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AI Security 101 — Why ML Systems Break Differently
Traditional software is deterministic. ML systems are probabilistic, learn from data, and respond to natural language. That changes the entire threat model…
NewsWazirX $230M Hack July 2024 — How a Multi-Signature Wallet Was Drained: Technical Reconstruction & Indian Crypto Implications
India's largest crypto exchange lost $230M when attackers — assessed by US authorities as North Korea's Lazarus Group — exploited a discrepancy…
Hacking Tools 2026enum4linux-ng — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
Modernized SMB enumeration — users, shares, password policy, RID cycling, sessions. The Python rewrite of the classic enum4linux.
Hacking Tools 2026testssl.sh — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
Comprehensive bash-based TLS audit — tests every cipher, every protocol, dozens of vulnerabilities. The "ground truth" of TLS scanning.
Hacking Tools 2026SSLyze — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
Fast TLS configuration scanner — checks ciphers, protocols, certificate chain, OCSP stapling, vulnerabilities (Heartbleed, ROBOT, etc.).
Hacking Tools 2026Wfuzz — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
Python web fuzzer — flexible payload positioning, encoder support, custom payload generators. ffuf's old-guard predecessor.
Hacking Tools 2026Evil-WinRM — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
WinRM shell client with built-in post-exploitation features — file upload/download, AMSI bypass, in-memory PowerShell execution.
Hacking Tools 2026Rubeus — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
C# tool for raw Kerberos ticket manipulation — kerberoast, AS-REP roast, ticket extraction, golden/silver tickets, S4U abuse.
Hacking Tools 2026Naabu — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
ProjectDiscovery's Go port scanner — pipes cleanly into other PD tools, faster than Nmap for discovery.
Hacking Tools 2026httpx (ProjectDiscovery) — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
Fast multi-purpose HTTP toolkit — probe live hosts, fingerprint tech stacks, screenshot, take headers, status codes, in parallel.