Cyber Security Magazine

What Is a CAPTCHA Re-Riding Attack? Many web sites want to distinguish whether it is a robot that is reading the site or a human, mostly to avoid the spread of spam. They use a system called CAPTCHA, which is an acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell …

On the Internet, there are plenty of job vacancies for a `Money Transfer Agent’. People also receive emails asking for help to transfer huge quantities of money from one country to another. The overabundance makes one wonder about the genuine nature of these offers, and causes many job seekers to …

What Is Pwning Through Chrome Extension Hacks? Pwning, in hacker jargon, refers to compromising or controlling another’s website, computer, application or gateway device. Some security researchers even award Pwnie Awards for cracking. Although Google claims that its browser, Chrome, is the safest web browser on the market, one can never …

Introduction Typically, digital currencies are private monetary values that exist only in ledgers. That is, a digital currency—offered and administered by a private organization—is bypassing the conventional banking system and governmental currencies, allowing monetary worth to change ownership for the purchase of goods and services. Because these currencies have no …