MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. The misconfiguration persisted for nearly five years until a security researcher spent $300 to register the domain and prevent it from being grabbed by cybercriminals.

January 22, 2025
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Photos: Black Hat USA 2023

Black Hat USA 2023 returned to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The conference featured over 100 selected Briefings, open-source tool demos in the Arsenal, a Business Hall, networking events, and more. Here’s a photo gallery from …

August 11, 2023
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