This box offered little resistance. A simple SQL injection bypassed authentication, leading to command injection and a swift root shell…

Password security is one of the most fundamental pillars of protecting digital systems. Whether it’s a personal device, enterprise network…

When we think about cybersecurity, we often imagine a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) leading a team of experts, monitoring…

My new years prediction for 2025 was that we would see more threat actors traverse hybrid cloud environments (from cloud to on-prem and…

By Lovelesh Gangil (@loveleshgangil )

I’m excited to share my experience of earning the Certified Associate Penetration Tester (CAPT) certification from HackViser — a milestone…

As more organizations embrace the cloud, securing cloud-native applications has become increasingly complex. Fragmented multi-vendor…

In a digital-first world where online transactions have become routine, one of the biggest changes in consumer behavior has been digital…

Is grinding through endless help desk tickets your only path in cybersecurity? It feels that way sometimes, doesn’t it? The phones ringing…

Diary of a Career Changer: Deciding on the New Career Path Deciding to change careers is not for the faint hearted! As someone who had thought about it may times, but disregarded it due to job …

link : https://www.vulnhub.com/entry/kioptrix-level-1-1,22
Platform: VulnHub
Difficulty: Beginner
Goal: Get root access

Streamline your reconnaissance workflow with a fully automated pipeline designed to deliver precise, actionable intelligence at scale.

This is a walkthrough of Burp Suite: The Basics from TryHackMe

Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter (X), Mastodon and Facebook at @Hackread

A critical Angular SSR vulnerability (CVE-2025-59052) could expose user data. Learn about the flaw, affected versions, and how to protect your application.

Introduction

A real-world lesson on how predictable tokens exposed sensitive applicant data.

Meta description: Master five essential Linux commands for bug bounty recon: curl, xargs, grep, jq, and comm. Learn practical examples and…

My first bug bounty wasn’t a fancy exploit — it was a basic XSS. Here’s how it happened, what I learned, and why simple bugs still matter.