Phase Seven: Exfiltration The atmosphere in the NSA office was thick with tension. Unwound was their carefully crafted plan, slowly unwinding before their eyes. The once reliable implant—a product of countless hours of research and development—now wreaked havoc on the administrator’s computer; its presence was a ticking time bomb, waiting to explode and unravel the […]
The Collapse of Mt. Gox: A Deep Dive into the Bitcoin Exchange’s Downfall
Introduction Imagine a financial system that’s not tied to any specific country, is both anonymous and transparent, and entirely digital. This was the promise of Bitcoin. Among the first to harness this potential was Mt. Gox, a pioneering Bitcoin exchange that, at its peak, handled 70% of all Bitcoin transactions worldwide. However, what began as […]
The VTech Hacker
Once upon a time, on a Tuesday in December 2015, something big happened in the world of VTech Kids’ Toys. A young man, only 21 years old, got arrested in the case of hacking VTech’s toys. This guy got caught by the UK police as they were digging into the hacking mystery. It turns out, […]
The PBX Crime from Pakistan: Real Story
Farhan Ul Arshad and Noor Aziz Uddin Scamming It’s early morning in February, and Amir Mizar Jabbar, Pakistan’s chief intelligence officer, is on his way to a hacker’s residence in a quiet Karachi neighborhood. For over two years, he’s been tracking this individual. Accompanying Jabbar are Pakistani police officers. They approach the front door and […]
Exploring the Dark Web’s Intricacies and Cryptocurrency
The connection between cryptocurrencies and the Dark Web has become one of the central issues in the virtual reality as far as in the age of rapid technological advancements, and the latter combined allow for seeking new solutions and uncovering hidden opportunities. The capacity for integration that Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, which was invented by […]