Astalavista Exposed!

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Few days ago, the hacking and security community "Astalavista" was hacked.
Link.

[Neoxter]

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[cybermax]

Originally Posted by Edgard Chammas

Few days ago, the hacking and security community "Astalavista" was hacked.
Link.

in what branch does hacking lie (in general
-computer science or computer engineering (just curious)

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Originally Posted by cybermaxx93

in what branch does hacking lie (in general
-computer science or computer engineering (just curious)

None. Hacking is a philosophy.

[cybermax]

Originally Posted by Edgard Chammas

None. Hacking is a philosophy.

...details please ...how does one follow such studies in a deeper sense *university I mean*

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Originally Posted by cybermaxx93

...details please ...how does one follow such studies in a deeper sense *university I mean*

No university would teach you how to hack. Yes, you need some computer knowledge. But a master in computer science or computer engineering won't make you a hacker.
A hacker has to know how to program. But a professional programmer is not necessarily a hacker. A hacker has to know about computer security. Offensive security, defensive security and all.
A hacker has his own ways of thinking and analyzing. Unlike the others, a hacker does not just look at "the even", he looks at "the odd". He may use the art of deception or social engineering skills to break into a given system or network. He's born "hacker-like".
For example, if you have a light in a room. How can you turn it off?
- Press the switch button?
- Shoot the light with a gun?
- Turn off the whole house electricity?
- Shutdown the electricity industry?
- Cut the wiring cable?
- Hire someone to do it himself?
- Just cover the light with something making it unseen?
A hacker always find ways to break in. No system is safe.
There are some companies that teach you some hacking basic skills and you get a certificate. For example, the CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker). The are also other computer security certificates that teach you how to audit a given computer system or network, and how to manage a penetration testing. Noting that a penetration testing is done by human and not by tools, because tools (vulnerability scanners) always give false positives and never reveal the whole threats and bugs in a given system.
Not, anyone having the CEH can call himself a hacker. A perfect 1337 hacker might not have any of these certificates mentioned above. Hacking skills are promoted by experience. You hack to learn and not learn to hack. You seek for computer knowledge and discover many systems and information. Hackers are self-taught, they seek for computer knowledge. They never stop learning.
Hackers have their own philosophies. Some of them are aiming to fight the big companies who are dominating the world with their techniologies. Some of them are fighting for the right of expression (anonymously). Some of them are fighting for the sake of open source. Some of them hack for money, either to live or just because they are greedy and thiefs. Some of them hack because they are terrorsits. Some of them just hack for knowledge and fun. It depends...
Hackers are classified between three categories:
- White hats
- Gray hats
- Black hats

White hats are those know people in the seciruty industry. Those who are hired by companies to audit and do penetration testing to enhance security. This type of hackers don't abuse the internet.

Gray hat hackers might abuse at a certain moment, having their own reasons for this (it might be religious, patriotic, personal...). They are just like the white hat ones exept that they can be dangerous and abusive at a certain level.

Black hat hackers are the most dangerous hackers. They destroy everything in front of them. They are born to abuse. As soon as they get the chance to destroy a certain system, they won't say no! Most of these are terrorists. They mass deface websites and doesn't care about anything.

I can keep writing, but I think that's enough.
I hope I clarified the idea a little bit.
If there is any question, feel free to ask.

[cybermax]

this much for now ... thx XD

[Neoxter]

-when and what and how did u start hacking?
-what is the color of your hat :P?

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Originally Posted by Neoxter

-when and what and how did u start hacking?
-what is the color of your hat :P?

-Theoretically, since the time I was born. Practically, I'm not sure, but maybe since the year 2003.

-The color of my hat is orange!

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I have put that in the Vista password bypass thread and I'll put it here:

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