Tag: exploits

NMap Experiment: Using a Banner Grabbing Attack to Bypass a Load Balancer

Disclaimer: This article talks about port scanning and banner grabbing in NMap, which can be used as precursors to an online attack. This information is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not to be used for illegal hacking purposes. Disclosing vulnerabilities and exploits is protected by free speech laws, but using such information … Continue reading NMap Experiment: Using a Banner Grabbing Attack to Bypass a Load Balancer →

Generalized Password Cracking, Part 2: Starting with Some Stock Password Attacks

Brute-force password cracking attack

Disclaimer: The present series of posts contains information on how to exploit security vulnerabilities in passwords. It is intended for educational and research purposes only. Neither the password cracking tools described in this series nor any of the exploits developed with these tools are to be used for gaining unauthorized access to accounts or other … Continue reading Generalized Password Cracking, Part 2: Starting with Some Stock Password Attacks →

Generalized Password Cracking, Part 1: A Description of the PCL Password Cracking Language

Cracking passwords with the PCL password cracking language

Disclaimer: The present series of posts contains information on how to exploit security vulnerabilities in passwords. It is intended for educational and research purposes only. Neither the password cracking tools described in this series nor any of the exploits developed with these tools are to be used for gaining unauthorized access to accounts or other … Continue reading Generalized Password Cracking, Part 1: A Description of the PCL Password Cracking Language →

Shell Script for Launching a Local Denial-of-Service Attack

Shell script to launch a local denial-of-service attack

Disclaimer: The following article is written for entertainment and educational purposes only. Neither the script shown here nor any of the techniques involved are intended to be used in real life. Launching denial-of-service attacks is illegal and can get you in serious trouble. I do not condone or support any use of such hacking methods … Continue reading Shell Script for Launching a Local Denial-of-Service Attack →

Shared Memory Exploits

So last week I checked out Season 1 of Mr. Robot from the library. It's a series I've been meaning to watch for some time now, because some scenes I've seen suggest that it's really good inspirational hacker material, while other scenes suggest that it's just fodder for dumb normies who want to think they … Continue reading Shared Memory Exploits →