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An individual who uses their technical skills to overcome a technical problem, often associated with exploring systems, security testing, or malicious activities.
1. How to Hack Facebook Messenger: 6 Methods and Vulnerabilities
Spyier, keylogging, and hacking using cookies are some of the most common ways Facebook Messenger accounts get hacked.
2. How to Convert Your Android Device Into a Hacking Machine
In this article, I discuss how you can convert one android phone into a fully working Kali Linux hacking machine.
3. How Can You Hire a Hacker on the Dark Web?
If you are here, you have probably heard about how to hire a hacker on the dark or deep web. Using regular web browsers, we can only have access to four percent of the net. The other 96% must be accessed through a unique browser, Tor.
4. How to Make a Malicious USB Device and Have Some Harmless Fun
Make an inexpensive BadUSB from an old USB drive and learn about Windows shortcut files and how malicious actors are using .lnk files to spread malware.
5. Exploiting the proftpd Linux Server
Did you ever wonder how a hacker can compromise a system? This Behind the Scenes (BTS) walkthrough takes us through a possible scenario using a known exploit.
6. The Infamous Hacker Bjorka's Top 7 Leaks that Shocked the Public
In addition to sharing personal data of essential people in Indonesia, Bjorka also studied death cases such as Munir and Brigadier J. Who was Bjorka?
7. View Someone's Facebook Messages without Knowing Their Password
Wondering how to see someone else's Facebook messages without them knowing? Read this complete guide on dos and don'ts to view someone's Facebook messages.
8. How to Hack Someone's Phone Remotely
There are many Hackers in this world who may be currently watching your activities daily and will try to snatch your personal information from you.
9. Roadmap and Resources to Become an Ethical Hacker
How to become an ethical hacker
10. Adding a Little Salt to Passwords Can Improve Security
With the rise in cybersecurity threats, having a strong, secure password has become more critical than ever. In fact, did you know that the key reason behind 80% of data breaches in 2019 was password compromise?
11. Introduction to One Gadget: A Necessary Tool for Exploitation
This post uses a concrete CTF problem to show you step-by-step how to find and execute a one gadget and eventually spawn a shell.
12. How Much Does the CEH Exam Cost?
EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is one of the most established and recognized offensive security certifications. The certification is ANSI-accredited and DoDD 8140-approved because of which the certification in highly valued by security professionals from both the public and private sectors. Since CEH is the gold standard for validating offensive security skills, the CEH certification cost is around $1,199 and the cost to retake the exam is $450. This article will cover the various processes you have to go through to earn this certification as well as the associated costs.
13. Why Hackers Aren't Stopped by Account Lockouts
If you mess up your password three times, you may be locked out for several minutes. Why doesn't that stop hackers trying to guess passwords?
14. 5 Popular Hacker Hardware Tools in 2022
A look at some of the hardware tools that hackers use to access and corrupt your computer.
15. Heyo Hackers: This Week in Tech
Heyo Hackers,
16. How to Perform a Rogue Raspberry Pi Exploit
How a $20 Raspberry Pi can be used as pentest tool and what to look out for to protect your network.
17. Exercise and the Hacker
Self care through physical exercise can help hackers with stress and energy.
18. How to Align the <hr> Tag and Deal with its Caveats
The horizontal rule <hr> is simply a horizontal line used to signal a change in topic or a thematic break in a section of an HTML page. If you have ever tinkered with it, you may have been content with its default settings. However, many developers run into a couple of issues when trying to customize it to suit their design needs.
19. Ledger: A Tool for Unsafe Storage and Transfer of Currencies (Or How to Lose Money With It)
How I lost 100K USDT thanks to the uniquely secure Ledger Live app (the official mobile application).
20. The Rise Of AI & Cyber Security - 8 Must Try Tools In 2022
Know How AI-based cybersecurity tools can provide up to date knowledge of global and industry specific threats to help make critical prioritization decisions
21. True Hackers and the Monsters we Invent
Common misconceptions about hacking that makes you vulnerable and how to avoid them.
22. Hackers Are Becoming a Rarer Breed
Hackers always challenged corporate capitalism and government surveillance. The hackers ethos nowadays are being replaced by the corporate certifications.
23. Crypto Anthropology
Blockchain technology has spawned not only a new industry but also a set of subcultures within the cryptocurrency space. While these cultures have certain attributes in common, each group has its own individual characteristics that differentiate them from one another. This article is an anthropological overview by an author with absolutely no knowledge of anthropology. It may serve as a guide to those like herself who may inadvertently find themselves engulfed in a foreign culture, having mistaken one group for the other.
24. Hacker's AI: The Messy Reality of Weaponized AI
WormGPT, AI‑generated phishing, and the red team vs. blue team AI arms race. A tired SOC manager spills the truth (and some minor dark humor).
