• Brave tries to clarify the "referral code" issue

    Yesterday I've talked about a strange behavior in Brave Browser, which adds referral codes in URLs when users try to open a "partnered" site. Few hours later the tweet [1] by Yannick Eckl , we have the answer from Brendan… read more »
  • Brave Browser adds referral links to partnered sites?

    It appears so, even if you manually type the URL! Twitter user Cryptonator1337 discovered a strange behaviour of well known "privacy browser" Brave.When you type in "binance.us" (or "binance.com") in address bar, you end up getting redirected to "binance.us/en?ref=35089877", allegedly… read more »
  • Weekly Tech Roundup #9

    “Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window” — Steve Wozniak A 1/48 scale model of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_hJ48LCXWs&feature=emb_title The Falcon Heavy model is a technology demonstrator for BPS.space. The intention is to showcase the advancement… read more »
  • Windows Forensic Analysis: some thoughts on RDP related Event IDs

    Recently I had to perform a forensic investigation on a server that had made some strange Remote Desktop activities.In that case, the analysis of windows events has turned out really useful. So, today I'd like to share a brief cheatsheet… read more »
  • Weekly Privacy Roundup #9

    "Sometimes the scandal is not what law was broken, but what the law allows." - Edward Snowden Inside the NSA’s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network IN THE SUMMER of 2013, I spent my days sifting through the most extensive… read more »
  • Beware! A simple wallpaper image can brick your Android device

    In the past, we have often heard of some strings or files that you can send to other users to cause their iPhone/iPad to reboot.Now there’s a similar issue affecting some Android devices: a simple picture can soft-brick some Android… read more »
  • Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup #9

    "Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls and secure access devices, and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain: the people who use, administer and operate computer systems" - Kevin Mitnick… read more »
  • Niles: a simple telegram bot template for Heroku

    Niles is a simple NodeJs telegram bot template, designed to run on PaaS (currently only works on Heroku). Recently I had to deploy some simple telegram bots and, in order to simplify the development and deploy process, i created a… read more »