Peter Thomas

On 19 October a tweet on NordVPN official account said " Ain't no hacker can steal your online life. (If you use VPN).  Stay safe " that immediately  got the attention of cybersecurity community. Some call it a lie, some made jokes about it. Later on the tweet was taken down.  WHAT HAPPENED: NordVPN told TechCrunch that one of its data…

The article first appeared on MyHackerTech.com We're back to share another story from someone in the field of IT Security! At MyHackerTech we want to celebrate the diversity in the cybersecurity industry by sharing the inspirational stories of the people in the industry. With the IT security industry booming, many prospective IT…

There's no doubt that Anonymous, the vigilante hacking group or "hacktivists", have made an impact on the world with their projects. Let's delve into some of their more well-known antics for a moment. They hijacked the website of the controversial Westboro Baptist Chuch (WBC) after the church announced they would picket at the funerals of the…

This article first appeared on MyHackerTech Here at MyHackerTech, we're always interested in hackers and their stories. White hat hacking is such a varied field that attracts hackers from all corners of the globe and all walks of life. Hacking enthusiasts take the leap to become professional hackers for different reasons, and we want to…

What happened: Facebook have confirmed that the user data may have been at risk due to a security vulnerability on Instagram.  A security research by the handle @ZHacker13  discovered the vulnerability. The exploit would allow to bypass the Instagram security and specifically the platform's importer in combination with brute force attack on the…

What happened:  During an ongoing, large-scale web mapping project researchers at vpnMentor led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered a cache of 17M emails and 1.2 terabytes of data on an unsecured database used by a sophisticated criminal network to defraud Groupon, Ticketmasters and many other vendors. 90% of the database involved records…

The United States is actively stepping up efforts to hack Russia’s electricity grid in an effort to send a warning shot to President Vladimir Putin, as reported by the New York Times. The US has had reconnaissance tech embedded in Russia since 2012, but the current shift in focus is more aggressive and is considered an offensive…