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** SQL Injection: Listing Database Contents on Non-Oracle Databases**
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CORS Vulnerability with Trusted Null Origin
Discover how a simple CORS misconfiguration can leak sensitive data across origins.
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How I Cleared the CISSP and CISM in 6 Months — A Realistic Strategy That Actually Works
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CORS Vulnerability with Trusted Insecure Protocols
Understanding how insecure CORS configurations can expose sensitive data across subdomains.
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Digital Forensics — Windows USB Artifacts [Insider Threat Case] ⌘ Read more
How to Find P1 Bugs using Google in your Target — (Part-2)
Earn rewards with this simple method.
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**I Could Change Anyone’s Email Preferences — Without Logging In ** ⌘ Read more
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A single unsanitized parameter is all an attacker needs
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**How I Used AI to Become Someone Else (And Why Your Face Is No Longer Your Password) **
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Capture: A TryHackMe CTF writeup ⌘ Read more
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**The Authorization Circus: Where Security Was the Main Clown **
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Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Leads to Broken Authentication | Critical Finding ⌘ Read more
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**How I Used Sequential IDs to Download an Entire Company’s User Database (And The Joker Helped) **
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**The Great Tenant Mix-Up: How I Accidentally Became Every Company’s Employee **
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How I Cracked the eJPT Exam in Just 3 Hours with a Score of 85% ⌘ Read more
A Hacker’s Journey to NASA’s Hall of Fame ⌘ Read more
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Web Cache Deception Attack – A Hidden Threat in Today’s Web Applications ⌘ Read more
SQL Injection Leads to dump the Student PII ⌘ Read more
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#4 RFI: From an External URL Into your Application
Understanding RFI isn’t just about finding a bug; it’s about recognizing a critical design flaw that, if exploited, hands an attacker the…
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**How I Made ChatGPT My Personal Hacking Assistant (And Broke Their “AI-Powered” Security) **
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Hack the Box: Nibbles Walkthrough ⌘ Read more
**How I Hacked JWT Tokens and Became Everyone on the Internet (Temporarily) **
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Exposed API Keys and Secrets with AI
Quick Disclosure of API Key and Secret to guess parameter value
$1000 Bounty: GitLab Security Flaw Exposed
How a $1000 Bounty Hunt Revealed a GraphQL Type Check Nightmare Allowing Maintainers to Nuke Repositories
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**How I Became the Unofficial Company Archivist (And Saw Things I Can’t Unsee) **
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The $2,000 Bug That Changed My Life: How a Tiny URL Parameter Broke Web-Store Pricing !! ⌘ Read more
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“The $10,000 Handlebars Hack: How Email Templates Led to Server Takeover”
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**The Day I Became Everyone: How User Swapping Turned Me into a Digital Shapeshifter **
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“The $12,500 DNS Trick That Hacked Snapchat’s Cloud Servers”
While studying advanced SSRF techniques, I came across a fascinating case where researchers @nahamsec, @daeken, and @ziot combined DNS…
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How I Reported a Pre-Account Hijack Affecting Any Gmail User (Even Google Employees)- My Bug… ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: 🚀 ejabberd 25.10
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If you are upgrading from a previous version, there are no mandatory changes in SQL schemas, configuration, API commands or hooks.
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Unveiling Hidden AWS Keys In My First Android Pentest
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**How I Became an Accidental Admin and Almost Got Fired (From Someone Else’s Company) **
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️ Spring Boot API Security Like a Pro: Rate Limiting, Replay Protection & Signature Validation…
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25. Monetizing Your Skills Beyond Bug Bounty
Turn your hacking expertise into a thriving career beyond bounties.
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The Art of Breaking OAuth: Real-World Exploit and Misuses ⌘ Read more
Silicon Valley’s Trump courtship is backfiring spectacularly
Tech execs thought billion-dollar investments had bought them influence. Instead, they learnt that loyalty means nothing when the president sees political advantage elsewhere. ⌘ Read more
Salesforce defends security practices after Qantas hack
Hackers used AI-powered voice phishing to trick employees into granting database access. ⌘ Read more
Mastering Host Header Injection: Techniques, Payloads and Real-World Scenarios
Learn How Attackers Manipulate Host Headers to Compromise Web Applications and How to Defend Against It
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The Ultimate Guide to 403 Forbidden Bypass (2025 Edition)
Master the art of 403 bypass with hands-on examples, tools and tips..
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How to Identify Sensitive Data in JavaScript Files: (JS-Recon)
A complete guide to uncovering hidden secrets, API keys, and credentials inside JavaScript files
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FFUF Mastery: The Ultimate Web Fuzzing Guide
Practical techniques, wordlists, and templates to fuzz every layer of a web app.
