Cyber threat actors have escalated their attacks on critical infrastructure, deploying stealthy malware that blends seamlessly with legitimate Linux system processes. A recent incident involving…

With Special Reference to the Sri Lankan Context

On April 28, 2025, Hitachi Vantara — the data infrastructure subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. — took decisive action by pulling some of its…

Normally, I do not add the course documents to my hands-on practice posts if their existence isn’t a must for the question. But this time…

When we navigate to the IP address, we are redirected to the website.

Have you ever wondered how you would systematically respond to a cyber attack on your company? Or even better, how would you prevent…

AWS breaches don’t start with zero-days — they start with misconfigurations.

SafeLine WAF supports containerized deployment via Docker. You can get it up and running in under 5 minutes using either an installation script or a graphical tool like MuYun. | Dependency | Value |…

Buckle up, hackers! I recently tackled the Lookup room on TryHackMe, a fantastic CTF challenge that tested my enumeration, exploitation, and privilege escalation skills. From uncovering usernames to…

Bij DeepBlue Security & Intelligence is het uitvoeren van pentesten een van onze specialiteiten en wij doen dit dan ook op een dagelijkse…

Creating custom tooling for application testing using Python.

In post-exploitation scenarios, the first move isn’t always lateral — it’s network reconnaissance. After landing a shell, every skilled…

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Part 2/8 | Android Hacking Masterclass

Hello! I’m yee-yore, conducting research in the field of LLM-based web bug hunting and pentesting. Today, I’d like to introduce DorkAgent…

🌐 Mr. Raghupathi, a highly respected cybersecurity expert, is on a mission to democratize hacking knowledge for all.
 🔥 His initiative…

🚀 Introduction

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In 2017, I was a junior developer tasked with building a login page for a small e-commerce site. The code was simple — grab a username and…