While many organizations are banking on firewalls and antivirus solutions to protect them, in reality, there is no such thing as 100% security.No system is ever entirely safe.There will always be a chance of successful malware attacks due to policy misconfigurations, human mistakes...
DEF CON, and HackerOne live hacking events across the world. Unsurprisingly, hackers have a much different view of what it means to be a hacker. Words like “challenge”, “break”, “creative”, “understand”, and many other optimistic terms were used repeatedly. “Break”,...
2Microsoft Warns of Continued Attacks by the Nobelium Hacking Group, Nathaniel Mott, PCMag. 26 June 2021. 3Attacks on Financial Apps Jump 38% in First Half of 2021, Natasha Chilingerian, Credit Union Times. 23 August 2021. 4One password allowed hackers to disrupt Colonial ...
There are many different ways criminals might get their hands on your IP: 1. Your Devices IP addresses are not secrets. For that reason, if someone uses or borrows your laptop with the intention of finding your IP address, they can do it in seconds simply by visiting a site likewhatismyip...
Check the router.Many modem/router manufacturers often place the Wi-Fi password on a sticker, usually placed on the router itself. Hackers try to peek through the windows to see if they can spot it. Use an external adapter.There are certain devices available that allow hackers to detect thei...
Credential stuffing occurs when hackers try using your password from one account on a different account to see if you reused it. Because many people reuse passwords, credential stuffing works more than you’d think. How this happens: Hackers obtain a list of usernames and passwords after a dat...
Ransomware attacks, where hackers lock company systems until a ransom is paid, are a growing threat to businesses. Government: This is the least common type of cybercrime but is the most serious offense. A crime against the government is also known as cyberterrorism. Government cybercrime ...
There are many ways a hacker can target a router, but we're focusing specifically on how they can get your Wi-Fi password. This method of attack requires the hacker to be physically near your home so they can use the password to connect to your Wi-Fi network. But how near is "physic...
The word "hacker" creates an image of a bad guy seated in a dark room, trying to break into a computer network. But not all hackers are bad. There are different types of hackers. While some of them are up to no good, some mean no harm. ...
How Many Blockchains Are There? The number of live blockchains is growing every day at an ever-increasing pace. As of 2023, there are more than 23,000 active cryptocurrencies based on blockchain, with several hundred more non-cryptocurrency blockchains.16 ...