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How I Mastered Blind SQL Injection With One Simple Method
Transforming my web security skills by learning to listen to a silent database
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ProtoVault Breach Forensics Challenge Offsec CTF Week 1
Maverick is back again with a fresh article this time I dug into ProtoVault Breach, the Week 1 forensics challenge from the Offsec CTF…
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Internal Password Spraying from Linux: Attacking Active Directory
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How I Found a $250 XSS Bug After Losing Hope in Bug Bounty
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23. Tools vs. Mindset: What Matters More in 2025
Why the Right Mindset Will Outperform the Most Advanced Tools
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How to Find XSS Vulnerabilities in 2 Minutes [Updated]
My simple yet powerful technique for spotting XSS vulnerabilities during bug hunting.
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ChatGPT’s move towards AI porn a risk to children, eSafety warns
The company behind ChatGPT also claims it can make the chatbot more human-like without negative mental health effects. ⌘ Read more
Vets should be made to publish prices, watchdog says
Pet owners are often unaware of prices, or not given estimates, the competiton watchdog finds. ⌘ Read more
Vets should be made to publish prices, watchdog says
Pet owners are often unaware of prices, or not given estimates, the competiton watchdog finds. ⌘ Read more
British social media star ‘Big John’ detained in Australia over visa
Fisher says his visa is “legit” but that authorities were unhappy he would be working while in the country. ⌘ Read more
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise. ⌘ Read more
Bowen: Trump’s role in Gaza ceasefire was decisive, but not a roadmap to peace
Trump’s Middle East visit was a victory lap - but peace does not emerge just because a president decides it. ⌘ Read more
Vets should publish prices, competition watchdog says
The watchdog found pet owners pay 16.6% more on average at large vet groups than at independent vets. ⌘ Read more
Royal Mail fined £21m after missing post delivery targets
It is the third-largest fine the communications watchdog has ever issued. ⌘ Read more
Royal Mail fined £21m after missing post delivery targets
It is the third-largest fine the communications watchdog has ever issued. ⌘ Read more
Hamas returns four more bodies of hostages
Israel has warned it will restrict aid convoys into Gaza because of delays returning the remaining bodies. ⌘ Read more
Royal Mail fined £21m after post arrived late
It’s the outcome of an Ofcom investigation after the postal service failed on its delivery targets. ⌘ Read more
** Encrypt & Decrypt Database Fields in Spring Boot Like a Pro (2025 Secure Guide)**
“Your database backup just leaked. Is your data still safe?”
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I felt trapped, says victim of train sexual offence as reports rise
A BBC investigation finds reports of sexual offences on trains rise by more than a third. ⌘ Read more
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Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers
The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building. ⌘ Read more
British social media star ‘Big John’ detained in Australia over visa
Fisher says his visa is “legit” but that authorities were unhappy he would be working while in the country. ⌘ Read more
The Papers: ‘Israel cuts aid to Gaza’ and ‘Reeves blow as prices rise’
Several of the papers on Wednesday lead on a report from the International Monetary Fund. ⌘ Read more
Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action. ⌘ Read more
Hamas returns four more bodies of hostages, Israeli military says
Israel warns it will restrict aid convoys into Gaza because of delays returning the remaining bodies. ⌘ Read more
Labour under pressure to release collapsed China spy case evidence
Both the Tories and Liberal Democrats are calling on government to publish evidence it submitted in the now-collapsed case. ⌘ Read more
British social media star ‘Big John’ detained in Australia over visa
Fisher says his visa is “legit” but that authorities were unhappy he would be working while in the country. ⌘ Read more
No sex, drugs or dangerous stunts: Instagram limits teens to PG-13 content
Teenagers on the social media app will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta has announced. ⌘ Read more
No sex, drugs or dangerous stunts: Instagram limits teens to PG-13 content
Teenagers on the social media app will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta has announced. ⌘ Read more
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise. ⌘ Read more
The Papers: ‘Israel cuts aid to Gaza’ and ‘Reeves blow as prices rise’
Several of the papers on Wednesday lead on a report from the International Monetary Fund. ⌘ Read more
Hamas returns four more bodies of hostages, Israeli military says
Israel warns it will restrict aid convoys into Gaza because of delays returning the remaining bodies. ⌘ Read more
Hamas returns four more bodies of hostages, Israeli military says
Israel warns it will restrict aid convoys into Gaza because of delays returning the remaining bodies. ⌘ Read more
AI couldn’t picture a woman like me - until now
Paralympic swimmer Jess Smith, says representation means being seen as part of the AI world that’s being built. ⌘ Read more
Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2005
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Armenia captain ‘lost his head’ - Azaz on red card
Republic of Ireland’s Finn Azaz says Armenian captain Tigran Barseghyan “lost his head” when he was sent off for headbutting the Irish midfielder. ⌘ Read more