...Week 2 Assignment 6/13/16 EBay Cyber Attack It seems that no one and many companies are not safe any longer while on the internet numerous companies have been targeted by hackers as of late. One of these such global companies is EBay it was targeted between February and March of 2014. Hackers targeted EBay and were able to find loopholes in which information was able to be stolen from the global giant. Email addresses, birthdays, passwords physical addresses and phone numbers were some of the things stolen from the website. The company said that it did not find any issues with finances such as credit card information was not compromised during the attack. On the day that the attack happened stocks fell on the New York Stock Exchange down to 3.2 percent. EBay was not able to find out exactly how many accounts were compromised at the time of the attack and the aftermath of it. Hackers were able to get into the network through hacked employee accounts that allowed access into the network. EBay did not noticed this until two weeks after the attack actually took place. PayPal accounts that were linked to the accounts that were compromised were not breached in the attack. The police and many security analysts assisted in finding out more information about the attack and just how the hackers were able to get into the employee accounts. EBay recommended to the members of the site to change passwords immediately and verify PayPal. Information as soon as possible. During this attack...
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... HACKING SECRETS REVEALED Production of S&C Enterprises T able of Contents Disclaimer Introduction i Trojans Joiners ICQ CHAPTER 1 1 Chapter 6 Access Granted CHAPTER 2 1 15 18 18 19 19 19 19 CHAPTER 7 42 43 44 45 49 55 59 Bank Account Information Email Pictures Resume Survellance Via Internet Connection 36 37 39 39 39 40 29 34 34 System Intrusion in 15 Seconds The Trojan Horse The Hack NewsGroups Grapevine Email Un-Safe Websites IRC ChatSites CHAPTER 3 20 20 Acceptable Files Readme & Text Files How To protect Yourself Firewalls Antivirus Software Tips & Tricks Protecting Shared Resources Disabling File and Printer Sharing Oh No My system's Infected Chapter 4 Who are Hackers Anarchist Hackers Hackers Crackers 24 24 25 26 Chapter 8 Every Systems Greatest Flaw Chapter 9 How to Report Hackers 65 60 Chapter 5 Tools of the Trade Portscanners 27 28 Chapter 10 Final Words 74 DISCLAIMER The authors of this manual will like to express our concerns about the misuse of the information contained in this manual. By purchasing this manual you agree to the following stipulations. Any actions and or activities related to the material contained within this manual is solely your responsibility. The misuse of the information in this manual can result in criminal charges brought against the persons in question. The authors will not be held responsible in the event any criminal charges be brought against any individuals misusing the information in this manual to break the law. (Note...
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...unlock hidden functionalities on a machine. Most of these hacks are open source and free soft wares. These hacks manipulate the firmware update option on many devices to run and install themselves. Many researchers have found out that breaking into a computer’s encrypted hard drive is very easy with the help of the right tools. A research by Princeton University revealed how low tech hackers access even the most well protected computers (Jordan Robertson 2008). This paper details how encryption was coveted for a long time as a vital shield against hackers, but can be manipulated by altering the operations of the memory chips. This paper outlines just how vulnerable the data we store on our computers and laptops is to possible hacking. Through freezing the Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) chip, which is the most frequently used memory chip in personal gadgets. Freezing DRAM makes it retain data for many hours way after the machine loses its power. This data includes the keys used to unlock encryptions. If the memory chip is not frozen the chip can lose its contents in a matter of milliseconds. Hackers can use this vulnerability to steal information which is stored in the memory through rebooting of the compromised machine through the use of a simple program or software which is designed to purposely copy the contents in the memory (Gollmann, Dieter1999). The most vulnerable machines are those left...