25. 'Outlaw Hacking Group' Resurfaces
A digital forensics by CYE's Critical Cyber Operations group found that the the "Outlaw Hacking Group" may be back.
26. A Leaker Is Trying to Sell Data From the Supposed Oracle Breach But Nobody's Buying
Oracle has been denying the breach and even since then the hacker’s attempts to sell the stolen information are running into unexpected resistance.
27. The Man Who Wrote the Rules of Freedom for Software
Richard Stallman — the man whose code runs the internet but whose philosophy the industry ignores.
28. A Portrait of the Hacker as a Young Man
Around age seven, two years after the divorce and relocation from Queens, Richard took up the hobby of launching model rockets in nearby Riverside Drive Park
29. Top 3 Most Creative Cyber Scams in History
The creativity of cybercriminals makes it difficult to prevent all of their attacks. Here are their 3 most creative scams.
30. 2001: A Hacker's Odyssey
Numerous signs scattered throughout the first floor preach the dangers of unsecured doors and propped-open fire exits.
31. Hacking the House: Testing the Defense Readiness Condition of DEFCON
Penetration testing the world’s largest conference of hackers: DEFCON. Defense Readiness Condition? We put their name to the test.
32. Spotlight on the Server-Side: A Guide to SSRF Vulnerabilities
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities can lead to total system compromise. Discover where they’re common, examples, and prevention tips.
33. Cyber Security: A Guide on Choosing a Reliable Service
Nowadays, Cyber security is a trending topic around the globe. It has become a necessity for every business with the growing cyber threats.
34. Getting started with Manual Content Discovery
Understanding Robots.txt, Favicon, Sitemap.xml, HTML Headers and the Framework stack
35. Risk Management Strategies To Combat Fraudsters
In an increasingly digitized world, cybercriminals are taking to the internet to share exactly how they commit fraud.
36. 37 Stories To Learn How to Become a Hacker
Learn everything you need to know about Hacker via these 37 free HackerNoon stories.
37. 14 Habits Of The Growth Hacker Mindset: A Deep Dive
What is a Growth hacker mindset and its 14 habits?
38. Getting Into The Mind Of The Hacker: Here's How Hackers Steal Your Keys, Secrets, and Passwords
In this post, I’m going to share concepts, methods, and tools used by researchers both for finding secrets and exploiting them. I’ll also list mitigation ideas.
39. Cybersecurity and Trends in 2024 Based on WEF 2024 Outcomes
In their report, the WEF calls for systematic collaboration between organizations, NGOs, and the government to reduce cyber inequity and mitigate these risks.
40. Questions For The Most Controversial Hacker Of This Generation: Sabu
I believe strongly if we get answers to these questions from a source with gravitas, such as Sabu, we will understand how to navigate the future.
41. Rising WordPress Cyber Attacks: 7 Tips For Keeping Your Website Secure
Instances of cyberattacks, especially those targeting WordPress websites, are on the rise across the internet. The most recent attack to hit WordPress users affected some 700,000 sites running a vulnerable plugin.
42. Five Predictions for The New Normal
The virtual world is going to be where we LIVE. How will this change the economic dynamics, gravity, and equilibrium in the physical world? In search of the answers, I shaped these predictions for investing and living.
43. What Does It Mean to Contribute to The Hacker Culture?
Hacker and doubt
44. ”Money Doesn’t Equal Happiness” - Reality of Hackers’ Life
Hackers are also ordinary people who fear, worry, and feel ashamed of their atrocities
45. How the Maker Of Zeus Trojan Retired and was Never Caught
He was ahead his time in 2009, but today there are other threat actors in action. Here's how he seems to have gotten away with stealing millions of dollars.
46. Work From Home Accountable For Massive Twitter Hack
The takeover of high profile Twitter profiles last month on July 15 made headlines when public figures like former President Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk began announcing that they wanted to “give back” to the community.
47. ZUSE Is What Happens When IRC Meets Go, Bubble Tea, and Lipgloss
ZUSE is an IRC client for your terminal crafted with the elegance and power of Go, Bubble Tea, and Lipgloss.
48. HackerNoon Haiku
The Way of the CybeRonin
49. The HackerNoon Newsletter: Hackers Are Becoming a Rarer Breed (2/7/2025)
2/7/2025: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
50. US Senators Raise the Alarm on North Korea’s Crypto Misuse
US senators probe North Korea's crypto use for nuclear programs. As tech evolves, ethical values and people empowerment are vital for effective solutions.
51. How to Align the <hr> Tag and Deal with its Caveats
The horizontal rule <hr> is simply a horizontal line used to signal a change in topic or a thematic break in a section of an HTML page. If you have ever tinkered with it, you may have been content with its default settings. However, many developers run into a couple of issues when trying to customize it to suit their design needs.
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