Talk:1808: Hacking - Revision history

162.158.38.94 at 10:09, 4 December 2019

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gcc/bash joke

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	Having millions of passwords without a context can be very useful. Ever heard of a dictionary attack? This list is such a dictionary. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.202\|162.158.134.202]] 20:16, 19 March 2017 (UTC)		Having millions of passwords without a context can be very useful. Ever heard of a dictionary attack? This list is such a dictionary. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.202\|162.158.134.202]] 20:16, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
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		+	I really do not think that Cueball is being sarcastic! People exposing security leaks often seem to be convinced that they have found something terrifying when it's really something trivial. Sarcasm would be hugely less funny. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.94\|162.158.38.94]] 10:09, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

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	In light of the CIA hack revelations, I'm tempted to change my email to Me '); DROP TABLE @gmail.com [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.193\|162.158.154.193]] 09:39, 10 March 2017 (UTC)		In light of the CIA hack revelations, I'm tempted to change my email to Me '); DROP TABLE @gmail.com [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.193\|162.158.154.193]] 09:39, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
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		+	Having millions of passwords without a context can be very useful. Ever heard of a dictionary attack? This list is such a dictionary. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.202\|162.158.134.202]] 20:16, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

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	Pretty sure the gcc/bash thing is a joke about using gcc to make a program, then executing it in bash. This is trivial. A real hack that did this unintentionally would need to involve some other program as well, like some way to get remote access using ssh or such. [[User:Trlkly\|Trlkly]] ([[User talk:Trlkly\|talk]]) 21:52, 9 March 2017 (UTC)		Pretty sure the gcc/bash thing is a joke about using gcc to make a program, then executing it in bash. This is trivial. A real hack that did this unintentionally would need to involve some other program as well, like some way to get remote access using ssh or such. [[User:Trlkly\|Trlkly]] ([[User talk:Trlkly\|talk]]) 21:52, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
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		+	In light of the CIA hack revelations, I'm tempted to change my email to Me '); DROP TABLE @gmail.com [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.193\|162.158.154.193]] 09:39, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

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	If the gcc/bash thing was actually a reference to ShellShock or some other real problem, then its inclusion wouldn't be funny... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.51\|162.158.74.51]] 19:18, 8 March 2017 (UTC)		If the gcc/bash thing was actually a reference to ShellShock or some other real problem, then its inclusion wouldn't be funny... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.51\|162.158.74.51]] 19:18, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
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		+	Pretty sure the gcc/bash thing is a joke about using gcc to make a program, then executing it in bash. This is trivial. A real hack that did this unintentionally would need to involve some other program as well, like some way to get remote access using ssh or such. [[User:Trlkly\|Trlkly]] ([[User talk:Trlkly\|talk]]) 21:52, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

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 :I don't think you can turn a speaker into a microphone using only software, you have to reconnect wires. Also the sound card must already have hardware for audio input. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.34|162.158.92.34]] 14:59, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
 ::Any speaker can be a microphone too, so "hardware for audio input" is rather loose.  It just has to be capable in some way, directly or indirectly, to measure the fluctuations from sound waves striking the speaker.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.78.130|162.158.78.130]] 17:30, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
 :If the device uses a RealTek (Conexant, IDT or other) audio codec chip, malware may silently "retask" the output channel as an input channel (as per Intel High Definition Audio specification) and record sound from normally connected speakers [https://www.wired.com/2016/11/great-now-even-headphones-can-spy/ without any hardware modification]. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.34|162.158.92.34]] 15:16, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
 If the gcc/bash thing was actually a reference to ShellShock or some other real problem, then its inclusion wouldn't be funny... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.51|162.158.74.51]] 19:18, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

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	:I don't think you can turn a speaker into a microphone using only software, you have to reconnect wires. Also the sound card must already have hardware for audio input. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.34\|162.158.92.34]] 14:59, 9 March 2017 (UTC)		:I don't think you can turn a speaker into a microphone using only software, you have to reconnect wires. Also the sound card must already have hardware for audio input. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.34\|162.158.92.34]] 14:59, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
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		+	:If the device uses a RealTek (and maybe others) audio codec chip, malware may silently "retask" the output channel as an input channel and record sound from normally connected speakers [https://www.wired.com/2016/11/great-now-even-headphones-can-spy/ without any hardware modification]. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.34\|162.158.92.34]] 15:16, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

	If the gcc/bash thing was actually a reference to ShellShock or some other real problem, then its inclusion wouldn't be funny... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.51\|162.158.74.51]] 19:18, 8 March 2017 (UTC)		If the gcc/bash thing was actually a reference to ShellShock or some other real problem, then its inclusion wouldn't be funny... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.51\|162.158.74.51]] 19:18, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

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	I can't resist pointing out that anything that has a speaker also has a microphone. So a network connected tamagotchi, which is presumably capable of playing sounds, could also be used as a bug, despite being a "low-end device" ☺{{unsigned ip\|162.158.78.130}}		I can't resist pointing out that anything that has a speaker also has a microphone. So a network connected tamagotchi, which is presumably capable of playing sounds, could also be used as a bug, despite being a "low-end device" ☺{{unsigned ip\|162.158.78.130}}
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		+	:I don't think you can turn a speaker into a microphone using only software, you have to reconnect wires. Also the sound card must already have hardware for audio input. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.34\|162.158.92.34]] 14:59, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

	If the gcc/bash thing was actually a reference to ShellShock or some other real problem, then its inclusion wouldn't be funny... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.51\|162.158.74.51]] 19:18, 8 March 2017 (UTC)		If the gcc/bash thing was actually a reference to ShellShock or some other real problem, then its inclusion wouldn't be funny... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.51\|162.158.74.51]] 19:18, 8 March 2017 (UTC)