Author: 8bit

USB’s versatility creates a broad attack surface: researchers at Ben-Gurion University have identified nearly three dozen ways to weaponize USB. In this article, we’ll examine one of the most effective approaches—automating keystroke injection using a DIY HID-class…

It’s been more than three years since Windows 10 launched, and the issue of user data being sent to Microsoft’s servers still hasn’t been resolved. Worse, it’s been compounded by forced resets of privacy settings and the…

Underground forums are rife with offers to hack accounts. In most cases, attackers rely on phishing with spoofed login pages. However, that approach doesn’t work when the user receives an SMS verification code. I’ll show how to…

Hacking web sites is one of the most common attack types. This article is dedicated to such attacks and protection against them. I will address the pentesting basics for web applications and explain how to deal with…

Over four years have passed since the release of Windows 10, and throughout this entire period, user data have been 'leaking' to Microsoft servers. The problem has been further exacerbated by Microsoft repeatedly forcing a reset of…

Today, we are going to examine Evilginx 2, a reverse proxy toolkit. We will also find out how to use it to bypass two-factor authentication and steal Instagram login credentials. Finally, we will build and launch a…

Underground forums are full of offers to hack an account or two (or sell you the login credentials of some ten million accounts if you like). In most cases, such attacks involve social engineering and use fake…