Cyber security researchers by their very nature are always prodding and poking at systems to see what they can break. This time Jesse D’Aguanno and Timo Teräs on behalf of Microsoft’s Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE) have bypassed the Windows Hello (biometric) security systems on some of the most …
Cyber Security Good News
White hat or ethical hackers are one of the backbones of finding flaws in software and systems – now Nikhil Rane, a student at the University of Bradford has been celebrated in the India Book of Records for his cyber security work. He has found more than 200 flaws in …
Just confused investigation work…
From time to time various law enforcement agencies around the world make mistakes when it comes to technology. Confused investigation work leads to stories like this: Security researcher stopped at US border for investigating crypto scam (bleepingcomputer.com) Meanwhile the real cyber criminals are spending the funds from the crypto wallet …
Hacked in Space
Ok it is clickbait of a type – but this is a serious story of how systems we all depend can be vulnerable after extended research of both white and (possibly) black hat hackers. In this case legitimate cyber security researchers will demonstrate to the European Space Agency (ESA) how …
White Hat Hacking Competition
The white hat hacking competition Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 has revealed 63 zero-day flaws, that were there to be exploited by black hat hackers if they found them first, and collected nearly a million dollars in bounties: Hackers earn $989,750 for 63 zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own Toronto (bleepingcomputer.com) A good news …
