Confessions of a Professional Hacker: How Russian Hackers Compromised the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

On July 13, 2018, the U.S. Justice Department handed down a 29-page indictment against 12 intelligence officers of the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency. In this indictment, the U.S. Justice Department investigators (Robert Mueller’s team) provide granular detail of the step-by-step activity of these Russian hackers. Russia’s Internet Research Agency In this article, I would […]

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SCADA Hacking: The Triton Malware Threat to SCADA/ICS Infrastructure

Welcome back, my aspiring SCADA cyber warriors! SCADA/ICS infrastructure is under continuous threat. These systems are crucial to any nation’s economic health and well-being and are the primary target in any cyber war. These systems include the electrical grid, waster water systems, manufacturing, petrochemical refining, chemical processing and nearly any industrial process. If an adversary […]

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SCADA Hacking: Attacking SCADA/ICS Systems through the Human Machine Interface (HMI)

Welcome back, my aspiring SCADA/ICS cyberwarriors! Let’s begin by congratulating you on your foresight in committing to study SCADA/ICS hacking and security. This is certainly THE most important security issue this decade! In general, SCADA/ICS hacks have been of two types; Hack the protocols (modbus, DNP3, Profitnet, etc); Hack the Human Machine Interface (HMI) In […]

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Why YOU Should Study Software Defined Radio (SDR) for Hackers!

Hacking radio signals (RF) IS the leading edge of cybersecurity!    So many applications in our modern life use radio frequency elements that it is hard to list them all. For instance, consider the following list: Automobile and vehicle access and monitoring Mouse and keyboards Cellphone Signals Remote control Telemetry Satellite transmissions Police and military […]

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