I have completed challenges before, but this is my first write-up. Previously, I was always too lazy for it, but now I’m making an effort to increase my chances for some “swag” from the shop. — The setup We begin by looking closely at the challenge. You can follow along yourself if the challenge is still online. (https://challenge-0222.intigriti.io/). The goal is to execute alert(document.domain) on the site.

If you are not already using a CPU-intensive hash algorithm to store passwords, you should be ashamed. Read this post to purge your sins. — As a security researcher, I have seen many ways in which passwords are stored. Therefore, I am no longer shocked when I still encounter plaintext or MD5 hashed passwords. It is unfortunate that some people are still not on board with the dangers of this, or do not understand the…

Spam is a huge problem. Luckily, spam mail has been decreasing since 2008. Also, spam filters have gotten more advanced than ever over the years. Nevertheless, there are still billions of spam e-mails being sent every day. When you end up on a mailing list, it is near to impossible…