Project Chanology: How a Tom Cruise Video Sparked a Digital Revolution
Project Chanology: How a Tom Cruise Video Sparked a Digital Revolution In January 2008, something changed on the internet. Anonymous went from trolls on 4chan to a global political force. The catalyst? A leaked Tom Cruise video and the Church of Scientology’s attempt to scrub it from the web. This conflict birthed modern hacktivism. It […]
The 11-Year-Old Who Hacked an Election and Then Built a Movement for Girls
The 11-Year-Old Who Hacked an Election and Then Built a Movement for Girls DEF CON 26 in Las Vegas. Thousands of elite security professionals filled the dimly lit halls. An 11-year-old girl in a t-shirt reading “Time for hacking to be done” sat down at a computer. Her target: a replica state election website. Minutes […]
Sebastian “Gehaxelt” Neef: From Teenage Hacker to Security Researcher
Sebastian “Gehaxelt” Neef: From Teenage Hacker to Security Researcher The best security researchers don’t start with a plan. They start with curiosity. Sebastian Neef, known online as “Gehaxelt,” turned teenage fascination into a career exposing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and building tools used by thousands of security professionals. How It Started: Gaming Bots and Web Security […]
Digital Warriors of the Arab Spring: How Hacktivists Empowered Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt
Digital Warriors of the Arab Spring: How Hacktivists Empowered Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire on December 17, 2010. The 26 year old Tunisian street vendor did this to protest police harassment and government corruption. His death on January 4, 2011, sparked nationwide protests that toppled two authoritarian regimes. International […]
How White Hat Hackers Strengthen Global Cybersecurity
How White Hat Hackers Strengthen Global Cybersecurity You hear about famous hackers like Kevin Mitnick and Robert Tappan Morris all the time. But the real backbone of modern digital defense comes from somewhere else. The white hat hacking community protects billions of users worldwide. These security researchers range from self-taught enthusiasts to seasoned professionals. They […]
The Samy Worm: How a 19 Year Old Crashed MySpace with 4KB of Code
The Samy Worm: How a 19 Year Old Crashed MySpace with 4KB of Code On October 4, 2005, Samy Kamkar released one of the most legendary hacks in internet history. He was 19 years old. His worm infected over one million MySpace users in 20 hours and forced the entire platform offline. How It Started […]
The Silent Invasion: How Modern Hackers Are Breaking In Without Breaking Anything
The Silent Invasion: How Modern Hackers Are Breaking In Without Breaking Anything Forget movie hackers typing frantically while servers explode. In 2025, the most dangerous cybercriminals don’t smash through digital walls. They walk through your front door using keys you didn’t know you left out. The game has changed. Today’s hackers discovered something: Why break […]
The 2012 sl1nk SCADA Breach: When One Hacker Exposed Global Infrastructure Weakness
The 2012 sl1nk SCADA Breach: When One Hacker Exposed Global Infrastructure Weakness What Happened In December 2012, a hacker named sl1nk broke into industrial control systems across nine countries. These systems run critical infrastructure. Think power grids, water treatment plants, and manufacturing facilities. sl1nk posted proof online. Screenshots showed administrative access to systems in France, […]
Jonathan James: The Teenager Who Hacked NASA
Jonathan James: The Teenager Who Hacked NASA Jonathan Joseph James broke into NASA and the Pentagon at 15 years old. He downloaded $1.7 million in proprietary software and intercepted thousands of military emails. Then he went to prison. Eight years later, he took his own life at 24. This is his story. The Digital Prodigy […]