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Black & White Path
Black & White Path
May 29, 2026 · Information Security

GhostType: Open‑Source Forensic Scanner for Leaked Credentials in AI Chat Histories

GhostType is an open‑source forensic scanner that parses local conversation files from popular AI coding assistants, uses TruffleHog’s 800+ detectors plus custom regex rules to locate exposed API keys or passwords, verifies their validity in real time, and outputs detailed JSON or CSV reports for red‑team or DLP use.

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GhostType: Open‑Source Forensic Scanner for Leaked Credentials in AI Chat Histories
Black & White Path
Black & White Path
May 29, 2026 · Industry Insights

How Ignoring API Limits Led to a $500 Million AI Bill

A lack of usage caps on Claude's API caused a single employee to generate a $500 million charge in one month, exposing systemic governance gaps and prompting a broader discussion on AI cost control, token‑based billing, and practical safeguards for enterprises.

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How Ignoring API Limits Led to a $500 Million AI Bill
Black & White Path
Black & White Path
May 28, 2026 · Information Security

SwordfishSuite: A Beginner‑Friendly Burp Alternative with Extensible Plugins

SwordfishSuite is a lightweight, open‑source web security testing platform inspired by Burp, offering an intuitive GUI, smart HTTPS proxy, a Python‑based plugin ecosystem, experimental app traffic analysis, and easy installation via GitHub releases, making it ideal for newcomers and seasoned testers alike.

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SwordfishSuite: A Beginner‑Friendly Burp Alternative with Extensible Plugins
Black & White Path
Black & White Path
May 28, 2026 · Information Security

12‑Byte Syscall in Browser Sandbox Grants SYSTEM on Windows (CVE‑2026‑40369 PoC)

The article details CVE‑2026‑40369, a Windows kernel flaw in ExpGetProcessInformation where a zero‑length buffer bypasses ProbeForWrite, allowing a browser sandbox process to write arbitrary kernel memory with a 12‑byte syscall, leading to a deterministic, fully‑reliable privilege‑escalation chain that grants SYSTEM without race conditions, and discusses detection and mitigation.

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12‑Byte Syscall in Browser Sandbox Grants SYSTEM on Windows (CVE‑2026‑40369 PoC)
Black & White Path
Black & White Path
May 28, 2026 · Information Security

Inside the Arrest of the 23‑Year‑Old Operator Behind the World’s Largest DDoS Botnet

The article details the capture of 23‑year‑old Jacob Butler, known as “Dort,” who ran the KimWolf IoT botnet that infected nearly two million devices, launched over 30,000 DDoS attacks with peaks near 30 Tbps, and examines the botnet’s tactics, the legal fallout, and defensive lessons for the IoT ecosystem.

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Inside the Arrest of the 23‑Year‑Old Operator Behind the World’s Largest DDoS Botnet
Black & White Path
Black & White Path
May 27, 2026 · Information Security

From White‑Hat to Banned Outlaw: The Rapid Fall of a Security Researcher

An anonymous researcher with a legitimate MSRC account publicly released multiple Windows 0‑day exploits after his reports were ignored, leading to swift bans on GitHub and GitLab, sparking a heated debate over platform policies, coordinated disclosure failures, and the broader breakdown of the bug‑bounty ecosystem.

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From White‑Hat to Banned Outlaw: The Rapid Fall of a Security Researcher
Black & White Path
Black & White Path
May 27, 2026 · Information Security

Five AD Permission Misconfigurations That Let Attackers Escalate to Domain Admin Without Exploits

The article explains how misconfigured Active Directory DACL entries enable five distinct privilege‑escalation paths—ForceChangePassword, FullControl on Domain Admins, DCSync, WriteMembers, and GUID‑based ACE writes—demonstrating each step with impacket commands, showing detection events, and offering concrete defense recommendations.

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Five AD Permission Misconfigurations That Let Attackers Escalate to Domain Admin Without Exploits