Editorial policy

How we choose stories

We cover what is useful to people who run, test or defend systems: vulnerabilities that are being exploited or are likely to be, breaches with a lesson in them, new attacker techniques, solid research, and practical guides. We skip stories that only repeat a press release.

How articles are written

We may use AI tools to assist with drafting, rewriting and proofreading. Our coverage links to its sources and distinguishes reported facts from HackZoneLabs’ assessment. Articles appear under the HackZoneLabs Team name unless a named author is shown. If something needs correcting, please tell us using the contact details below.

Sources

We link to primary sources where they exist: vendor advisories, official vulnerability records, and the researchers’ own write-ups. News and analysis articles list their sources at the end. We write our own summaries and do not republish other outlets’ articles.

Dangerous detail

We do not publish working exploit code or step-by-step attack instructions. We explain what is affected, how to check whether you are, and how to fix or reduce the risk.

Dates and updates

Each article shows when it was published. If we make a substantive change afterwards, it also shows an “Updated” date. Small fixes, such as a typo, do not change the date. Historical CVE records preserve their original publication dates. A retrospective is labelled and dated as retrospective coverage, rather than presented as a new incident.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we fix it. For a material error we add a dated note to the article and list it on the corrections page. To report a mistake, write to news@hackzonelabs.com.

Independence

HackZoneLabs sells security training, and we say so when a story links to our own material. There is no sponsored content on this site.