Tag: website

Games, apps, websites… anything can be abused. How to protect your family from mobile threats

November 5, 2024

ESET levels up its Mobile Security app to be even more effective against phishing. Smartphones have become an integral part of our social lives. From children to teens and on to adults and the elderly, globally, the average user now spends almost four hours daily staring at their mobile phone. There’s really no point in naming all … More Games, apps, websites… anything can be abused. How to protect your family from mobile threats

Capture The Flag: 5 websites to sharpen your hacking skills

November 13, 2023

Through engaging hacking challenges and competitions, CTFs offer an excellent opportunity to test and enhance your security and problem-solving skills. Cybersecurity is not only an ever-evolving and increasingly important concern in our digital age, but it can also be a lot of fun. Capture The Flag competitions, also known as CTFs, have a lot to … More Capture The Flag: 5 websites to sharpen your hacking skills

I hacked my friend’s website after a SIM swap attack

May 28, 2021

Here’s how easily your phone number could be stolen, why a successful SIM swap scam is only the beginning of your problems, and how you can avoid becoming a victim of the attack. Just how easy is it to conduct a SIM swap attack and what can the attacker do once they have taken control of your … More I hacked my friend’s website after a SIM swap attack

Attackers exploit flaw in GDPR-themed WordPress plugin to hijack websites

November 14, 2018

The campaign’s goals aren’t immediately clear, as the malefactors don’t appear to be leveraging the hijacked websites for further nefarious purposes. Attackers have been exploiting a security weakness in a GDPR compliance plugin for WordPress to seize control of vulnerable websites, according to a blog post by Defiant, which makes Wordfence security plugins for the web … More Attackers exploit flaw in GDPR-themed WordPress plugin to hijack websites