Ethical Hacking: Network Attacks

Learn how WHOIS reveals domain information such as who registered the website, when it expires, and name servers, enabling hackers to gather data for social engineering and pre-attack reconnaissance.

Explore how nslookup translates a website name into an IP address, defaults to IPv4, can show IPv6, and can query MX records for mail servers.

Learn how Shodan serves as a web-wide search engine to discover technology stacks, devices, and vulnerable software versions, such as Apache, cameras, and Android remote access.

Learn how netcat acts as both client and server to connect to IP addresses and ports or listen on a port such as 4444 for bidirectional communication.

Attackers map the victim's IP, scan for open ports, and brute-force passwords using large word lists with Hydra against FTP and other services to gain access.

Explain how attackers bypass firewalls and use the router to connect victims to a cloud server. Enable a payload on the victim's computer to grant remote access.

Discover how to hack a Linux workstation by configuring a listener, delivering a script, and establishing a reverse shell to gain full user access on the victim's Ubuntu system.

Demonstrates using exploits and a reverse shell to access a Windows workstation, then explores advanced commands, file system navigation, and capabilities like microphone, webcam, and other system controls.