Category: Cyber Security
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When Criminals Hack Criminals: ShinyHunters, Clop, and What It Reveals About the Ransomware Underground
ShinyHunters breached Clop’s dark web infrastructure in September 2026, defacing their Tor leak site and claiming to have stolen source code, system logs, and private keys. The incident is more than an ironic curiosity: it is structural evidence that the RaaS trust model is degrading, and that organisations which previously…
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The Global Carbon Footprint of Phishing
At the time of writing, 71% of England by land area is in drought, with more than 27 million people subject to restrictions on their water use [1]. Against this backdrop, questions about environmental impact and resource consumption are particularly visible. While attention naturally focuses on industries with an obvious…
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Pre-Flight Checklist
Before any engagement, whether it be a CTF, penetration test or red team activity, it is important to run a Pre-flight checklist. A Pre-flight checklist is a set of information finding commands that help ascertain: Date It’s always good practie to date your work. date will return the system’s date.…