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You Can Help Stop Scams By Submitting Phony Phone Numbers
When checking out the more random areas of the internet, have you ever found yourself directed to a site that indicates your operating system may have viruses and/or it’s not working correctly? What about emails telling you that, through the simple set up of a bank account (fee pending), you…
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Researcher Finds Bug That Allowed Free Uber Rides
Bug bounty programs can be a lucrative income source for white-hat hackers and it was so for security researcher Anand Prakash who discovered a huge flaw in the Uber’s system. The flaw would essentially let people abusing it book rides for which they never have to pay. The bug was…
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Modded Raspberry Pi Zero Can Hack a Locked PC in under a Minute
An ethical hacker has built a device using a £4 single board computer that can hack a locked PC in less than sixty seconds. Samy Kamkar, a security researcher and whistleblower, used a Raspberry Pi Zero to build an Ethernet over USB device, dubbed PoisonTap, that can hijack internet traffic…
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60-Second Google Pixel Hack Wins $120k Prize
A team of Chinese hackers compromised the security of Google’s new premier smartphone, the Pixel, in less than a minute, earning it members a cash prize of $120,000. The white-hat hacking team, Qihoo 360, exploited a critical vulnerability in the Google Pixel while competing in the 2016 Pwnfest hacking festival…
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Hack Pornhub and Earn $25,000
Pornhub has partnered with HackerOne to offer rewards, ranging between $50 and $25,000, to hackers who can find flaws and vulnerabilities in its adult content site. HackerOne has worked with a number of different companies and organisations – including a recent partnership with the Pentagon – to encourage “white hat”…
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Ethical Hacker Site Has Been Caught Spreading Ransomware
Security isn’t as black and white as people think, sometimes people do the bad things for the right reasons. This is the area that ethical hackers deal with, testing websites by employing the same techniques that those who want to cause harm or profit from your information illegally. Imagine the…
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Hacker Found Way into Any Facebook Account
An Indian hacker has found a remarkably simple way to access any Facebook user account. Thankfully, Anand Prakash, a security engineer from Bangalore, is a “white hat” hacker and immediately contacted Facebook about the loophole, granting him a $15,000 reward. In a blog post – with the provocative title “How…
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White Hat Hacker Tweaks Dridex Malware to Distribute Antivirus Software
The Dridex banking malware has been a huge headache for a large part of the financial and technology industries, but it seems there’s a white knight out there looking to turn the tables on this pesky infection. After a mysterious hijacking of the virus distribution servers, they’ve now started dealing…
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