In internal penetration tests and red team engagements, an account with write privileges over an SMB share can be your best bet to go further
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Mobile Pentesting 101 – The Death of ADB Backup: Modern Data Extraction in 2026
For a long time, the adb backup command was the “Swiss Army Knife” for mobile pentesters. It allowed us to pull the private /data/data/ folder
Mobile Pentesting 101: How to Pull APKs from Work Profile – A Real-World Intune Challenge
Introduction During a recent mobile application penetration test, I encountered a challenging scenario that many mobile security testers face nowadays: extracting APKs from applications installed
An ex psychologist’s journey into Cyber Security
How it all started What if I told you that the machines with 99 percentage fail chance wouldn’t do it… but a human with 1
WinRAR RCE Vulnerability Spotlight: APT29’s Zero-Day Tactics
In early September 2023, APT29, a group affiliated with Russia’s SVR, targeted multiple embassy offices using a WinRAR vulnerability. Their cyberespionage aims hinted at geopolitical motives. Exploiting CVE-2023-38831, the attackers executed a phishing campaign using a deceitful PDF, demonstrating the critical role of cybersecurity awareness and regular software updates in preventing such attacks.
Can Someone Really Hack Traffic Lights?
We’ve all seen the scenes in movies or games where attackers hack traffic lights to set the colors to their liking, but could this scenario