Author: HackWatchit
Not so long ago, most people followed a simple and clear career path — get a full-time job, stay for years, climb the ladder. Today? The rise of gig platforms, remote work, and different priorities have changed the game. You can now earn a living driving, freelancing, or creating content online, without ever setting foot in an office. Traditional employment offers stability, benefits, and career growth within a company, while the gig economy gives you flexibility, autonomy, and multiple income streams. For you as a job seeker, it’s important to understand the trade-offs between these two work models.* What you’ll…
Of course there is randomness in GPT-4o’s outputs. After all, the model samples from a probability distribution when choosing each token. But what I didn’t understand was that those very probabilities themselves are not deterministic. Even with consistent prompts, fixed seeds, and temperature set to zero, GPT-4o still introduces subtle, frustrating randomness. There’s no fix for this, and it might not even be something OpenAI could fix if they wanted to, just so we’re clear up front about where this article is headed. Along the way, we’ll examine all the sources of randomness in GPT-4o output, which will require us…
In a post for the World Economic Forum (WEF), three key trends have been identified as shaping the future of cyber leadership. Ongoing geopolitical shifts are resulting in decreased international cooperation in cybersecurity, which will influence the cyber leadership agenda for years to come. Additionally, the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies is transforming the cybersecurity landscape at an unprecedented rate. As millennials and Generation Z increasingly dominate the workforce, cyber threats are evolving to target decentralized platforms, cryptocurrency exchanges, and interactive media. Citing the WEF’s Global Cooperation Barometer that gave a stark warning to global cyber…
In a significant legal development, on February 18, 2025, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a request from a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general to temporarily block Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing federal data systems and implementing layoffs within federal agencies. The plaintiffs argued that Musk’s involvement with DOGE, an entity not created by Congress, violated the Constitution’s Appointments Clause and posed risks to sensitive personal information of government employees and citizens. However, the court ruled that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate imminent, irreparable harm necessary to warrant such an injunction. Privacy law,…
A suspected cyber criminal believed to have extorted companies under the name “DESORDEN Group” or “ALTDOS” has been arrested in Thailand for leaking the stolen data of over 90 organizations worldwide. The suspect was arrested in Bangkok through a law enforcement operation by the Royal Thai Police and the Singapore Police Force, with the help of experts from Group-IB. The cybercriminal, who operated since 2020 under multiple aliases such as ALTDOS, DESORDEN, GHOSTR, and 0mid16B, stole and leaked/sold over 13TB of personal data from the organizations. Group-IB says the hacker was “one of the most active cybercriminals in the Asia-Pacific…
Can decentralized finance (DeFi) on Bitcoin finally deliver the automation that investors have been waiting for? Bitflow, a decentralized Bitcoin exchange, seems to think so. Today, the company announced the launch of Automated Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) for Bitcoin and Runes tokens on Stacks, marking a significant step toward AI-powered DeFi infrastructure. The introduction of Automated DCA allows users to accumulate Bitcoin (BTC) and popular Runes tokens without relinquishing custody of their assets. By leveraging Bitflow Keepers, the platform’s smart automation engine, this new feature brings recurring, trustless investment strategies directly onto the Stacks ecosystem. The development could signal a turning…
Authored by Lakshya Mathur, Vallabh Chole & Abhishek Karnik Recently we witnessed one of the most significant IT disruptions in history, affecting a wide range of sectors such as banking, airlines, and emergency services. At the heart of this disruption was CrowdStrike, known for its Falcon enterprise security solutions. The issue stemmed from a faulty security update that corrupted the Windows OS kernel, leading to a widespread Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The incident spurred opportunistic behaviors among scammers and malware creators. McAfee Labs noted: Non-Delivery Scams: Early signs of potential non-delivery scams shortly after the event, with some online…
Troy Wojewoda // In honor of Shark Week1, I decided to write this blog to demonstrate various techniques I’ve found useful when analyzing network traffic with Wireshark, as well as its command-line utility, TShark. For years, Wireshark has been the de facto tool for analyzing captured network traffic. It has extensive capabilities to decapsulate (break apart) the various layers of network traffic, enabling analysis of network communication between two hosts. Use cases range from troubleshooting network connections to unraveling malicious threats within an environment, not to mention countless others in between. Remembering back to the first time I ever opened…
Commix is an open-source penetration testing tool designed to automate the detection and exploitation of command injection vulnerabilities, streamlining security assessments for researchers and ethical hackers. Commix features Easy to use: Commix simplifies the process of identifying and exploiting command injection flaws in vulnerable parameters and HTTP headers, reducing the manual effort required. Portable: The tool includes everything needed to conduct effective command injection attacks across various operating systems and applications. Modular: Users can extend Commix’s capabilities by developing and integrating custom modules to adapt the tool to specific security needs. Cross compatible: Commix seamlessly integrates with popular penetration testing…