The Day a College Student Found What Our Team Missed

Hi — am Vipul behind TheHackersLog 👋 — and today we’re diving into something that’s changing recon forever: how hackers (and smart…

Introduction

In today’s digital landscape, having a stunning website and compelling brand identity is only half the battle. As cyber threats continue to…

In cybersecurity, change is the only constant. Just when defenders adapt to one playbook, a new adversary rewrites the rules. The…

In the evolving world of web development, security has become more than a checkbox — it’s a constant battle. Modern Node.js applications…

Because old tricks never die — they just evolve.

“Strengthen your browser’s defense in 2025 🔒 — simple settings that protect your data, block trackers, and boost online privacy.”

Another easy? Let’s go!

Recently someone asked me: How do you get started generating hypotheses for threat hunting? This post is my attempt to start answering…

Disclaimer: “I wrote this article specifically as a personal note in my learning process. However, it is publicly available and hopefully…

TryHackMe: Nmap Live Host Discovery— Comprehensive Report

ELFSPIRIT is a versatile framework for static analysis and injection, allowing users to manipulate, patch, and camouflage every byte within ELF files for research.

Chrome expands autofill to include sensitive data (passports, VINs, licenses), raising cybersecurity concerns about centralizing high-value personal information in one place.

Google's reCAPTCHA now uses a risk-based score (0.0-1.0) and "challenge policies" to let admins fine-tune verification difficulty for sign-ups, purchases, and more.

South Korean police charged 15 members of an extortion ring that used malware to steal client data, blackmailing 62 victims with fake videos for over $1.25M.

New AI browsers (Atlas, Comet) bypass paywalls by mimicking humans & ignoring robots.txt. They access subscriber content, forcing publishers to rethink server-side defense.

AMD confirmed a critical flaw (CVE-2025-62626) in Zen 5 RDSEED instruction that can lead to predictable encryption keys. Microcode updates are rolling out now through early 2026.

Simple, natural language prompts easily expose bias in AI chatbots (ChatGPT, Gemini), eliciting discriminatory responses comparable to expert-crafted jailbreaks.