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How to automate a custom password dictionary for your pen test

22

Apr

2016

When doing penetration testing, security professionals regularly have to deal with words that are specific to the task at hand, and many are not found in common wordlists. Another problem comes from popular tools, many of which are challenging to customize. The OWASP Basic Expression & Lexicon Variation Algorithms Project (pyOwaspBELVA) is a custom dictionary […]

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Windows 8 picture passwords “can be cracked”, researchers warn

30

Aug

2013

The “picture passwords” used in Windows 8 machines are more vulnerable than Microsoft hoped, a research team claims. An analysis of more than 10,000 picture passwords found that a significant percentage could be cracked – due to the predictable “points of interest” that users chose. The “gesture” passwords allow users to pick points in an […]

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Cracked passwords from the alleged ‘Egyptian hacker’ Adobe breach

15

Nov

2012

An allegedly Egyptian hacker going by the name ViruS_HimA has allegedly hacked into Adobe.According to himself, he’s made off with a largish database of personally identifiable information.ViruS_HimA, who also goes by the name adam in his email address, has leaked what he says is a subset of the stolen data, aimed at giving some credibility […]

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