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I went from John the Ripper to L0phtCrack to Hash Cat. Now I want a Quantum computer because for some type of passwords even running Hash Cat on a big GPU farm is too slow because of hashing algorithms.
Bad news is: a quantum computer will not crack hashes faster.
I recall running this on a dual core Celron (BP6 dual socket motherboard) over-clocked back in the day to get 1Ghz `testing` power. Fun times.
Ah I remember that setup. The fact that 'normal' people could actually afford a 1Ghz computer was mind blowing.
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Human, I'm 28, been in InfoSec for ~10 years. Granted, I was lucky enough to be interested in and peruse this as a professional branch when I graduated college in 2016. I am also an adjunct professor at my local university, where I make it a salient point to remind my students of the history of hacking. We talk about this still. I also start every semester off with the opening scene of Hackers - the best hacking movi…
> I'm 28 ... adjunct professor ... We talk about this still. I'm a decade older, and am relieved to see this. > Hackers - the best hacking movie ever made :) Counterpoint: _Sneakers_: the thinking person's hacking movie.
Lacks the soundtrack. I always work to music to help focus.
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I was going to object to your "under 30" quip, then realized I haven't been under 30 for quite a while. Oops.
I'm in the same boat, and it's really amazing how quickly things change. I was explaining to a coworker the other day how much more optimistic we were in the 90s, and when he casually mentioned that he was born in 2000, I suddenly felt really old.
The number of candles on my birthday cake seems to change the fastest. I ask for hexadecimal whenever possible.
I got expelled from high school because of this program. I'm a millionaire now though so shrug
Why did we all get caught? Smart enough to figure that out in your teens, dumb enough to think you can get away with it...
In my case I was operating with a dumbass friend who left a "calling card" on one of the compromised machines.
I got expelled from high school because of this program. I'm a millionaire now though so shrug
They tried to expel me for this (among other) reason(s) too, though the Vice Principal went to bat for me and instead I was banned from using any computers on school property for the last couple years of high school instead.
Dang this does bring back the memories. What was the other tool I used a lot for reversing. Something ice something... softice debugger. That was also a piece of art.
Calling yourself "dildog" is pretty fucking cool.
A trip down memory lane!