Author: Francesco Poldi
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Instagram password resets: what's going on?
Setting the Stage During the week of January 5th to 11th, many people posted on social media about unexpected emails requesting a password reset for their Instagram accounts. In this article, we analyze what actually happened, to the best of our knowledge and available information, and debunk some attempts to…
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Why Telegram's "one-click IP leak" isn't a vulnerability
Recently, worrying rumors about a vulnerability that could allow a Telegram user's IP address to be leaked have been circulating across the internet. In this article, we assess the severity of this alleged "vulnerability," how the "exploit" works, and what you can do before falling for it. Finally, we explore a series of considerations to keep in mind...
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An app for safe everyday browsing
Why Everyday Privacy Matters Everyday browsing may seem like a casual scroll, but it's also a constant stream of data silently following you across the internet. Most popular sites embed multiple third-party trackers into a single page, so every click delivers snippets of your behavior to dozens…
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How to use Google for OSINT on Maltego
In this article I'll show you my way to search on social network platforms via Google on Maltego, plus a real world case where the former handle of a Twitter users gets found.