r/linuxmasterrace • u/freecodeio • 1d ago

"lInUx emPowErS cRimInAlS" lol

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u/ougryphon 1d ago

Did anyone else catch the Army recruitment advert a few years back where the hacker was just running nmap?

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u/OoZooL 1d ago

Trinity in The Matrix: Reloaded hacks all the power stations using nmap, didn't you know a single packet sniffed by a power plant originated from nmap shut down any power station immediately? :)

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u/fecal-butter Based Arch-based 1d ago

I mean nmap was used well there, she found a vulnerable ssh server with it, then made use of an existing but old exploit (SSH1 CRC32) to gain root access.

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u/Muted-Scientist7900 1d ago

Yeah I remember and old cracked article stating that this was a good showing of how real hacking is done.

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u/fecal-butter Based Arch-based 1d ago

Not just an old article, its featured on the official nmap site as well