Passwords are still the cornerstone of digital security — and one of its weakest links. Weak or predictable passwords remain widespread…

As I delve deeper into my cyber security learning adventure, I’m beginning to pick up and learn new tools.

The Path from Capture to Compromise

For this challenge, we are provided with a PCAP file. We first analyze it using Wireshark. Based on the SYN requests and the RST-ACK…

Hashcat is a powerful tool for recovering lost passwords, and, thanks to GPU acceleration, it’s one of the fastest. It works by rapidly trying different password guesses to determine the original password from its scrambled (hashed) version.

by Zahidul Islam Ratul

Hashcat has released version 7.0.0 after two years of work, bringing massive performance gains, GPU virtualization, new algorithms, and a Python Bridge system.

During my journey through the TryHackMe room: Hashing Basics, I encountered an interesting situation while working on Task 6, Question 4…

Questions:

This post is mostly for Cybersecurity students that want to improve their password cracking skills while participating in the NCL (National…