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...Hackers Jessica Floyd Professor Teresa Ashley CIS 106 February 15, 2015 Hackers “We worried for decades about WMDs – Weapons of Mass Destruction. Now it is time to worry about a new kind of WMDs – Weapons of Mass Disruption.” ― John Mariotti “Hacker; Someone who maliciously breaks into a system for personal gain.” (Beaver, 10) Hacking is a growing phenomenon that has proven itself to be a menace to both the public organizations and business security. In todays modern society it is very important for us to understand how hackers can infiltrate our systems and gain access to our personal information. Being knowledgeable about some of the common tools hackers are using will help us to protect our computers from being cracked into. Hacking has been around for decades dating all the way back to 1903 with the infamous Nevil Maskelyne who hacked into a wireless telegraphy demonstration by sending denigrating mores codes through a projector. (Marks) Another prominent, but more recent scandal was the attack on Target’s security and payment system that left millions of consumers credit card numbers and personal information open and at risk to be obtained for illegal use. Although Target spent 1.6 million on malware protection and had a team of security specialists watching for signs of intrusion, the hackers still gained access to the publics personal information. With all of the protection Target had surrounding its payment system some may wonder how a breach in security...
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...Computer Memory Hacking Professor Dima Salman February 15, 2015 Hackers was a term associated with computer programmers and geeks or intellectual people, mostly men exploring the advancement of technology. Hacking of memory is illegally accessing a computer for malicious gain. The hacker’s dictionary refer to hacking as unauthorized access to computer systems, either for fun or for malicious or fraudulent purposes (Hutchison, 2011). Technology is evolving on a daily basis. The need to protect your computer is at an all-time high. With the right tools, breaking into a computer’s encrypted data is very easy. Princeton did a study of low level tech hackers can access the most well protected computer (Roberton, 2008). The most popular tools the hackers use are Back door remote administrative programs and Denial of Service (DoS) Back door remote works through an uploaded exe file on a website that seems to be trusted. This software is usually spread between pcs. The infected pc communicates with someone via email at a work computer. The infected pc infects the work pc and the virus spread. This is similar to the situation at JP Morgan Chase. The hackers where able to get through via an employee. The FBI is involved because as the writers says the attempted hacking should have stopped but they believe other holes in the system were left unprotected (Goldstein, 2014). The type of breach at Chase was a simple backdoor process which gained the hacker’s access to approximately...
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...Hacking Describe a negative aspect of ICT’s impact on the information society. Describe how ICT has brought this about and what society is has done in response to it. Abstract Hacking has been and still disease different societies suffer from. The essay aims to provide the reader with knowledge regarding the effects hacking caused to our society, and how the society responded and tried to solve or minimize those effects. Different issues regarding hacking are discussed, such as the motivations that were behind guiding hackers who were at first computer professional to perform unauthorized activities, at the same time a discussion about the types of attacks can be found. The society response to hacking attacks lacks till this moment the ability to stop or completely prevent attacks from happening because as long as security tools are developed, more sophisticated hacking attacks are invented. That’s why we should start to think about hacker’s psychology as the main way to prevent and stop attacks by understanding their needs or desires. Introduction The Oxford English Dictionary defines hacking as “cut or chop roughly; mangle: cut (one’s way)”… to its present definition as “gain unauthorized access (to data in a computer)”. Banks (1997:11) defines hacking as “something that boring mainframe computer operators did to improve performance and battle boredom.” Here banks focuses on boredom as the reason of hacking. A more technical definition of hacking according...
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...Hackers: Scourge of the Internet, or Information Superhero? Kyle Gonzalez ITT Technical Institute Introduction “And then it happened... a door opened to a world... rushing through the phone line like heroin through an addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day-to-day incompetencys is sought... a bored is found.” – Hackers Manifesto It can be seen all over the news. Visa and PayPal taken offline by hackers, Sony’s PlayStation Network brought to its knees, a cyber defense contractor named Stratfor had its servers hacked and corporate emails leaked. Everything that people know about hacking can be summed up in news articles written by the uninformed. Hacking is bad, and there is no arguing that… Or is there? Most of what people know of hacking comes from the news or Hollywood movies such as Hackers and Swordfish. What they see is only one facet of this fascinating, yet misunderstood world. Hacking is not the evil act that some make it out to be. Hacking can also be a good thing. Enter the White Hat, or Ethical Hackers. These are the network security professionals in which no movies are based. Ethical hacking is used to help analyze networks for security flaws, stop attacks in progress and help keep companies in compliance with government regulations such as PCI or SOX. What is Ethical Hacking? Ethical hacking sounds like an oxymoron, but it does exist and is a very handsomely paying career field. The average ethical hacker can make anywhere...
