My debut on RTE Radio 1 – the HSE ransomware attack
Today I had the privilege to speak about ransomware on one of the most popular national radio shows in Ireland – RTE Radio News At One.
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The curious case of the perl.com domain hijack
An OSINT driven research into how the perl.com domain ended up in the hands of cyber criminals who then attempted to auction it off…
Hack The Box: Lame Walkthrough
I explore another meaning of OSINT as I mark the beginning of my adventure with the Hack the Box platform.
The Cyber Kill Chain explained – along with some 2020 examples
Learn about the Cyber Kill Chain from the most recent 2020 examples illustrating each step.
Admin Admin, Part 3: The aftermath of Operation Bitcoins
This is the third and final instalment of the Alberto Hill story. It focuses on the aftermath of a joint operation of the Uruguayan police and the national CERT, aimed at bringing the suspect for the hacking attack to justice. Except, it did not happen that way…
Osint Me Tricky Thursday #5 – Malware
What are the signs of malware infection on your computer? Some indicators to consider explained here.
Admin Admin, Part 2: The case against Alberto
We continue last week’s story of Alberto Daniel Hill (@ADanielHill), who was arrested by the Uruguayan police in September 2017 after conducting a spontaneous website security assessment a few years earlier.
He found himself detained and questioned in police custody – but the worst was yet to come…
Admin Admin, Part 1: From responsible disclosure to a prison cell
Here is the first instalment of a remarkable, sad, unbelievable yet true story of a guy I met through the infosec community on Twitter.
Alberto Daniel Hill (@ADanielHill) is a cyber security professional from Uruguay and what he is about to discuss here might disturb you…
APT1 and learning from their OPSEC failures
Even military hackers make OPSEC mistakes. I bring back the APT1 story in order to outline some bad OPSEC examples that you should avoid if conducting online investigations.