How to Test Your SPF Record for Common Mistakes (Step by Step)
Your SPF record looks correct. You added the include values your email provider told you to add. You saved the record. Emails are still landing in spa…
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Test a DNS Leak in 2 Minutes: Complete Methodology + Per-OS Fixes (2026)
TL;DR Testing for a DNS leak takes 2 minutes: connect your VPN, open dnsleaktest.com and run the Extended Test, then check whether the DNS servers det…
CTF Writeup: Autorev 1 — picoCTF
1. Executive Summary Field Detail Challenge Name Autorev 1 Platform picoCTF Category Reverse Engineering Difficulty Beginner-Intermediate Key Techniqu…
AI at the Wheel: When Hacking Stops Needing a Human" published: false description: "Five threats from late May 2026 mark an inflection point.
— AI is crossing from a hacking tool to an autonomous operator that decides and acts on its own. A field analysis. full document For two years, "AI in…
The Anatomy of a 30-Point Security Audit (And Why Every Domain Needs One)
Most domains have between six and ten security misconfigurations that their owners do not know about. Not because the owners are careless. Because DNS…
ISO 27001 Annex A and Email Security: A Simple Gap Analysis Guide
Your ISMS is certified. Your Statement of Applicability covers the controls. Your auditor arrives and runs a DNS lookup on your domain. dig _dmarc.you…
The Zero-Day Lie
The word zero day gets thrown around in cybersecurity like confetti. Every other week there is a new headline. Fresh vulnerability disclosure and some…
ShadowLab: A Modular C2 Framework Architecture Built with Python for Modern Cybersecurity Research
Introduction: The Engineering Paradigm of “Building” in Cybersecurity Research The discipline of cybersecurity diverges radically from traditional sof…
ShadowLab: Building a Python C2 Prototype for Security Labs (V1.3)
I built ShadowLab : A modular, Python-based C2 framework designed for security research and offensive simulation. Traditional cybersecurity study ofte…
Why Traditional Website Malware Scanners Miss SEO Spam
Most website owners believe their site is clean because their hosting provider, WordPress security plugin, or malware scanner reports no issues. Yet m…
Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation
A public spat between Microsoft and an independent security researcher reopens a long-running debate over who is responsible for securing software.
AI Crypto Fraud Arms Race: The Pre-Signature Packet That Matters
Pre-Signature Risk Packet for AI-Enabled Wallet Scams Disclosure: AI tools were used for source collection and editorial review. The article was writt…
GHES Key Rotation, Bug Bounty Program Refocus, AI Agent Permission Fatigue
GHES Key Rotation, Bug Bounty Program Refocus, AI Agent Permission Fatigue Today's Highlights This week's top security news features critical action f…
Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks
A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing pas…
U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
One leading privacy lawmaker said it was time to "start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat."
Supply Chain & AI Security: GlassWorm Takedown, Prompt Injection RCE, Ubuntu 24 Hardening
Supply Chain & AI Security: GlassWorm Takedown, Prompt Injection RCE, Ubuntu 24 Hardening Today's Highlights This week, we delve into the successf…
I Tried Building a Complex Security Tool with a 1.5B Local Model — Here's What Broke
Problem: I had aider running on Lubuntu, three API keys configured, a detailed architecture diagram, and a clear goal — build a modular forensic data …
UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us
The third-party website exposed passports, selfies, and the location data of applicants who submitted their documents as part of the U.K. visa applica…
CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks
Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to infect open source software projects with malware, and in turn hack the developers and companies that use …
AWS Security vs Azure Security: A Complete Comparison
Choosing a cloud provider is rarely just a technical decision. More often, it is a security decision. The platform you pick will hold your customer da…
Optimizing Browser Fingerprint Spoofing and Session Validation in Automated Scrapers
Maintaining session longevity in high-entropy adversarial environments requires decoupling structural browser fingerprinting from state validation. In…
PicoCTF Web Challenge Writeup: Failure Failure
Overview We're given two files — an HAProxy load balancer config and a Flask app. The goal is to retrieve the flag hidden on the backup server. Catego…
AI Agents Don't Log In. That's Why Your Entire Security Stack Is Flying Blind
Your RBAC, PAM, SIEM, and MFA were all built for human actors. AI agents are not human. Here is the architectural gap that most engineering teams do n…
From Credentials to Domain Admin: Support Machine Writeup
Introduction The HackTheBox "Support" machine is a masterclass in realistic Active Directory exploitation. It demonstrates how a single exposed creden…
UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak
The third-party website exposed applicants' sensitive documents as part of the U.K. visa application process. Instead of fixing the issue, the company…
Zero-Day Exploits, GitHub Actions Supply Chain Attacks, and OTP Auth Flaws
Zero-Day Exploits, GitHub Actions Supply Chain Attacks, and OTP Auth Flaws Today's Highlights This week's top security news features a critical zero-d…
Dutch government blocks US company from acquisition, citing ‘risk to public interest’
The move to block the acquisition of the cloud company that hosts the Dutch digital ID service comes as Europe continues to reduce its reliance on U.S…
Why SMS Codes Are No Longer Enough for Business Security
For years, SMS codes felt like a solid security upgrade. Businesses moved from password-only logins to “password + SMS verification,” and for a while,…
Iranian hackers blamed for breach of Los Angeles transit system that took weeks to recover
An Israeli cybersecurity firm said Iran’s government is behind Ababil of Minab, a fake hacktivist persona that has claimed a series of data breaches a…
7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data
The data breach included names, dates-of-birth, postal addresses, and Social Security numbers, according to a state government listing.