If you've started using the Mac App store did you know there's a trick to getting your hands on 5 free games!? It's true, and this video can show you exactly what you need to do to get your hot little hands on some free games!
Welcome back, my budding hackers! With this article, I am initiating a new series that so many of you have been asking for: Hacking Web Applications. In previous tutorials, we have touched on some of the techniques and tools for web app hacking. We looked at web app vulnerab ...more
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, counties, cities, and states are closing down businesses, events, and schools that aren't absolutely necessary. Some companies around the US are recommending or requiring employees to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic. If ...more
Welcome back, my tenderfoot hackers! Now that we have begun this trip down web app hacking lane, we need to first address target reconnaissance. Like any hack, reconnaissance is critical. (Are you tired of me saying that yet?) There is no better telltale sign of a script-kid ...more
Welcome back, my tenderfoot hackers! WordPress-based websites are among the most numerous on this planet (maybe other planets too, but I can't vouch for that). According to WordPress's own website, WordPress powers 23% of the top 10 million websites. That's approximately 2.3 ...more
Considering that nearly half a million brand new apps were published to the Google Play Store in 2015, you can definitely call it a banner year for Android development. In fact, it's getting to the point where we're a bit spoiled as end users, since we've grown to expect somet ...more
Welcome back, my novice hackers! In this third installment of my Hacking Web Apps series, we will look at the authentication of web applications. Remember, there are many ways to hack web applications (as I pointed out in my first article), and cracking authentication is just ...more
Welcome back, my hacker novitiates! Often, to hack a website, we need to connect to and exploit a particular object within said website. It might be an admin panel or a subdirectory that is vulnerable to attack. The key, of course, is to find these objects, as they may be hid ...more
Security awareness seems to be a hot topic these days on the web, with developers making apps and devices that can hack networks and machines with just a few clicks. But these applications aren't only exploiting security flaws in systems and networks, they're being used by ama ...more
Download an app that will play Bejeweled Blitz for you and score high! Check out this video tutorial to learn how to hack Bejeweled Blitz (04/02/10). Download the hack Jeweller that will take over your mouse. The app will play Bejeweled Blitz for you, at a speed you can choo ...more
If you've got an iPhone or iPod touch and are looking to hack Bluetooth, check out this video and see how it's done. You'll need your Apple devices to be jailbroken already so make sure you do that step first.
Firesheep caused quite a stir when it was released last October, giving both hackers and non-hackers instant access to people's account information when on a public Wi-Fi connection. When logged into an insecure website on the same network as someone with Firesheep, you're giv ...more
Thanks to Yifan Lu, it's been discovered that the operating system running on the Kindle Touch is written mostly in HTML5 and JavaScript, unlike the previous models which used Java. This is exciting, because when a device is hacked or rooted, that means homebrew programs can b ...more
If you're looking to customize your Android beyond its stock options, things can get confusing quickly. One of the best places to get into developer mode is the XDA forums. XDA is home to hundreds of independent Android developers, all eager to showcase their wares. Everythin ...more
The macOS 10.14 security update tried to make parts of the operating system difficult for hackers to access. Let's take a closer look at how its new feature works and what we can do to spoof the origin of an application attempting to access protected data. Apple introduced so ...more
Followers are everything. After all, you need someone to listen to your tweets about last night's episode of your favorite TV show. But what about when people unfollow your account? Not only have you lost part of your follower base, you have no idea who left. Luckily, there ar ...more
A few days ago, Russian hacker Alexy Borodin found a way to get free in-app purchases on an iPhone or iPad. In-app purchases include things like items and power-ups for iOS games, as well as subscriptions and "premium" memberships for certain apps. The method is novel, not fo ...more
A little-known setting on your iPhone gives you the power to change the color of certain contact names and email addresses when drafting an email. Customizing the color works well for visually separating contacts at a glance, and it can even help you from sending an email to t ...more
Web applications are ubiquitous in the modern online world, and knowing how to attack them is an increasingly valuable skill. But the key to a successful attack is good recon since it's easier to be focused and efficient with the more information you have. There are many finge ...more
Welcome back, my tenderfoot hackers! In this series, we are exploring the myriad of ways to hack web applications. As you know, web applications are those apps that run the websites of everything from your next door neighbor, to the all-powerful financial institutions that ru ...more
Welcome back, my tenderfoot hackers! Web apps are often the best vector to an organization's server/database, an entry point to their entire internal network. By definition, the web app is designed to take an input from the user and send that input back to the server or datab ...more
