TCP attacks TCP SYN attack: This attack begins as a normal TCP connection, the client and server exchange information in TCP packets. A client sends an ACK packet to the server requesting a connection. The server will respond with a packet acknowledging the connection and then the data transmission may…
Read MoreI used this command to crack a Linux SSH account with hydra. hydra -l trump -P rockyou.txt ssh://192.168.1.2hydra -l trump -P rockyou.txt ssh://192.168.1.2 And this is the output I got once I managed to crack the user account over SSH. This is why you have fail2ban and other protections against…
Read MoreThis posting shows how easy it is to crack WIFI access points using the WPS Pixie attack. I needed Internet access and there was a vulnerable access point nearby. So I cranked up Parrot OS and cracked the WIFI access point in 5 minutes. Now I have cracked the WIFI…
Read MoreMany people are using wireless networks with WPS turned on. This allows a user to enter a pin or press a button to allow a new device to connect. But this approach will fall easily to brute force attacks unless the router has rate limiting enabled, this prevents brute forcing…
Read MoreSony corporation has been hit by another Cyber Attack, with the accounts of 93,000 users compromised and Credit Card data possibly used to fleece the owners. This after Sony suffered the first embarrassing attack that compromised countless accounts. A Sony representative has advised that users accounts were locked down and…
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