Cracking Unix passwords
Cracking Unix passwords
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Contrary to popular belief, UNIX passwords cannot be decrypted. UNIXpasswords are encrypted with a one way function. The login program encryptsthe text you enter at the "Password:" prompt and compares that encryptedstring against the encrypted form of your password.Password cracking software uses wordlists. Each word in the wordlist isencrypted and the results are compared to the encrypted form of the targetpassword.The best cracking program for.....

Wired – Cracker launches attack on NASA. – November 23, 1999
Wired – Cracker launches attack on NASA. – November 23, 1999
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The Web pages of three US Government agencies, including NASA's Goddard Flight Center, have been defaced by a cracker who is worried that US government security systems are vulnerable to cyberattack. The front pages of the sites for NASA's Goddard Flight Center international page, the Bureau of Land Management's National Training Center, and the Defense Contracts Audit Agency, on Wednesday were replaced with a page showing a cartoon of.....

DCIS – YTCracker charged with website defacements. – May 15, 2000
DCIS – YTCracker charged with website defacements. – May 15, 2000
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A 17-year-old minor residing in Colorado Springs, CO, was charged with violating Colorado State computer crime statutes. The 17-year-old, known throughout the hacker community as "YTCracker" (pronounced "Whitey Cracker"), was charged with one count of computer crime and one count of criminal mischief by compromising and defacing numerous Internet web sites, including DoD web site servers in Boston, MA, and Fort Belvoir, VA. On November.....
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