Authenticated to Lose: When OTP Security Becomes the Entry Point for Portfolio Manipulation”
What many users still underestimate today is not the weakness of passwords, but the blind trust in what happens after. Once a login has been successfully completed and a two factor authentication step has been passed, a state is created that most systems treat as fully trustworthy. This exact state is increasingly becoming the real […]
PayPal vs Google Wallet: Who Really Controls the Payment Layer?
What at first glance looks like a minor technical change is, on closer inspection, a clear signal of a broader shift in the digital payments landscape. PayPal is ending the ability to link accounts with Google Wallet. A feature that for many users operated quietly in the background, rarely questioned and often taken for granted. […]
Bug Bounty or Bargain Hunting? The Economics of Vulnerability Markets at Google
At first glance, what Google reported for 2025 looks like a clear success story in modern cybersecurity. More than 17 million US dollars were paid out to security researchers who identified and reported vulnerabilities across Google’s ecosystem. It is a strong signal that the company takes security seriously. But if you take a closer look, […]
Everyone talks about encryption. Nobody talks about identity.And that’s exactly where attackers are winning.
What has recently been reported by Dutch intelligence agencies may at first glance look like just another cybersecurity incident. But if you take a closer look, it reveals a pattern that goes far beyond traditional vulnerabilities and known attack vectors. This is not about broken encryption, sophisticated exploits, or compromised infrastructure. It is about something […]