systemd0wn

Thanks I've grabbed some in the past: http://g0tmi1k.blogspot.com/2011/06/dictionaries-wordlists.html (he really put some work into this one). Like 13GB and 38GB lists, using them for WPA and the 13GB takes ~5 hours to run though. As a side project I thought it would be fun to pull together the paintext passwords from a lot of these website hacks and do some manual and statistical analysis. I haven't really committed to the idea, still just kicking it around. Didn't want to get into it only to realize I was the 10th person to do it. If I decide to I'll be sure to post my progress.

Has anyone seen a wordlist using all the recent DB hacked passwords? So for instance has someone taken all the hashes from linked in, brute forced them then used those plaintext passwords to create a wordlist? It would be cool to have a compilation of all these recent password DB hacks. Cheers, Systemd0wn

Thought it would be a good idea to have a community calendar that features hacker conventions large and small.

Thanks for the information. The IOS & TFTP discussion is a bit off topic but the bottom link did help. I'll post more of my findings but it looks like the best idea would be for me to setup my own Cisco TFTP server (free) and mirror their files. I can then give this TFTP server to the VoIP phones via DHCP and set it as the primary TFTP server. Thanks for your response. systemd0wn

I have several Cisco 7961 VoIP phones connecting to a Cisco Call Manager several hops away (Long Local). The telephones are on their own voice VLAN and DHCP gives out IPs, default gateway, and two TFTP servers. When the phones first come online they get their settings from the DHCP server (router), reboot and start to download the latest firmware files. This takes aprox. two hours. It's a high latency sat network so it's to be expected somewhat. Is there anyway i can make a local TFTP server with those files so that i don't have to download them across this link? I'm not incredibly savvy with call manager or voip or what role the TFTP server plays in it all. Just looking for some ideas. -systemd0wn

Real Time Satellite Tracking: http://www.n2yo.com They probably have every satellite in the sky listed on this site. Not only that but it's location, and other information such as what it was designed to do, what band it operates on, whether it is geostationary, just about everything you would need to know about a satellite. :) Also there is: http://www.amsat.org The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, allows for licensed amateur radio operators (HAMs) to participate in space research and communications. So there ya go, get your HAM license and you can legally connect up to these.

THIS IS OFF TOPIC, Why is it that people feel the urge to become another human beings moral compass? I have never fully understood that. I do understand the need to punish those who deviate from the law. I do understand that you must pass on the difference of right and wrong to children. I do not understand why one would explain to another adult. It is very rarely out of ignorance that one breaks the law but rather because he or she is willing to accept the consequences. They have mitigated their risk as much as they can and from there decide if it is worth it or not. To say anything other than the most basic "just so you know, that's illegal" is down right condescending and unnecessary. Anyway, i think the point has been missed. No active connection is needed to sit and listen to what the satellites are sending you. They just send everything they have down to the earth. If you are within that footprint then Woohoo! You get to see it. That's all I'm talking about, the other was just a reference to what has been in the news.

there is also this: http://tim.cexx.org/?p=646

I'm glad you posted that, it is one of the articles that really got me thinking. Well, the article they are quoting anyway. So speaking of that if anyone has some time to do some research on the specific hardware they are using that would be awesome. I would love to setup a kit with the minimum $$ (isn't that everyones goal?) With work the way it is I just don't have time to do any research. When I do i'll be sure to post my results. -systemd0wn

Ya, i've used VSAT and as I speak i'm sitting next to a couple BGANs. The only way you have any protection from sniffing and man in the middle attacks is if you utilize some type of encryption. It could be a tunnel created on your cisco router or some type of hardware based encryption device. Otherwise why wouldn't you be able to scan through freqs and see what people are transmitting? That's just on the passive side. Who knows what you could accomplish if you were transmitting. Satcomm always has me thinking because you can basically play around for short periods of time with impunity. You're using your BGAN for two way TV? Can you elaborate?

Thats cool. I'm not really talking about Free-To-Air (FTA). For instance i work with a Via-Sat gear like the linkway modem. Allows for full mesh IP networks over satellite. Anyway, I'm not real spun up on all the hardware besides basic configurations and I would like to find a less pricey alternative to all the commercial shit i work with. That way i can play around with doing some of the same things on my own.

I currently do some work with satcom and wanted to know if anyone was into satellite hacking. I read some articles about the stuff going on in Brazil when it came out and it got me thinking on it some more. I'm not specifically talking about decrypting HBO or anything. I'm talking more the data side of the house. -systemd0wn

OMG. I just typed out a huge reply and suddenly the "fast reply" window just... vanished. WTF... Aight. You get the short answer this time, at no fault of your own. YES if you are using it to surf the internet and watch the BME Pain Olympics. -This will work because VMWare and the virtualized OS (backtrack 4 in your case) don't even know it's on a wireless network. NO if you expect to use BT4 applications such as Kismet. - Because you are using this device as a 'client bridge' - Because your computer doesn't have direct access to send wifi packets Even if you replaced this device with a BT4 compatible wifi card it would still be .... NO. - Because you are using VMWare which won't allow the guest os (BT4 in your case) direct access to the hardware. Good luck, have fun.