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- June 12th, 2025 - (Posted in Cybercrime and Darknet)
Ghost Security, also known as GhostSec, is a hacktivist group which emerged in the context of the cyber war against Islamic extremism. The first actions of the group date back to the aftermath of the attack on the Charlie Hebdo newsroom, January 2015. It is considered an offshoot of the...

DataLeak Microsoft: 4GB of Microsoft PlayReady Code Made Public!

- June 26th, 2024

On June 11, a Microsoft engineer inadvertently made 4GB of internal code related to Microsoft PlayReady public. The information leak occurred on the Microsoft Developer Community, a forum dedicated to...

  

Linux Kernel UAF 0-day Vulnerability on sale in the Dark Web 

- June 25th, 2024

Recently, a security alert shaked the infosec environment: A malicious actor has announced the sale of Use After Free (UAF) 0-day vulnerability affecting the Linux Kernel on the well-known darknet...

  

WordPress: Five Plugins Found with Malicious Code

- June 25th, 2024

On June 24, 2024, Wordfence revealed a supply chain attack on WordPress plugins, leading to the compromise of five plugins with malicious code. The affected plugins are: Social Warfare (versions...

  

Julian Assange Free! Freedom Reclaimed After Five Years of Detention

- June 25th, 2024

London, June 25, 2024 - Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was released yesterday from the maximum-security Belmarsh prison after spending 1901 days in detention. The news was announced by...

  

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