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Logic Basics for Cybersecurity: One of the Most Under-Rated Skills in Cybersecurity

Welcome back, aspiring cyberwarriors! Today, let’s sharpen one of your most important weapons: logic. Whether you’re exploiting a system, defending a network, or analyzing malware, clear logical thinking is essential. Let’s break down the basics of logic using real-world cybersecurity examples. What Is Logic in Cybersecurity? Logic is the science of reasoning. In hacking and cybersecurity, it’s the process that helps you decide: 1. Propositions and Truth Values A proposition is a statement that is

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Windows Network Exploitation with Impacket Framework

Welcome back, aspiring cyberwarriors! While many security professionals are familiar with popular frameworks like Metasploit or Burp Suite, there’s a powerful Python library that often flies under the radar despite being one of the most versatile and essential tools in any red teamer’s arsenal. That tool is Impacket, and today we’re going to explore why this collection of Python classes has become indispensable for network protocol exploitation and lateral movement in modern hacking/penetration testing. What

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Social Engineering: Delivering Phishing EMail to Russian Companies and Government

Welcome back, cyberwarriors. In this article we’ll walk you through creating phishing emails and building effective phishing campaigns to target Russia. Our goal is to create a practical guide to help you craft your own campaign. The focus will be on the methods used in real phishing attacks. This articles won’t go into the specifics of email payloads, advanced HTML attachments, or the use of modern LNK files. The focus of this article is the

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Web App Hacking: Katana, A Next-Generation Crawling and Spidering Framework

Welcome back, aspiring cyberwarriors! The ability to effectively map, crawl, and spider web applications can mean the difference between a successful engagement and missing critical vulnerabilities that could compromise an entire organization. Traditional crawling tools have served us well over the years, but as web applications become increasingly complex with modern JavaScript frameworks, single-page applications, and sophisticated authentication mechanisms, we need tools that can keep pace with these technological advances. Enter Katana, a next-generation crawling

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VPN Hacking: How VPN’s Work and How They Break Our Security

Original publication date: February 18, 2025 Welcome back, my aspiring cyberwarriors! In recent posts, I have emphasized the risks inherent in VPN’s. Virtual Private Networks or VPN’s are designed to keep us safe and secure but in recent years they have failed us miserably. In highlighting these failings, we have encountered a lot of confusion and misconceptions regarding how VPN’s actually work, much of it from so-called cybersecurity experts. In an attempt to clarify this

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VPN Vulnerabilities You Should Know About in 2025

 This article was originally posted on 2025/04/24  VPNs are meant to be a tool for protection — but the reality paints a very different picture. Almost daily, we see hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in both consumer and corporate VPNs. If you think your VPN keeps you safe, it might be time to think again.   In this article, we’ll break down the top VPN vulnerabilities of late 2024 to early 2025 and show you why your

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Signal Intelligence with a Software Defined Radio (SDR): The Quiet Revolution in Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare

Welcome back, aspiring cyberwarriors!   Software-Defined Radio (SDR) has changed the way we communicate and conduct warfare. This comprehensive analysis explores the technical depths of SDR systems, their real-world applications, and their impact on military operations and satellite communications. Through detailed examples and case studies, we’ll examine how SDR has become a cornerstone of modern signals intelligence and electronic warfare.   Drone Warfare Revolution   The revolution in drone warfare has been fundamentally driven by

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IoT Embedded Linux: BusyBox, the Most Widely Used Linux in IoT

Welcome back, my aspiring cyberwarriors! To be able to hack IoT, smart home, smart TV, IP camera, VPN, routers and other such devices, the more you understand of Linux, the more success you will have. Nearly all of these devices use embedded Linux with very small kernels. The most popular of these embedded, tiny kernel Linuxes is BusyBox. In the world of embedded systems and resource-constrained computing environments, few tools have proven as indispensable as

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Twitter (X) Strategic OSINT Techniques

Welcome back, my aspiring digital investigators! In the rapidly evolving landscape of open source intelligence, Twitter (now rebranded as X) has long been considered one of the most valuable platforms for gathering real-time information, tracking social movements, and conducting digital investigations. However, the platform’s transformation under Elon Musk’s ownership has fundamentally altered the OSINT landscape, creating unprecedented challenges for investigators who previously relied on third-party tools and API access to conduct their research. The golden

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Hacking Artificial Intelligence (AI) Large Language Models (LLMs)

Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, and Llama have become increasingly integrated into various applications and systems. While these AI systems offer tremendous capabilities, they also introduce new attack surfaces that can be exploited. Understanding these vulnerabilities is crucial not only for security professionals but also for developers implementing these technologies. As you know, LLMs are trained on vast amounts of text data and designed to follow instructions while maintaining certain guardrails. However, these

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