• Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 24th, 2016
W3C Refuses to Protect Security Researchers Studying DRM Web Extension

W3C Refuses to Protect Security Researchers Studying DRM Web Extension

W3C failing users and security researchers at the same time

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 8th, 2016
Researcher Gets 20 Days in Prison for Hacking State Websites as Political Stunt

Researcher Gets 20 Days in Prison for Hacking State Websites as Political Stunt

Researcher also gets two years of probation

China Arrests 10 White Hats from WooYoun Ethical Hacking Community

China Arrests 10 White Hats from WooYoun Ethical Hacking Community

No details made public about the charges behind the arrests

How a Security Researcher Convinced Imgur's CEO to Increase Bug Bounty Rewards

How a Security Researcher Convinced Imgur's CEO to Increase Bug Bounty Rewards

Hacker reveals how he went from $50 to $5,000

Security Researcher Finds ATM Skimmer While on Vacation

Security Researcher Finds ATM Skimmer While on Vacation

Security researchers never actually take a break

Android Spyware Targets Saudi Military and Government Security Personnel

Android Spyware Targets Saudi Military and Government Security Personnel

Victims were infected with a spyware named Android/SpyChat

Researcher Arrested After Finding and Reporting SQL Injection on Elections Site

Researcher Arrested After Finding and Reporting SQL Injection on Elections Site

Security expert might have gone overboard with his research

Missing Bangladeshi Security Researcher Found Alive, Returned Home

Missing Bangladeshi Security Researcher Found Alive, Returned Home

Tanvir Hassan Zoha found wandering in a railway station

Security Researcher Goes Missing After Investigating Bangladesh Bank Cyber-Heist

Security Researcher Goes Missing After Investigating Bangladesh Bank Cyber-Heist

Researcher was kidnapped two days ago in the city of Dhaka

Braggadocio Ransomware Developer Gets Humbled by Security Researchers

Braggadocio Ransomware Developer Gets Humbled by Security Researchers

Far Cry Primal crack distributes EDA2-based ransomware

uKnowKids Reacts to Data Breach in the Worst Possible Way

uKnowKids Reacts to Data Breach in the Worst Possible Way

Company gets chippy with security researcher

In-Flight Tweet on Airplane Security Denies Researcher Boarding United Airlines Aircraft

In-Flight Tweet on Airplane Security Denies Researcher Boarding United Airlines Aircraft

All security threats are taken extremely seriously

Australian Security Researcher Questioned by Police After Discovering Flaw

Australian Security Researcher Questioned by Police After Discovering Flaw

Sometimes even the good guys have to pay for their deeds