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Edward Snowden was a NSA contractor who took information that showed that the NSA is spying on all of us. Now he is in Russia, a man without a country. Should he be celebrated as a whistleblower who showed the world that the NSA is conducting illegal spying on U.S. citizens and citizens of all nations or be be condemned as traitor and send the rest of his life in exile or in prison?

In the first part of this series, we took a factual and technical look at the history of the Internet. I explained how all of these wires and servers got here in the first place. Obviously, a firm did not just create and build the Internet around 1995! Now that we know how the Internet came to be, we can get into the really fun stuff—what the Internet looks like now!

In general, hacking and information security is not just one discipline, but a number of them, and today we will look into some of the networking concepts.

Hello! I'm brand new to this forum (just shown by a friend recently) and as a computer science major (freshman year) I'd like to get started in this hacking community. But, there seems to be tons of information on this site and frankly i don't know where to start. Could someone tell me a good place to start out? Anything such as best guides to start with, necessary software, etc. Thanks!

I have injected a SQL injection to a Website Thanks To SKYFOX! But Now i want to change or update a news title in there database. I don't have access to admin password, Can i change it by writing any SQL query in browsers Address bar. If yes please Can you provide the Query & explain in Details i will be thankful to you.???

First off, Rooting Your Device voids the warranty on the device. If you want to root your device but are afraid of "bricking" said device, rooting it may not be good for you.

Whether or not you believe that the government is snooping around in our private emails, texts, and phone calls, it wouldn't hurt to protect ourselves a little better in the digital realm.

As you know, it has been revealed in recent weeks that the U.S. government, through the NSA, is spying on us all in the name of national security.

Since The Guardian published leaked documents exposing the depth of the NSA's spying powers, many people who've never put much effort into protecting their privacy are finally starting to pay attention.

Welcome back, my fledgling hackers!

Welcome back, my rookie hackers!

There has been much talk about how unsecure the cloud is because of PRISM's newfound ability to demand all of your data without any resistance. This has spin doctors in the Cloud Storage industry losing their mind. They suddenly went from a central hub for 10GB of your files, to an easy window for Big Brother to track you through. Centralized cloud storage is no longer a safe way to keep your files, but we still need a way to access our files anywhere we go.

Where are you guys??? Long time no article have been posted. Waiting for the new articles. please Don't stop it Please

What do you think the U.S. and other nations that are victims of Chinese state hacking of intellectual property and national secrets do about this activity?

Welcome back my precious hackerians. Today i would like to promote an OS which i have been using for the past couple months. I'm not talking about Backtrack 5 or Kali Linux. Something even more promising:

I'm planning new tutorials in the coming weeks, including;

I'm still amazed by all the things some people just don't know. Script-kiddies often refer to Metasploit if someone asks them how to hack a computer because they think there's simply no other way. Well here I am today trying to increase your set of tools and -of course- skills.

Welcome back, my eager hackers!

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Welcome back, my fellow hackerians! Today we'll be hacking Facebook profiles on your local network. You may think, "How is this useful, nobody but me is using my network." Well, you can use this on other Wi-Fi networks that are available for free (like at Starbucks) and crack their precious Facebook profile!

With more people joining the internet scene each day it's important that it's security is.. well it has to be good. Of course everything can be hacked and that's the way hackers work. They know there IS a vulnerability but they don't don't know the rest. in this article i'll try to explain the big difference between HTTP and HTTPS

So i recently became aware of the fact that famous VoiP client Skype which is part of Microsoft has indeed an backdoor service which monitors our chats when we send certain keywords. What do you guys think about this? Can we even trust any IM?

Welcome back, my nascent Hackers!

Hackers have long been associated with illegal activity. In recent years, security firms have been hiring hackers to perform penetration tests to test the security profile of companies' IT systems. Now, governments around the world are trying to hire hackers for cyber warfare activity as well as anti-terrorism efforts.

Welcome back, my neophyte hackers!

Hi guys! I have been wondering about something with Metasploit. When I download Metasploit, it asks for the port, days of validity, and server name, what does this mean for my router? Will it cost extra? Will it show up as a opened port on the router? Sorry if this sounds newbie, I am new to this, and I would like help so I can get better.

If you weren't aware, all music purchased online through iTunes, Amazon, and other digital audio providers have information embedded that can be used to identify the buyer and transaction of the digital music file. This may seem like something you should be disclosed about in their terms of use, but it's not.

With portable devices being a necessity in modern everyday life, they may be subject to overuse, improper charging, or normal wear and tear. For those people who carry around their smartphone or iPod with them all of the time, how many times have you been out and about just to have your portable device die on you?

Every Windows system includes command prompt; and while a lot of people on Null Byte and WonderHowTo in general know how to use it, some people don't know anything about it, even how to access it.

Welcome back, my hacker wannabees!

Welcome back, my tenderfoot hackers!

We go to such great lengths to secure our smartphones. We put passwords on our lock screens, encrypt our data, and install anti-theft programs, but it's never enough—someone, somewhere, will find a way around any protective measure you use, no matter how sophisticated.

Welcome back, my greenhorn hackers!

Welcome back, my tenderfoot hackers!

Welcome back my fellow hackers!

In my last hack blog on crashing your roommates Win7 system, we started looking at client- side attacks. As promised, we will be looking at some more client-side attacks.

No matter how many PSAs are published on the topic, studies continue to show that we are generally terrible at creating secure passwords and PINs. Using the same password (or variations of it) for multiple sites is another huge no-no that the majority of people ignore, and even though you should change your passwords frequently, most of us don't.

So the folks over at Darchoods are cool with us resting our virtual presences over there again, chatting it up and shooting the shit. If we want this to be any good though I'ld like a few people to OP the channel though. If you would like OP status in our new channel, please say so in the comments below. In your comment please include your nick, registered on irc.darchoods.net, and a reason/experience as an IRC OP. I myself have very little, I would prefer an emissarial role. Anywho, hope to...

Hello everyone, I have been reading and going to this site for a few months now and I finally joined. I always read great articles in the Grey Hat aspect of this site, and i have been inspired to dive deeper into the culture of hacking and programming. I want to know how to hack, but i do not know where to begin. I am a pretty decent programmer in HTML, and i am beginning to learn how to program in Python and Javascript. I am hoping that someone will be able to show me the basics of hacking, so...

I currently have a macbook pro, and I am getting a new one with an i7 and 8g of ram. I have also found an old HP laptop. I think it's a D6. I just want to learn a bit about hacking. What would you guys recommend for an Operating System? Linux, XP or Mountain Lion?