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Compliance
SEBI CSCRF Regulatory

SEBI CSCRF: What a Mid-Size RE Actually Needs

Annual VAPT, cyber audit, and whether a CERT-In empanelled auditor is mandatory — a plain guide to the CSCRF obligations for mid-size, small and self-certification regulated entities.

XDepthSense · Aug 30, 2026 · 7 min read
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Compliance
DPDPA 2023 Data Protection

A Practical DPDPA Readiness Checklist

Data-flow mapping, consent, security safeguards, Data Principal rights and breach response — a plain-language checklist to find your DPDPA gaps before enforcement bites.

XDepthSense · Aug 30, 2026 · 6 min read
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Critical
Account Takeover Web Security

How I Found an Account Takeover Vulnerability Using Verification Mail

A walkthrough of an account-takeover flaw in a password reset flow, where insufficient validation of user parameters let an attacker pivot the verification email to seize other accounts.

Nadeem Mansoori · Dec 6, 2024 · 3 min read
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2FA Bypass Authentication

Cracking the Code: How I Discovered an Account Takeover Vulnerability via 2FA Bypass

A critical 2FA flaw discovered in the wild, where manipulating the username parameter during OTP verification let an attacker bypass two-factor and take over arbitrary accounts.

Nadeem Mansoori · Dec 4, 2024 · 3 min read
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AWS Security Cloud Storage

From Cloud to Chaos: Sensitive PDF Leak on AWS

A misconfigured API endpoint on a job application platform exposed an entire AWS S3 bucket — 453 unprotected resumes accessible without auth. A clean lesson in why cloud access control reviews matter.

Safwaan Qureshi · Dec 17, 2024 · 2 min read
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OTP Bypass Authentication

OTP Houdini: Escaping Authentication with Clever Response Tricks

A live financial site let an attacker bypass 2FA by tampering with the OTP-verify response payload, then register accounts under arbitrary phone numbers. Classic response manipulation, real impact.

Safwaan Qureshi · Dec 17, 2024 · 2 min read
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