Recently, Shadow Brokers–that mysterious group that has been trying to sell stolen NSA zero-day exploits over most of the last year–released over a 300 MB of new material. In this cornucopia of new exploits are attacks that target Windows systems back to Windows 2000 up to Windows 8, the Solaris OS, the SWIFT international payments […]

Welcome back, my aspiring White Hat Hackers! In my previous tutorials in this series, I taught you the basics of SQL injection (the most common method of hacking online databases) and then how to use it against a MySQL database. In this tutorial, we will look at how to now extract the key data from […]

Following the resounding success of “Linux Basic for Hackers”, Master OTW has published his next book, “Getting Started Becoming a Master Hacker”. If you liked Linux Basics for Hackers”, you will LOVE this one! This book is meant to be a follow-up and companion to “Linux Basics for Hackers” by building upon the knowledge base […]

Welcome back, my rookie cyber warriors! Man-in-the-Middle attacks can be among the most productive and nefarious attacks. If the attacker/hacker can place themselves between two systems (usually client and server) they can control the flow of traffic between the two systems. In this way they can eavesdrop on the traffic, delete the traffic, inject malware […]

Welcome back, my budding cyber warriors! Automobile or car hacking is the cutting-edge of the cyber security world right now. With the advent of digital systems in automobiles and other vehicles and the soon-to-be autonomous driving cars, this field is rife with potential cyber security issues that will significantly impact our society and safety. This […]

Welcome back, my aspiring network forensics investigators! In my previous post in this series, I introduced you to the most widely-used network forensics tool in the world, Wireshark. No network forensic investigator can do without it this valuable tool! In this tutorial, we will try to advance your knowledge and understanding of Wireshark to the […]