Uncovering bugs may allow an attacker to add or delete users’ videos or change privacy…
Welcome back, my hacker novitiates! In previous guides, we have used one of the most powerful hacking platforms on the planet to perform many hacks, Metasploit. They ranged from exploiting Windows XP and Windows 7/8 vulnerabilities, installing keylogger and remotely turning on a webcam. We are also able to save the world from nuclear destruction,…