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Note: This article is a review and narrative analysis of a bug bounty write-up published by security researcher Youssef Sammouda (sam0)… Continue reading on OSINT Team »

In March 2026, I conducted a penetration test against a social media-style web application (referred to as TargetApp.io). The engagement was authorized by the platform’s owner and spanned approximately two weeks. The most critical vulnerability was discovered on the second day. While the test began as a traditional black-box assessment, simulating an external attacker with … Read more

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Author: Berend Watchus. Independent AI & Cyber Sec. Researcher. Trendwatcher. [Publication for: OSINT Team] April 2, 2026 Google AI Mode Is Not GDPR Compliant — According to Google AI Author: Berend Watchus. Independent AI & Cybersecurity Researcher. April 2, 2026. There is a legal right you almost certainly don’t know you have. Under GDPR Article 16, every EU citizen has the … Read more

Data Hostage: How a Preprint Bartered 100,000 Bulk Unreleased Cybersecurity Scenarios for Peer Review Acceptance Author: Berend Watchus Independent AI & Cybersecurity Researcher [Publication for: OSINT Team] https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.01079 Automated Generation of Cybersecurity Exercise Scenarios Data Hostage: How a Preprint Bartered 100,000 Bulk Unreleased Cybersecurity Scenarios for Peer Review Acceptance A structural integrity analysis of arXiv:2604.01079 https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.01079 … Read more

Inside The Breach #3 Part 2 of an ongoing series where I work through the MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations APT29 dataset in Splunk and document everything I find, including the dead ends. #Note: Before I get into the findings, a quick context on why I am doing this. I am learning advanced threat hunting by working through real adversary … Read more