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Facebook and the fight for #opchildsafety

When the news broke on Wednesday, December 6th, that Facebook (Meta) and its offshoot Instagram were finally being served with a lawsuit...

The psychology of internet trolls

Trolling is a form of cyberbullying. It involves posting malicious or harassing comments on social media platforms to hurt or humiliate...

Exclusive: OSINT detectives discover crucial hints in the mystery of the teenager’s disappearance

Her name is Tatum Edwards. She was 18 years old when she vanished without a trace in 2021. She didn’t pack her bags or take any family...

Experiment: How easy it was for me to influence Anonymous hacktivists

To say that we are living in a volatile time would be a brazen understatement. Since the onset of #OpRussia and successive operations,...

Hackers explained: an evolution of curiosity and chaos

The first hacking incident occurred in 1878, long before computers were invented. It happened two years after the launch of Alexander...

Anonymity should be your lifestyle choice

“OPSEC is religion,” is a saying I repeat often. It suggests that guarding privacy and anonymity online should be considered a...

#OpChildSafety: cyber vigilantes and the fight for innocence

The fight to protect innocence is an insurmountable power struggle between cyber vigilantes and online predators against children. While...

The passing of Kevin Mitnick: behind the eyes of a hacker

by Mitnick Security Consulting the untimely death of hacker legend and social engineer mastermind Kevin David Mitnick. Mitnick’s...

A Splinter in the Network: Weaponizing Mini PCs

You typically trust the people you work with. After all, you interact with them daily and develop camaraderie. Some you feel comfortable...