2016 has been a hot year for hackers and this trend shows no sign of stopping. Major hacks and the breached data released as a result over the course of 2016 have led to millions in losses for the organizations who failed in establishing proper web application security. The now-infamous Yahoo hack cast some shades
Online e-commerce has become the rage. Millions of people worldwide are doing their shopping on the various online platforms. But even enormous e-commerce platforms like eBay are not immune to cybercrime, as security researcher MLT demonstrated recently. The culprit this time was Cross Site Scripting (XSS), a common application layer vulnerability that obviously was not detected/remediated during
Mobile devices have exploded in our modern world. And with the explosion have come implications. Business can be conducted anywhere now, and high-value documents and data can easily be read and shared on the go. While this may be great for productivity levels and greater flexibility, security risks only seem to increase as more
Rafay Baloch takes no prisoners when it comes to exposing vulnerabilities. An ethical hacker since the young age of 14, Baloch is now known within InfoSec circles as a seasoned security expert. His ever-growing list of “victims” includes leading platforms such as Android, Google, PayPal and Nokia, with the former earning him worldwide acclaim.
Cybercrime has evolved significantly over the years. While initially based mainly on social engineering and phishing, hackers today implement a wide range of techniques to exploit vulnerable applications with porous code. Code injections have arguably become the weapons of choice for hackers and are constantly being used to perform high-profile hackings worldwide.
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