hacking: security in practice
Will the US actively prosecute if you're hacking a foreign nation that the US is against?

I was reading an article on Dark Reading's website which mentioned Russian hackers are less afraid, because if they don't target Russia or Soviet Union Nations the police leave them alone. I was curious does the US handle it similarly or are hackers prosecuted regardless? i.e. If I were to hypothetically hack a company in Russia or maybe North Korea; if I am discovered would the US just basically say "Don't try to hack a company in North Korea again" and that's it? Or Would I face the same consequences as hacking into a company in US?

P.S. I'm not trying to hack a company in NK or RU, I'm not that clever.

submitted by /u/swtbstrd
[link] [comments]

Dark Reading: Attacks/Breaches
Facebook Reports China-Linked Cyberattack Targeting Uyghurs

Facebook has removed accounts used to send malicious links to Uyghur people with the goal of infecting their devices.

Dark Reading: Attacks/Breaches
Ransomware Incidents Continue to Dominate Threat Landscape

Cisco Talos' IR engagements found attackers relied heavily on malware like Zloader and BazarLoader to distribute ransomware in the past three months.

Dark Reading: Attacks/Breaches
California State Controller's Office Suffers Data Breach

Employee unwittingly gave hacker access to email account for more than a day.

Dark Reading: Attacks/Breaches
Sierra Wireless Website Still Down After Ransomware Attack

The company believes the attack's impact is limited to its internal IT systems and corporate websites.

Encrypted Payload -> Decrypted Execution ($600) : Stored XSS
https://shrirangdiwakar.medium.com/encrypted-payload-decrypted-execution-600-stored-xss-3e517cea8f13?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

A Tale of how I used an Application’s feature against itself to give rise to a Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability…Relax & Enjoy 😁❤Continue reading on Medium » (https://shrirangdiwakar.medium.com/encrypted-payload-decrypted-execution-600-stored-xss-3e517cea8f13?source=rss------bug_bounty-5)

Guilt Looking at Writeups
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pentesting/comments/mcm3g9/guilt_looking_at_writeups/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Hello friends, this might seem strange to some but I always feel extremely guilty looking at writeups when I get stuck on a box. This is making it even harder for me to get started on studying for the OSCP. I would get stuck on a certain practice box and after an hour of struggling, I would look at a small portion of a writeup where I'm stuck then go back and try to finish on my own (I don't look at the entire thing, but might come back if I get stuck again). The guilt at times is sort of discouraging but I love hunt too much to give it up. A solution I thought about is setting a timer for 2 hours when I hit brick wall, if 2 hours in and I'm still stuck then I peek. Would love to hear how some of you would tackle this. For reference, I'm a student, have starter infosec certs, and have some kind of methodology/ process in tackling an engagement/ box. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/saucetoss6 (https://www.reddit.com/user/saucetoss6)
[link] (https://www.reddit.com/r/Pentesting/comments/mcm3g9/guilt_looking_at_writeups/) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/Pentesting/comments/mcm3g9/guilt_looking_at_writeups/)

PoC: The easiest 125 Euro’s I Ever made
https://thexssrat.medium.com/poc-the-easiest-125-euros-i-ever-made-4dc87f01e286?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

Hello amazing hackers ❤ I hope you are all doing well! Today i’d like to talk to you all about the easiest money i ever made. You will see…Continue reading on Medium » (https://thexssrat.medium.com/poc-the-easiest-125-euros-i-ever-made-4dc87f01e286?source=rss------bug_bounty-5)

PoC: The easiest 125 Euro’s I Ever made

Hello amazing hackers ❤ I hope you are all doing well! Today i’d like to talk to you all about the easiest money i ever made. You will see…Continue reading on Medium »
Read more...

Hacking on Medium
Installing Coreboot on a Thinkpad T430s

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/750/0*cd8pgtrKe6LSuofE.jpg
Absolute freedom for absolute hardware, faster boot times, and more

Continue reading on Medium »