The Superuser Story – The History of #root
Author: Massimiliano BrolliTranslator: Tara Lie In the beginning there was the Word… Computers, before passing into the era of transistors, were cyclopean machines – heavy and hungry
Spacewar! The Story of the First Video Game Created by Hackers at MIT
Author: Massimiliano BrolliOriginal Publication Date: 19/03/2021Translator: Tara Lie In this exciting story, we will catapult ourselves back to 1958 to MIT’s Tech Model Railroad Club and meet
LockBit 3.0: making the ransomware Great Again
LockBit is a major player in the ransomware scene and has contributed heavily for this cyber-crime model to become one of the most popular and
The Founding Fathers of the Hacker Community
Author: Massimiliano BrolliOriginal Publication Date: 19/03/2021Translator: Tara Lie Hacker culture was brought to life thanks to computer scientist Richard Greenblatt and mathematician Bill Gosper at the Massachusetts
Hacking is a Journey, not a Destination
Author: Massimiliano BrolliOriginal Publication Date: 20/07/2020Translator: Tara Lie In this brief article, I will discuss a piece of hacking history: where it all began. Precisely,
Data Brokers: How Law Enforcement Rely on Inaccurate Data to Supplement Investigations
Author: Jesse McGraw, alias Ghost ExodusPublication date: 11/06/2022 Government public record databases apparently help law enforcement officials save lives, prevent further crimes from being committed
Cambridge University Press & Assessment Ends Up in the DLS of INC Ransomware
Pietro Melillo - June 29th, 2024
In a recent cyberattack, the cybercriminal group known as "INC Ransomware" declared that they had breached the systems of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, employing a double extortion strategy. This...
Identified a POC for the CVE-2024-34102 Vulnerability in Magento / Adobe Commerce
Pietro Melillo - June 29th, 2024
Recently, a Proof of Concept (POC) for a vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-34102, which affects the Magento and Adobe Commerce e-commerce platforms, has been found online. This vulnerability, detected by security...
Cyberpunk 2077: Source Code Stolen?
Pietro Melillo - June 29th, 2024
A malicious actor has claimed to have obtained access to the complete source code of Cyberpunk 2077, the famous role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red. If confirmed, this claim...
Natohub claims attack on NATO’s COI. Potential data loss of 362 members
Pietro Melillo - June 28th, 2024
A malicious actor released sensitive data (presumably) belonging to COI Cooperation Portal, a sharing and collaborative environmente for non classified NATO documents. This comprehensive portal is dedicated to supporting NATO...
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