Web application vulnerabilities are one of the most crucial points of consideration in any penetration test or security evaluation. While some security areas require a home network or computer for testing, creating a test website to learn web app security requires a slightly d ...more
You can easily get to level 100 on Happy Aquarium with Cheat Engine. But hurry, before they patch the game. Hurry to level up! Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack Happy Aquarium levels with Cheat Engine (10/09/09). For all of the details on this Happy Aquarium hack ...more
When the iPad 2 was released earlier this month, as to be expected there was a whole lotta buzz. And for good reason—while the the newest version shares the same price tag as the old, it boasts some significant new features. In case you missed it, here's a quick overview: Bet ...more
Have you ever noticed that whenever you setup your voicemail account after getting a new cell phone number, it asks you to create a security pin to access your voicemail from other phone lines? When you call your home or cell number from another phone, after a few rings your ...more
Sometimes, in the course of playing virtual aquarium games, it becomes necessary to break the rules. Learn how with this cheater's guide, which demonstrates how to hack Happy Aquarium with the Charles Web Debugging Proxy tool. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to hack H ...more
See this video tutorial for learning how to hack Happy Island (04/05/10). Are you unhappy with the style that you've chosen for your Happy Island island, but don't want to spend the 30000 coins to change that style? Then watch this video. It teaches you how to use Cheat Engine ...more
Getting bored tending your virtual Happy Aquarium fish aquarium but nevertheless want to play with the later parts of the game? Use the hack outlined in this cheater's guide expedite the leveling process and earn unlimited amounts of experience points. Watch this video to lea ...more
There seems to be a lack of good Happy Aquarium hacks out there, but this one using Cheat Engine might just save the day, hackers. Check out the cheat and see if it works for you. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack Happy Aquarium with CE (11/16/09). You'll need to ...more
Don't let your fish starve to death. If you have to, cheat your way to more fish food. Hack food on Happy Aquarium with Cheat Engine. It's as simple as that. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack fish food in Happy Aquarium (11/09/09). Download Cheat Engine 5.5. Make ...more
Are your fish starving? If they are, you need to do something about it, and quick. Well, there's no quicker solution to feeding your fish than hacking Happy Aquarium with Cheat Engine. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack unlimited food in Happy Aquarium (10/29/09). ...more
Level up on Happy Aquarium by hacking it with Registry Helper. Huh? No Cheat Engine? See for yourself. This won't work for all computers, so test it out for yourself. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack levels in Happy Aquarium (10/18/09). This might get boring aft ...more
Ever wondered what it was like to have tons of money in Happy Aquarium? Don't let others make fun or your friendly fishing skills, show them who's fish-master. Hack your doe with Cheat Engine for bragging rights. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to money hack Happy Aqua ...more
If you want to level up on Happy Aquarium, this is the way to do it… cheating. Simply use Cheat Engine to get everything you want in Happy Aquarium. Don't know how? Watch and learn. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to level hack Happy Aquarium (10/31/09). Download Cheat ...more
Hacking Happy Aquarium is easy. As long as you have Cheat Engine. Anybody can do it. Not everybody knows how to hack though. Learn how to cheat right here. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to use Cheat Engine to hack Happy Aquarium (10/26/09). Download Cheat Engine 5.5 ...more
Great ideas often strike at random times, but messaging friends and loved ones at an inopportune hour not only risks their wrath, but also increases the chances of your message not being paid proper attention to. Thankfully, there's an app that lets you create and post WhatsAp ...more
To help keep potential drama at bay, WhatsApp lets you delete questionable messages before the other person even sees them. If you're on the receiving end and you're curious about the deleted text, however, there's an Android app that lets you view erased messages. WhatsApp n ...more
Instagram enthusiasts will be pleased to know that there is finally a way to post your Live Photos on the service. The animated images were supported by Facebook, Tumblr, and Google after the feature was launched on the iPhone 6S, but it's taken Instagram a year to catch on. ...more
Greetings my fellow aspiring hackers, Huh :) . Its that part of the year when friends and family come together for reunions and family gathering. Christmas is the only time of the year where the sensation and desire to bond and repair lost and broken relationships becomes str ...more
With the macOS stager created and the attacker's system hosting the Empire listener, the malicious AppleScript can be designed and disguised to appear as a legitimate PDF using a few Unicode and icon manipulation tricks. A real PDF is required for the attack to work. Files ov ...more
