CrowdStrike: the day one update caused 8.5 million BSODs
On 19 July 2024, CrowdStrike Falcon crashed 8.5 million PCs with a BSOD. The biggest cyber outage in history: technical …
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Twitter hack 2020: how three hackers hijacked Obama and Musk
In July 2020, three young men took over 130 Twitter accounts with a fake call to internal support. The attack step by …
Fake public Wi-Fi: how the evil twin attack steals your passwords
You connected to the 'Mall_Free' Wi-Fi. So did the attacker. How the evil twin impersonates legitimate networks, and how …
2FA with TOTP: how to turn it on in Gmail, Instagram and WhatsApp
Learn what TOTP is, why it's safer than SMS and how to enable two-factor authentication in 5 minutes on Gmail, Instagram …
Ransomware: how to protect yourself and what to do if you're hit
93% of ransomware attacks target the backups. How data kidnapping works, the 6 defences that actually protect you and …
The 2600 BBS raided by the FBI: the first hacker raid, 1985
On 12 July 1985, the FBI and Secret Service hit 7 New Jersey addresses at once, seizing BBS sysops' equipment for …
WannaCry: how an NSA exploit infected 200,000 PCs in 2017
In May 2017, WannaCry used an NSA exploit to infect 200,000 PCs across 150 countries. Brazil was the 5th worst hit — and …
SSH on Windows 11 without PuTTY: native OpenSSH in 5 minutes
Windows 10 and 11 have shipped a built-in SSH client since 2018. How to connect to servers, generate ed25519 keys and …
winget: install and update every Windows app in seconds
winget is the native Windows package manager that replaces clicking with a single command. How to install, update and …
OPSEC: what it is and how to apply it to protect your privacy
OPSEC was born in the US Army during the Vietnam War and made its way into civilian life. Understand the 5 principles …