How Many types of Computer Hacking

How Many types of Computer Hacking

Computer hacking is most common
among teenagers and young adults,
although there are many older
hackers as well. Many hackers are
true technology buffs who enjoy
learning more about how computers
work and consider computer
hacking an “art” form. They often
enjoy programming and have
expert-level skills in one particular
program. For these individuals,
computer hacking is a real life
application of their problem-solving
skills. It’s a chance to demonstrate
their abilities, not an opportunity to
harm others.
Since a large number of hackers are
self-taught prodigies, some
corporations actually employ
computer hackers as part of their
technical support staff. These
individuals use their skills to find
flaws in the company’s security
system so that they can be repaired
quickly. In many cases, this type of
computer hacking helps prevent
identity theft and other serious
computer-related crimes.
Common Methods for Hacking

Computer Servers:

This comprises of either taking
control over terminal(or Server) or
render it useless or to crash it..
following methods are used from a
long time and are still used..

Phishing

This is another type of keylogging,
here you have to bring the user to a
webpage created by you resembling
the legitimate one and get him to
enter his password, to get the same
in your mail box..!! Use social
engginering..

Distributed DoSs

Distributed DoSs (DDoSs) are
coordinated DoS attacks from
multiple sources. A DDoS is more
difficult to block because it uses
multiple, changing, source IP
addresses.

Denial of Service

DoS attacks give hackers a way to
bring down a network without
gaining internal access. DoS attacks
work by flooding the access routers
with bogus traffic(which can be e-
mail or Transmission Control
Protocol, TCP, packets).

Sniffing

Sniffing refers to the act of
intercepting TCP packets. This
interception can happen through
simple eavesdropping or something
more sinister.

Spoofing

Spoofing is the act of sending an
illegitimate packet with an expected
acknowledgment (ACK), which a
hacker can guess, predict, or obtain
by snooping

SQL injection

SQL injection is a code injection
technique that exploits a security
vulnerability occurring in the
database layer of an application. It
uses normal SQL commands to get
into database with elivated
privellages..

Viruses and Worms

Viruses and worms are self-
replicating programs or code
fragments that attach themselves to
other programs (viruses) or
machines (worms). Both viruses and
worms attempt to shut down
networks by flooding them with
massive amounts of bogus traffic,
usually through e-mail.

Back Doors

Hackers can gain access to a
network by exploiting back doors
administrative shortcuts,
configuration errors, easily
deciphered passwords, and
unsecured dial-ups. With the aid of
computerized searchers (bots),
hackers can probably find any
weakness in the network.
So, not interested in these stuffs..
huh??? wait there is more for you..
So, how about the one related to
hacking the passwords of email and
doing some more exciting stuffs..

The various methods employed for

this are:

Trojan Horses

Trojan horses, which are attached
to other programs, are the leading
cause of all break-ins. When a user
downloads and activates a Trojan
horse, the software can take the full
control over the system and you can
remotely control the whole system..
great..!!! They are also reffered as
RATs(Remote Administration tools)

Key loggers

Consider the situation, everything
you type in the system is mailed to
the hacker..!! Wouldn't it be easy to
track your password from that..
Keyloggers perform similar
functionallities.. So next time you
type anything.. Beware..!! Have
already posted about keyloggers and
ways to protect yourself from
them..

Brute Forcing

The longest and most tiring job..
don't even consider this if you don't
know the SET of password for your
victim..

Secret Question

According to a survey done by
security companies, it is found that
rather than helping the legitimate
users the security questions are
more useful to the hackers.. So if
you know the victim well try this..

Social Engineering

Ya this was one of the oldest trick to
hack.. Try to convince your user
that you are a legitimate person
from the system and needs your
password for the continuation of
the service or some maintainence..
This won't work now since most of
the users are now aware about the
Scam.. But this Social Engginering
concept is must for you to have to
convince victim for many reasons..!

Fake Messengers

So its a form of phishing in the
application format.. getting user, to
enter the login info in the software
and check your mail..!!!

Cookie Stealer

Here the cookie saved by the sites
are taken and decoded and if you
get lucky.. You have the
password..!!!
Hmmm.. not satisfied with single
account at a time..?? so there are
ways to hack lots of accounts
together.. I know few but there
exists many..!! listed are the ones i
know and will teach you in coming
posts...

DNS Poisoning or PHARMING

So, phishing is a tough job.. isn't
it..?? convincing someone to enter
their password at your page..??
what if you don't have to
convince..?? what if they are
directed automatically to your site
without having a clue..?? Nice
huh..?? Pharming does the same for
you.. More about it in my next
post..

Whaling

This method gets you the password
of the accounts which are used by
the hackers to recive the
passwords.. So you just have to
hack one ID, which is simplest
method( Easy then hacking any
other account, will tell you how in
coming posts..) and you will have
loads of passwords and so loads of
accounts at your mercy..!!!