There are many ways to customize your iPhone's Home Screen on iOS 16, but some of the more interesting ones are the options Apple won't tell you about or hasn't even thought of. Since its inception, the iPhone has come a long way in terms of customization. Over the years, App ...more
Rumor has it that a gang of hackers—or possibly, one lonesome individual—holds the power to remotely wipe millions of iPhones and iCloud accounts, unless Apple coughs up some ransom money by April 7. The gang calls themselves the "Turkish Crime Family," and they're demanding ...more
Thanks to online music services like eMusic and iTunes, compact discs are becoming a far distant memory, turning local music shops around the country into desolate wastelands. The once mighty movie rental store Blockbuster is now bankrupt because of online streaming services l ...more
Xeni checks in with the authors of the forthcoming O'Reilly HOWTO book "iPhone Hacks" (David Jurick, Adam and Damien Stolarz) for a demonstration of how to unlock and jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch. The authors promise to teach you how to coax more out of these devices: l ...more
In order for this tutorial to work, you will need a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch. Once you have this, download the OpenSSH protocol from Cydia and then download WinSCP onto your PC. Once you've hooked everything up and logged in, navigate through your Applications directory ...more
Jailbreaking your iPod or iPhone is method of hacking the device so you can then download third party apps onto the phone. This will void your Apple warranty, but if that doesn't bother you, here's how to do it. Make sure you back up your device before trying to jailbreak it! ...more
Want to install the Sprint TV app on the OMJ Evo 4G ROM? Whether you're the owner of an HTC Evo 4G Android smartphone or just covet one, you're sure to enjoy this Evo owner's guide from HTC Evo Hacks, which presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to install the Sp ...more
In this video, learn how to hack your HTC EVO 4G and root it for "Super user" access. Once you have rooted your device you can install custom ROMs, apps, overclock the CPU and a whole lot more. So, follow along with this step by step demo and root your phone to discover the po ...more
Installing the Homebrew channel on your Wii is one of the smartest things that you can do as a Wii owner. It allows you to use the console for all sorts of things like playing ROMs, movies, and homebrew games on your Wii. This video wills how you how to do it on a Wii with fir ...more
Popups citing every little detail of your friends' online lives get pretty bothersome, but you can actually learn how to make them beneficial - and profitable - for yourself by watching this video on hacking Frontierville (06/19/10). You'll learn how to use the popups (the pub ...more
When it comes to earning high scores in a web game like Crazy Taxi or Crazy Cabbie, sure, you could, like, actually play it — but where's the fun in that? Cheat your way to the top with this hacker's how-to. Learn how to hack Crazy Cabbie on Facebook! This video tutorial show ...more
Hack Click Challenge! v2. Click your way to the top. You just need your computer mouse and your hand, but watch out… this clicking flash game can cause arthritis if you're not careful! Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack Click Challenge! v2.0 (06/06/09). You will n ...more
See how to hack Pet Society from Playfish! Pet Society is the popular online game where you can design and take care of virtual pets. Check out this video tutorial to learn how to hack Pet Society for 2.14 billion paw points (11/13/09). Needed: Cheat Engine 5.5 HEX code: 544 ...more
Farm Town hacks, cheats, glitches. How to hack Farm Town. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make an ocean and beach on Farm Town (09/30/09). Use the Farm Town glitch that lets you overlap objects using a dirt path to place rivers and dirt paths together to make a beach ...more
Bowling Buddies is a Facebook game that allows you to... you guessed it... bowl! Watch this video tutorial to learn how to mod Bowling Buddies for perfect games (09/24/09). Needed: HxD Codes -- Normal: 5C8FC2F5289C54 Modded: 713D0AD7A37036 Description of the app on Facebook ...more
How to hack Pet Society! Pet Society cheats, tricks, hacks. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack Pet Society: funky game cheat (09/27/09). Turn the game into funky mode! Needed: Cheat Engine 5.5 HEX: 438B0000012C8D0F Pet Society is a game that can be played on Fac ...more
How to hack Pet Society! Pet Society cheats, tricks, hacks. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack coins on Pet Society (09/23/09). Use Cheat Engine. Hex 1 : 89D068000000C1E9 Hex 2 : D06800000239850F Pet Society is a game that can be played on Facebook. Check Pet so ...more
Gamble your life away in Las Vegas Slots on Facebook. And learn how to hack it with tricks and cheats. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to earn more daily credits in Las Vegas Slots on Facebook. Description of the app on Facebook: Are you feeling lucky today? Play Las ...more
Farm Town hacks, cheats, glitches. How to hack Farm Town. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to build a waterfall in Farm Town (09/14/09). Description of the app on Facebook: In the world of Farm Town you and your friends can have a great time! You can play games, design ...more
Farm Town hacks, cheats, glitches. How to hack Farm Town. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to get unbooted in Farm Town (09/04/09). This helps when you are plowing or harvesting someone else's farm and that booted error screen comes up telling you to reload the game. De ...more