Pratik Shares His Hacking Story and how to become a Bug Bounty Hunter

The WeChat Scams Sweeping Asia

Popular Chinese messaging and social media app, WeChat, is a hotspot for scammers looking to exploit victims out of money. There are different types of scams perpetrated on the WeChat platform such as romance scams, job scams, and even a scam that results in physical mugging.

Multiple Microsoft Zero-day Exploits Released By Prolific Hacker

An anonymous hacker going by the alias “SandboxEscaper” has published 3 Microsoft exploits in the last 24 hours. The bug hunter has published a total of 7 exploits in the last year.

Massive Data Breach of Panama Citizens

An unprotected Elasticsearch server was left exposed to the internet and has leaked the personal information of approximately 85% of Panama’s citizens. The Elasticsearch server was connected to the internet, with no password or firewall and was hosted on Amazon…

MS Word Security Flaw Could Allow Hackers to Infect Your Computer

Critical Flaw Found in Streaming Library Used by Media Players Including VLC

New Windows Zero-Day Exploit on Twitter Disclosed by a Hacker

SIM Swapping Hackers Indicted By US DOJ

In a press release dated on Thursday 9 May, the US Department of Justice announced charges against 9 people for stealing approximately $2.5 million in cryptocurrency through sim swapping hacks.

Hacker Breaks Into French Government-Only Messaging App

This week France launched a secure government only messaging app in order to protect government official’s chats. The app, called Tchap is supposed to have elevated levels of security compared to off the self apps like Telegram, which…