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  • cold boot attack

    A cold boot attack is a process for obtaining unauthorized access to encryption keys stored in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips of a computer system.  Definition

  • device attack

    A device attack is an exploit in which the attacker takes advantage of a vulnerable device to gain network access.  Definition

  • differential power analysis (DPA)

    A differential power analysis (DPA) attack is an exploit based on analysing the correlation between the electricity usage of a chip in a smart card and the encryption key it contains.  Definition

  • voluntary botnet

    A voluntary botnet is a distributed network of computers whose processing power is harnessed to carry out a political or socially-motivated denial of service (DoS) attack.  Definition

  • TDL-4 (TDSS or Alureon)

    TDL-4 is sophisticated malware that facilitates the creation and maintenance of a botnet.  The program is the fourth generation of the TDL malware, which was itself based on an earlier malicious program known as TDSS or Alureon.  Definition

  • differential power analysis (DPA)2

    A differential power analysis (DPA) attack is an exploit based on analysing the correlation between the electricity usage of a chip in a smart card and the encryption key it contains.  Definition

  • privilege escalation attack

    A privilege escalation attack is a type of network intrusion that takes advantage of programming errors or design flaws to grant the attacker elevated access to the network and its associated data and applications.  Definition

  • Pwn2Own

    Pwn2Own is an annual hacking competition sponsored by security vendor TippingPoint and held at the CanSecWest security conference.  Definition

  • alternate data stream (ADS)

    An alternate data stream (ADS) is a feature of Windows New Technology File System (NTFS) that contains metadata for locating a specific file by author or title.  Definition

  • zero-day exploit

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About Hacker Tools and Techniques: Underground Sites and Hacking Groups

Hackers are constantly working to update their attack tools, techniques and methods to find new ways to break into databases, networks and PCs. Track their progress and the work of cybercrime investigators with hacking groups, hacker sites and the hacker underground.

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