~ Early Web Links ~

The Hive is the personal corner of Apis Necros, a cybersecurity enthusiast who writes about cryptography, hacking, philosophy, and general life alongside showcasing original JavaScript prototypes and cipher experiments. Notable projects include a self-designed PentaBit Cipher and a Diffusion-limited Aggregation simulation, making this a genuinely curious blend of technical creativity and indie web spirit.

Created by Freerk, this comprehensive tutorial covers dozens of techniques for bypassing internet censorship, including proxies, shell accounts, JAP, and circumventing blocked ports in schools, workplaces, and countries with restrictive filtering. It documents specific censorware products like NetNanny, WebSense, and DansGuardian, making it a rare and detailed reference for anyone facing restricted internet access.

Dominic White's technical blog dives into browser privacy and tracking vulnerabilities, with this post investigating how the Evercookie persistent tracking mechanism operates on iOS MobileSafari and embedded WebKit apps. The research reveals significant privacy gaps in Apple's mobile platform and offers practical steps for jailbroken iPhone users to defend against supercookies.

Written by Claus Schmidt in 2005, this technical article exposes the '302 page hijack' exploit, a method by which malicious webmasters could use server redirects to displace competitors' pages from search engine results. It covers how the attack works, which search engines were vulnerable, and practical precautions both victims and potential hijackers can take.

Dig Deeper is a privacy and security-focused resource site covering browser selection, spyware testing, email providers, VPNs, darknet setup, and critiques of major software like Mozilla and various search engines. The site goes deep into practical guides and opinion pieces on digital autonomy, making it a substantial destination for anyone serious about escaping surveillance and corporate tech.

GNUCITIZEN is a security research blog by pdp and collaborators, focused on exposing web vulnerabilities including UPnP exploitation, XSS attacks, and router reconfiguration weaknesses. This 2008 post details a serious design-level flaw allowing UPnP to be abused across the web without XSS, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in network security research.

The No Trace Project is a multilingual security resource for anarchists and activists, providing tools to understand surveillance capabilities, counter infiltration, and practice operational security. It features a threat library, a database of known infiltrators, documented cases of hidden surveillance devices, and zines covering counter-repression strategies across more than a dozen languages.

Anurag Agarwal's threat modeling blog dives into real-world web security vulnerabilities, including this post presenting a working proof-of-concept Ajax sniffer that overrides XMLHttpRequest to intercept and exfiltrate data. The site covers topics like XSS, Ajax worms, SQL injection, clipboard theft, and secure SDLC integration, making it a valuable technical resource for security researchers and developers.

TechnicalInfo.net by Gunter Ollmann offers a comprehensive toolkit for passive information gathering, including domain WHOIS lookups, DNS records, IP address lookups, traceroutes, and bandwidth speed tests. The collection is aimed at security researchers and network administrators, with tools organized around reconnaissance techniques and network analysis.

Maia Arson Crimew is a Swiss hacktivist, investigative journalist, and musician whose personal site serves as a hub for her technical security research, hacking write-ups, and journalistic work including a column for the Swiss magazine Das Lamm. The site links to a blog covering high-profile hacks and hacktivism, music projects, DJ work, and sample packs, making it a fascinating window into one of the more notable figures in modern hacktivist circles.