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A hacker is an individual who uses computer, networking or other skills to overcome a technical problem.Read More

Bugcrowd sees surge in vulnerability submissions, led by public sector

By Alex Scroxton 25 Jan 2024

Crowdsourced vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty platform Bugcrowd says it saw a 151% uptick in submissions related to government and public sector organisations in 2023 Read More

Just How Secure Are You?

By Steve Broadhead 11 Apr 2022

Back in the autumn of last year, I talked about a vendor – Bugcrowd – that doesn’t simply rely on AI and ML within a microchip, but actually uses real flesh and bone people (AKA ethical hackers) to ... Read More

How can hackers use subtitle files to control endpoint devices?

By Judith Myerson 12 Oct 2017

New media player vulnerabilities have been exposed that enable hackers to use subtitle files to control devices. Expert Judith Myerson explains how this happens. Read More

Risk & Repeat: Accused Yahoo hackers indicted

By Rob Wright 22 Mar 2017

In this episode of SearchSecurity's Risk & Repeat podcast, editors discuss the indictments of the alleged Yahoo hackers and how the attackers minted Yahoo authentication cookies. Read More

Will the Yahoo breach indictments be an effective hacker deterrent?

By Michael Heller 17 Mar 2017

The Department of Justice indicted suspects in the 2014 Yahoo breach, but experts are unsure if this will prove to be an effective hacker deterrent moving forward. Read More

Hackers used SWIFT-based attacks to steal millions from banks

By Madelyn Bacon 23 Feb 2018

News roundup: Hackers once again used SWIFT-based attacks to steal millions from Russian and Indian banks. Plus, hackers used an L.A. Times website for cryptojacking, and more. Read More

New Zealand central bank IT system breached in cyber attack

By Karl Flinders 11 Jan 2021

Bank is responding to a cyber attack after hackers breached the system of a third-party supplier Read More

Securing the future of IoT

23 Jun 2021

If organizations don't get IoT security right, the potential for hackers to control sensitive personal, commercial or national information could have devastating consequences. Read More

Web fuzzing: Everything you need to know

By Rob Shapland 21 Dec 2023

Web fuzzing provides automated web application testing, which enables security teams to discover vulnerabilities within web apps before attackers do. Read More

Hackers use ATM jackpotting technique to steal $1M in US

By Madelyn Bacon 02 Feb 2018

News roundup: Hackers used ATM jackpotting attacks to steal over $1M in the U.S. Plus, a fitness tracking app accidentally exposed the locations of military bases, and more. Read More