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2017 Equifax Data Breach: How Equifax Let Hackers Walk Away with America’s Identity
Half of America had their identity stolen in 2017, and barely anyone talks about it. Equifax, one of the largest credit reporting agencies in the U.S., was breached by hackers. And this wasn’t just a basic leak. Equifax holds some of the most sensitive data in the country, Social Security numbers, birthdays, driver’s licenses, addresses, everything a hacker needs to steal your identity. In total? 147 million Americans were exposed. That’s nearly half the adult population of t
Samuel Cork
Oct 202 min read


Python Password Checker
This is a python code for a password grader. Typing in a password will put the password through multiple checks to see if it is strong....
Samuel Cork
Sep 222 min read


Refurbish and Reinforce Laptop
I took an outdated laptop and gave it a second life with Linux Mint XFCE, optimizing it for privacy, speed, and daily usability....
Samuel Cork
Sep 221 min read


Privacy Boost for Linux: A Simple Guide to Firejail + Firetools
Image Generated by AI Firetools is an application that uses Firejail to create a sandbox environment. Specifically, Firetools refers to...
Samuel Cork
Jun 62 min read


Session Hijacking: What is it and How to Prevent It
Session Hijacking (also known as session stealing) is a common attack method used to take over a user's session. Taking over a session...
Samuel Cork
May 233 min read


Social Media Awareness: Discord Scammers after Tokens
Discord, a popular media platform, uses tokens to allow you to connect and stay connected to your account. This is a session token, and...
Samuel Cork
May 183 min read


FCC Can Approve IoT Devices With Cyber Trust Mark.
A huge win for the cybersecurity community as well as for the security of all consumers. The FCC now must approve for Internet of Things...
Samuel Cork
Jan 82 min read


Password Managers: Why You Need One to Secure Your Privacy
Password managers are a special tool that can either be installed as an app or be integrated with another service. Google chrome has a...
Samuel Cork
Nov 6, 20243 min read


MFA / 2FA: Why You Need IT
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) are necessary security practices that must be implemented to...
Samuel Cork
Nov 2, 20242 min read


Understanding Credential Stuffing: What It Is and How to Protect Your Data
In 2023, a corporation known as 23andMe suffered multiple credential stuffing attacks to their users. 23andMe collects genetic DNA...
Samuel Cork
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Account Protection: Create a Secure Password and Secure Your Account
In today's era, it is crucial to ensure the security of all accounts you have created. Having a strong and secure password is essential...
Samuel Cork
Sep 19, 20243 min read


Understanding VPN's: How Do They Help?
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is used to secure internet traffic. The main goal of a VPN is to safely encrypt internet traffic. This is...
Samuel Cork
Sep 13, 20245 min read
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