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...White hat hackers are the ethical, legal hackers (2002). Companies pay them to find holes in software or networks and fix the problems. The difference between white hat hackers and black hat hackers is that white hats have permission to carry out their attacks on a company to fix the problems. (2) A majority of company owners say that white hat protection is the only true way to ensue security in their businesses. White hats use the same programs and knowledge as black hats do. They usually stay in the cyber underworld to keep updated on attacks and information. Black hat hackers are the most rare and elite of all the hacker groups. Most are connected with criminal activities, such as espionage. (2001) Not all hackers labeled black hat hackers are connected with criminal activities in real life. There are many "old school" hackers considered black hat. They are the ones that are usually from the 1960's and use the word hacker with honor and freedom. (Quinter 2) Most of these hackers do not have a negative intent they are usually programs from Stanford or MIT. They have good ethics and believe in open source and fixing flaws in programming. Most black hat hackers are criminals and are very powerful. (Glenn 8) Political and personal revenge is a major motivating factor in becoming a true black hat hacker, but the most elite hackers go for the money. Industrial espionage is one of the best paid jobs for a hacker. A typical espionage attacks takes about three weeks and they...
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...Network Security & Ethical Hacking ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Neal Patrick and his friends did not realise they were doing anything unethical, in fact: when asked by Congress “At what point he questioned the ethics of his actions” – he answered “Once the FBI knocked upon my door.” “I have found that inadequate network security is usually caused by a failure to implement security policies and make use of the security tools that are readily available. It’s vital that companies complete professional risk assessments and develop comprehensive security plans and infrastructures that are publicly supported by upper management” Network security is not only about the WAN (Wide Area Network) but also the LAN (Local Area Network) as the two go hand in hand. It is possible to not only have an attack from the Internet but also internally. The moment any form of computer device becomes network capable or dependent of some form of network function, there is a given need for protection to safeguard the flow of information to and from the said device on a given network whether public or private and/or from a trusted to non-trusted source. The problem with locking down a network tightly is the administrative overhead it creates. The more secure the network becomes the greater the need is for someone or a team to administrate this. Eventually you would reach a point where it becomes impossible for the end-user...
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...by the Pomemon Institute states that 83 percent of multinational companies feel that within the past 12 months they have been a target of a cybercrime. Price Water House Coopers states that the number of businesses having a security breach is more along the lines of 92 percent. Cybercrimes are attacks on computer hardware and software, downloading illegal movies and music, online fraud involving financial crimes and corruption with an organization, crimes against children and the elderly, cyber bullying and fraudulent telemarketing events for charitable donations. What was once something only “hackers” did is now something anyone can do. The term hacker was originally described as “any technical effort to manipulate the normal behavior of network connections and connected systems.” The managing director of Accenture’s security practice, Alastair MacWillson, notes that hackers have changed a lot over the past decade. What was a crime with little to no victimization simply to prove their worth and ability has now become a crime whereas there are many different types of victims. Some...
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...risk. Hacking is the risk that members of society must face. Hackers can find any information they wish to acquire, which puts information, such as finances and personal, at great risk. In order to understand how to prevent hacking, one must first understand what is at risk to be hacked and the way in which the act is done. Technology has become a constant part of every day life. People now manage their bank accounts, pay bills, deal with highly confidential information, and even personal information online. All these aspects of technology in daily life are a temptation to others throughout the internet. Those who find themselves tempted perform the task of hacking, which leaves others and their personal information vulnerable. This paper will discuss society’s reliance of technology in all aspects of life; thereby, leaving personal information vulnerable. Also being discussed will be information hackers find tempting, the steps that some take to hack into systems allowing them access to normally unavailable information and the steps that can be used to help prevent hacking from occurring. Method In the task of preventing hackers from gaining access to information that could be harmful to the individual, you must first understand what information is at risk and how hackers perform the task of hacking. In order to do this, I had to research what systems/files are at risk to be hacked and the way in which hackers perform the task of hacking. By assessing these factors, one...
