Articles | Black Hat Ethical Hacking

Jeff Moss, aka Dark Tangent, the person who founded DEF CON and Black Hat

May 20, 2021 | Hacking Stories

Jeff Moss, aka Dark Tangent, the person who founded DEF CON and Black Hat Post Views: 3,089 Premium Content Subscribe to Patreon to watch this episode. Reading Time: 5 Minutes Jeff Moss was born in California, United States in January 1975. He is a hacker, computer,...

Xbox Underground

Apr 26, 2021 | Articles, Hacking Stories

In this article, we explore the story of David Pokora, who went from being an avid Xbox gamer to a notorious hacker and leader of Xbox-Underground.

When two young hackers played war games with Pentagon

Mar 29, 2021 | Articles, Hacking Stories

In this story, two young hackers, Mathew Bevan and Richard Pryce, managed to penetrate the Pentagon’s supposedly secure defense network from the comfort of their bedrooms in the 1990s.

Albert Gonzalez and the ‘Get Rich or Die Trying’ Crew who stole 130 million credit card numbers

Feb 24, 2021 | Articles, Hacking Stories

Albert Gonzalez, rose from teenage hacker to orchestrator of one of the largest credit card thefts. In 2007, with the ‘Get Rich or Die Trying’ crew, he used SQL injection to breach data from major companies, accumulating over 50 million credit card accounts.

SolarWinds Supply Chain Hack – The hack that shone a light on the gaps in the cybersecurity of governments and big companies

Jan 18, 2021 | Articles, Malware

The SolarWinds supply chain hack severely impacted the IT infrastructure of both government and large corporate networks. The sophisticated attack exploited SolarWinds’ Orion software, impacting around 18,000 clients globally, including key US departments.

Steganography – How images can hide secret messages in plain sight

Dec 14, 2020 | Articles

Steganography is the practice of hiding secret messages in otherwise non-secret mediums. It’s different than cryptography where is the idea of encrypting a message…