Pentesting – Hackers-Arise

Be Careful Out There! The Legal Issues of Hacking

July 31, 2024August 12, 2024Occupy The Web

So many of you have asked me about what is legal and illegal in hacking/pentesting that I decided it was time to address it directly. In our discipline, we may WANT to ignore the legal consequences until they slap us upside the head, but that’s not a very prudent strategy. To help all my apprentice […]

Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF), Part 1

November 25, 2023January 1, 2024Occupy The Web

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 […]

Hacking DNS to Re-Direct Anyone on your LAN to your Website

November 25, 2023November 25, 2023Occupy The Web

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 […]

Web App Hacking, Part 5: Enumerating Users and Bruteforcing Passwords on WordPress Sites

November 25, 2023January 1, 2024Occupy The Web

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 […]

Scraping Potential Passwords from a Target’s Website using CeWL

November 25, 2023January 1, 2024Occupy The Web

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 […]

Essentials Skills of a Professional Hacker

February 17, 2023December 30, 2023Occupy The Web

Many of my aspiring hackers have written to me asking the same thing. “What skills do I need to be a good, professional hacker?” As the hacker is among the most skilled information technology disciplines, it requires a wide knowledge of IT technologies and techniques. To truly be a great hacker, one must master many […]

Metasploit Basics for Hackers, Part 1: Getting Started with Metasploit

January 15, 2023December 30, 2023Occupy The Web

Welcome back, my aspiring cyber warriors! In this series, I will introduce you to the world’s most popular hacking/pentesting platform, Metasploit! Metasploit is the world’s leading exploitation/hacker framework. It is used–to some extent–by nearly every hacker/pentester. As such, you really need to become familiar with it if you want to enter and prosper in […]