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...others testing the boundaries is given the moniker “hacker," their mens rea is not malicious they simply seek to test, identify and communicate weaknesses in technology systems. The hacker label contrasts with "cracker" who seeks to discover weaknesses for personal or financial gain and is certainly malicious. Newer to the world of hackers and crackers is the certified ethical hacker. The EC-Council, responsible for the certified ethical hacker certification, distances itself from both labels and the negative connotations associated. This document will offer a comparison of crackers, hackers and the certified ethical hacker. The term hacker is said to have evolved out of MIT’s computer culture when the Tech Model Railroad Club hacked model trains to make them run faster. As Universities across the country embraced the hacker concept they remained isolated until the first year of ARPAnet in 1969, “the first transcontinental, high-speed computer network” ("Early Hackers," n.d., para. 3). For better or for worse, hacker has had quite a public history; it is the preferred label describing all activities from security research through credit card theft. For this reason, true hackers consider themselves “interested in the arcane and recondite workings of any computer operating system…Hackers constantly seek further knowledge, freely share what they have discovered, and never intentionally damage data.” ("Difference between hackers and crackers," n.d., para. 5) This definition is...
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...unlock hidden functionalities on a machine. Most of these hacks are open source and free soft wares. These hacks manipulate the firmware update option on many devices to run and install themselves. Many researchers have found out that breaking into a computer’s encrypted hard drive is very easy with the help of the right tools. A research by Princeton University revealed how low tech hackers access even the most well protected computers (Jordan Robertson 2008). This paper details how encryption was coveted for a long time as a vital shield against hackers, but can be manipulated by altering the operations of the memory chips. This paper outlines just how vulnerable the data we store on our computers and laptops is to possible hacking. Through freezing the Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) chip, which is the most frequently used memory chip in personal gadgets. Freezing DRAM makes it retain data for many hours way after the machine loses its power. This data includes the keys used to unlock encryptions. If the memory chip is not frozen the chip can lose its contents in a matter of milliseconds. Hackers can use this vulnerability to steal information which is stored in the memory through rebooting of the compromised machine through the use of a simple program or software which is designed to purposely copy the contents in the memory (Gollmann, Dieter1999). The...
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...When most people hear the term “hacker” they think of an evil person committing crimes by hacking into their computers to steal, destroy and/or steal identities. This is so in some cases, but not all hackers are bad. Hackers are merely curious technically skilled individuals who gain unauthorized access to computers, networks of various companies, organizations and individuals. Good hackers are considered white hat hackers. They are the ones that are hired to break into systems as a way of testing the vulnerabilities and security issues that may be present in the computer system. Bad hackers are considered black hat hackers. They are the “evil” hackers, or should I say “crackers” who hack into systems to steal identities, information, crack into software programs and create nasty viruses. What is Ethical Hacking? Ethical hacking provides a way to determine the security of an information technology environment – at least from a technical point of view. As the name ethical hacking already tells, the idea has something to do with hacking. But what does “hacking” mean? The word hacking has two definitions. The first definition refers to the hobby/profession of working with computers. The second definition refers to breaking into computer systems. While the first definition is older and is still used by many computer enthusiasts (who refer to cyber-criminals as “crackers”), the second definition is much more commonly used.” Ethical hackers attack and penetrate systems...
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...system of hard drives that stores information electronically normally accessible remotely. With this comes a rise in hackers and correspondingly a rise in security breaches, where hackers have access to sensitive information. Vulnerabilities are the root of all hacks. For businesses, they result in a decline in reliability. If an individual or a group wants to breach information, they will almost always find a way. With the increasing need for information databases, businesses have to weigh the risks of hacks. When an individual allows their information to be stored in a database, with or without their knowledge they are at risk. When this information enters the database, it becomes the business's responsibility to protect this information. With the amount of sensitive data being stored in databases, current cyber security measures and laws are not up to par. Infamous Data Breaches In 2015, there were 781 data breaches according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). One of these infamous breaches being with Anthem, otherwise known as BlueCross BlueShield insurance company. In this breach, hackers stole over 80 million social security numbers and other sensitive information of customers was obtained by the hackers. Similar to Anthem, Target experienced a breach. However, this breach was considerably worse. From November 27 until approximately December 15, hackers stole nearly 70 million credit card numbers from Target’s database. This security breach is widely known, as it...
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