Hacking
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This document discusses hacking and cracking. It defines hacking as unauthorized attempts to bypass security systems or networks, and distinguishes between ethical ("white hat") hackers and criminal ("black hat") hackers. It describes common hacking techniques like phishing and pretexting. The document also provides examples of famous hackers and notes that most hacking targets social media sites. It recommends security measures like antivirus software and firewalls to prevent hacking.
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- 2. Objectives of Hacking and Cracking What is Hacking? Difference between Hacking and cracking Types of Hackers Types of Hacking Techniques Preventive measures Some Cracking Examples
- 3. HACKING Authorized or Unauthorize attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information systems or network In simple words Hacking means finding out weaknesses in a computer or computer network
- 5. Why do people hack ? To make security stronger (Ethical hacking) Just for fun Steal important information Destroy enemys computer network For Fame
- 7. White-hat Hackers The good guys who identify the security weakness of the system or network and inform the owner about them
- 8. Black Hat Hackers A black hat is the villain or bad guy, who crash into victims security to steal information and destroy the victims security network.
- 9. Grey hat Hackers A grey hat, in the hacking community, refers to a skilled hacker who is somewhere in between white and black hat hackers
- 11. Pretexting: Pretexting is the act of been that u r not to release information (e.g. date of birth, Social Security Number, last bill amt.) Phishing: Phishing is an e-mail fraud method in which the perpetrator sends out email in an attempt to gather personal and financial information from recipients. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details .Ebay and PayPal are two of the most targeted companies, and online banks are also common targets
- 12. Language of hackers - Leet 1 -> i or l 3 -> e 4 -> a 7 -> t 9 -> g 0 -> o $ -> s | -> i or l || -> n |/| -> m s -> z z -> s f -> ph ph -> f x -> ck ck -> x
- 13. Example: 1 d1d n0t h4ck th1s p4g3, 1t w4s l1k3 th1s wh3|| 1 h4ck3d 1n I did not hack this page, it was like this when I hacked in.
- 14. World famous hackers Stephen Wozniac Tsutomu Shimomura
- 15. Kevin Mitnick Kevin Poulsen
- 16. Random Fact !!!! The average age group of hackers are aged between 14-24 yrs.
- 17. Did you know ? Social networking sites like FACEBOOK, GMAIL, YAHOO comprised of 60% of direct or indirect hacking incidents.
- 18. Most popular virus Links involving private pictures of celebrities. Links showing pictures of famous personalities like videos of Osama Bin Ladens killing.
- 19. Another popular scam Facebook lottery scam.
- 21. Preventive measures Install a strong anti-virus with full security from internet, removal memory etc. Avoid disclosing personal details like phone number, credit card details to strangers. A good firewall (Sygate personal) A good spy ware / Trojan buster. Use of genuine software
- 22. How to become Hacker The best approach is to gain as much knowledge about stuff as you can. Good command over C / C++ / Perl will definitely help. But above all you need a good logical brain
- 23. Some Examples of Cracking Windows Cracking 1) Windows Logon password Breaking
- 24. Window log on password breaking To hack windows login password, reboot and wait for the message: When we see the boot menu on the screen, press F2 or F12 before Starting Windows 9x . The boot menu will come up. Select option to boot into DOS . C:>cd windows C:windows>ren *.pwl *.xyz // RENAME Or delete them by typing C:windows>del *.pwl *.xyz //DELETE
- 25. Easy and Simple approach On many computers a series of keystrokes may crash the password program. keep pressing ESC 15 to 20 times . This will result in the crashing of the password program and the computer will continue booting . BY BOOTING We can break into a computer by using live tools like conboot live cd which are readly available on internet .The live cd can be used to make a bootable pen drive and then we can break into any computer.