Cyber Security Round Up - August 15th, 2023

Blockchain, IOT Hacking, XXE attack, API security, SQL injection, DNS Takeover, OpenredireX, Priv Esc for Windows, Web race conditions, C2 server Hacking and more..

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📑 15 Blog Reads

1. Blockchain Explained In 3 Minutes

2. Get Started with Black Box Pen tests — Recon — Part 1

3. Privileges Escalation Techniques (Basic to Advanced) for Windows - (Part-4)

4. Python for Hackers #3 | Building Directory Buster using asynchronous programming

5. WHAT IS A DOMAIN NAME SERVER (DNS)? HOW DOES IT WORK?

6. OpenVPN benchmark with a twist : Raspberry pi vs Le Potato

7. The Evolving Landscape of Cyber Threat Intelligence: Current Trends and Future Predictions

8. Get Started with Black Box Pen tests: 2 — Vulnerabilities.

9. Reflected XSS with event handlers and href attributes blocked - Portswigger Academy Labs

10. WI-JACKING

11. Demystifying Cyber Threat Intelligence: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

12. Harnessing the Power of Cyber Security Threat Intelligence

13. Clear IT: Demystifying IaaC and Terraform: A Guide to Infrastructure as Code Basics

14. Exploring the Role of Cryptographic Techniques in Enhancing Blockchain Security

15. Blind SSRF - The Tray

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📹️ 6 Videos

1. Learn how to find vulnerabilities in IoT firmware by @TCMSecurityAcademy

2. Watch how I scammed crypto scammers by @_JohnHammond

3. How to Be a High-Impact Hacker by @criticalthinkingpodcast

4. Know the opinion of Android Developers About Security by @LiveOverflow

5. Learn about the most useful recon trick by @NahamSec

6. Watch the review of Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate by @TCMSecurityAcademy

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🧵 6 Twitter Threads

1. 10 Most useful OSINT tools by @expankita

2. Understanding XXE Vulnerabilities! by @intigriti

3. 23 free resources to learn about API security: @danielmakelley

4. Everything you need to know about Incident Response by @caljhud

5. 5 Awesome IIS resources for hackers by @securibee

6. Understand how to exploit SQL injection vulnerabilities by @mcipekci

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📚 6 Recommended Reading

1. Rise of the Machines: Emerging AI Hacking Tools

2. Smashing the state machine - The true potential of Web race conditions

3. DNS Takeover Explained - Protect Your Online Domain

4. C2 Server Hunting: Empowering Threat Intelligence with Nuclei Templates

5. Blockchain Bridges: Key Security Practices

6. Social Media Data Recommended to Build Your Criminal Case

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⚒️ 2 Tools

1. Simple-XSS - A multiplatform cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitation tool.

2. OpenRedireX - A fuzzer for detecting open redirect vulnerabilities.

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🏴 3 Upcoming CTF Events

1. Hacker's Playground 2023

   • Mode: Online

   • Date: 19th August 2023

   • Duration: 48 Hours

2. nullcon HackIM CTF Goa 2023

   • Mode: Online

   • Date: 19th August 2023

   • Duration: 24 Hours

3. SekaiCTF 2023

   • Mode: Online

   • Date: 25th August 2023

   • Duration: 48 Hours

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📰 News

1. Meet the Brains Behind the Malware-Friendly AI Chat Service ‘WormGPT’

2. Ford says cars with WiFi vulnerability still safe to drive

3. Google Cloud launches Chronicle CyberShield to help government agencies tackle threats

4. Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted

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