I. Introduction In the previous lesson in this module, we explored the basics of buffer overflows. We defined buffer overflows and looked at the fundamental theory behind the buffer overflow. In addition, we looked at how dangerous and persistent these buffer overflow attacks can be by examining how many critical vulnerabilities are related to buffer […]
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In many cases when a computer, phone, or mobile device is seized for evidence, the system will have graphic images that might be used as evidence. Obviously, in some cases these graphic images may be the evidence such as in child pornography cases. In other situations, the graphic images may tell us something about where […]
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There are multitude of ways to exploit a target’s system. Newbie hackers often focus on the operating system or applications, but few think to exploit the browser. If you can exploit the browser, then you can have access to everything the target accesses on the Internet. Furthermore, the browser is a repository for credentials and […]
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There are SOOOO many ways to hack a system or network, which means you need to think creatively in order to be successful. Many novice hackers focus way too much energy on cracking passwords (which should be a last resort unless you have specialized tools or a 10,000 machine botnet) or exploiting a vulnerability in […]
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Welcome back, my newbie hackers! In previous articles this section, I showed you how to find WordPress sites and how to identify the vulnerabilities in these sites (WordPress comprises nearly 30% of all websites). In this tutorial, we will use wpscan again to enumerate the user accounts on that WordPress site and then brute force […]
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Welcome back, my novice hackers! In my series on cracking passwords, I began by showing off some basic password-cracking principles; developed an efficient password-cracking strategy; demonstrated how to use Hashcat, one of the most powerful password-cracking programs; and showed how to create a custom wordlist using Crunch. In this tutorial, I will show you how […]
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As a movie buff AND a professional hacker, I love the opportunity to combine my passions, so I have decided to review the best hacker movies of all time and give you my best 12 list. In recent years, Hollywood has caught the hacker bug and now nearly ever crime or adventure movie has a […]
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As a pentester/hacker, gathering email addresses from potential victims can have a multitude of uses. When we have email addresses of key personnel, we can launch attacks by email to get people to click on a malicious link or direct them to our malicious website where we can send XSS attacks and others browser-based attacks. […]
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Among the tools available to create shellcode capable of going undetected by Anti-Virus (AV) software, OWASP-ZSC (Zero-day ShellCode) may be the most versatile. OWASP-ZSC is project of OWASP, continues under development and has some useful features not found in some of the other applications in this category. In this tutorial, I will attempt to demonstrate […]
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As you know, I firmly believe that to be a true professional hacker, you need to be proficient in Linux. There are a number of good reasons for this. Most hacking tools are developed in Linux (well over 90 percent). Linux offers us greater granularity of control. The terminal in Linux gives us complete control […]
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