Ming Chow

DEF CON 33 | Wall of Sheep The Packet Hacking Village at DEF CON 33 will be in-person only.

Packet Hacking Village DJ schedule, events, Talks schedule @defcon.bsky.social 33 now on newly designed website! See you all next week! www.wallofsheep.com/pages/dc33 => phvillage.io/pages/dc33

Our events at the Packet Hacking Village @defcon.bsky.social 33 now available wallofsheep.com/pages/dc33. DJ and Creator Stage Talks schedules will be available soon.

PHV Creator Stage Talks @defcon.bsky.social CFP Extended To July 7th. Peoples' work lives have been more challenging than ever before with all the layoffs. We are going to extend our CFP deadline to give those on-the-fence due to work-life drama more time. www.wallofsheep.com/blogs/news/p...

Now open: call for presentations at the Packet Hacking Village @defcon.bsky.social 33. Presentations will be part of @defcon.bsky.social 's Creator Stages. CFP closes on Friday, May 30th. www.wallofsheep.com/pages/packet...

* (MD5) sisterbear:frederic => 113 students cracked this * (MD5) grizzlybear:bisbocciavano => 102 students cracked this * (MD5) jackbear:n0n4nc3571241 => 98 students cracked this * (MD5) pandabear:dodgers1 => 113 students cracked this * (MD5) yogibear:ethsbm => 28 students cracked this * (MD5) mamabear:noB!.132EP;F/u35 => 0 student cracked this 😛 * (MD5) barneybear:yasuoshu => 80 students cracked this * (MD5) papabear:lynnw00d => 92 students cracked this * (SHA-512) bluebear:cbr900rr => 100 students cracked this * (SHA-512) cozybear:datblygu23 => 38 students cracked this * (SHA-512) polarbear:qaxSYIAL => 0 students cracked this 😛 * (SHA-512) teddybear:Magoveny => 79 students cracked this * (SHA-512) carebear:13p70m3nin6i7i5 => 93 students cracked this * (SHA-512) blackbear:Rh|ZY=TCvw4$*4fT => 0 student cracked this 😛 * (SHA-512) fancybear:69770257 => 20 students cracked this * (SHA-512) brotherbear:soccer10 => 102 students cracked this

Results of a Password Cracking Contest in My Security Class, Spring 2025 mchow01.github.io/education/se...

2.27: SQL Injection and Web Proxies
3.6: Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation, Badness-O-Meter
3.13: The Mistakes You Can't Make
4.3: Really, Really Bad Code and Static Analysis
4.10: Malware and Malware Analysis
4.17: Forensics
4.24: Opportunities, Where Do You Go From Here

mchow01 - Twitch Hacker of the old-school variety.

Will be running my Security course on Twitch this semester on Thursdays at 4:30PM EST, the 10th season! twitch.tv/mchow01. Open to the public.

1.23: Packet Analysis Using Wireshark
1.30: Reconnaissance using Ping, Netcat, and Nmap
2.13: Passwords and Password Cracking with John the Ripper

How long we have been playing this "cyber security skills shortage" game for? How long we have been playing this "cyber security skills shortage" game for? - cyber_security_skills_shortage.md

Fifteen years+ of playing the game of "CoMpAnIeS ArE DeSpErAtE FoR CyBeRsEcUrItY WoRkErS; tHeRe iS A ShOrTaGe oF CyBeRsEcUrItY TaLeNt" gist.github.com/mchow01/9569...

The Massachusetts Cybersecurity Mentorship Program returns for spring 2025. Application for mentors and mentees now open, due February 17th

Student application (mentee): masscybercenter.org/cyber-mentor...

Mentor application: masscybercenter.org/cyber-mentor...

Tufts University Students Help Nonprofits With Cybersecurity Tufts University created a clinic to connect cybersecurity students with nonprofits in need of cybersecurity consultants. Due to increased threats and workforce demand, university-based clinics like t...

www.govtech.com/education/hi...

Stellar article on the TuftsUniversity Cybersecurity Clinic now out. "The experience with the clinic can be transformative. “It’s so focused on real problems, real people, real organizations. You can’t get that easily elsewhere”" now.tufts.edu/2024/12/06/t...

* (MD5) sisterbear:reflex => 115 students cracked this * (MD5) grizzlybear:tenebamur => 104 students cracked this * (MD5) jackbear:574ch95 => 106 students cracked this * (MD5) pandabear:scarlett1 => 114 students cracked this * (MD5) yogibear:2^;CU4i*Z#Eryu8T => 0 student cracked this * (MD5) mamabear:fmdoei => 22 students cracked this * (MD5) barneybear:amanduzzpower => 44 students cracked this * (MD5) papabear:hildy123 => 61 students cracked this * (SHA-512) bluebear:clay => 114 students cracked this * (SHA-512) cozybear:BETHANDEMILY => 24 students cracked this * (SHA-512) polarbear:4085018 => 14 students cracked this * (SHA-512) teddybear:3ch0p124c7ic => 88 students cracked this * (SHA-512) carebear:arredavamo => 91 students cracked this * (SHA-512) blackbear:bhDZ@&M_86YUhTXt => 0 student cracked this * (SHA-512) fancybear:SHYKUF => 0 student cracked this * (SHA-512) brotherbear:qq123456 => 108 students cracked this

Results of a Password Cracking Contest in My Security Class, Fall 2024 mchow01.github.io/education/se...

9/5: The Command Line Interface (Linux/*nix) 9/12: Packet Analysis Using Wireshark 9/19: Reconnaissance using Ping, Netcat, and Nmap 9/26: DDoS Attacks and Scapy feat John Hammond 10/3: Passwords and Password Cracking with John the Ripper 10/10: Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation, Badness-O-Meter 10/17: SQL Injection and Web Proxies (hello dumping voter database) 10/24: The Mistakes You Can't Make 10/31: We're playing CTF 11/7: Really, Really Bad Code and Static Analysis 11/21: Malware and Malware Analysis 12/5: Opportunities, Where Do You Go From Here

I will be running my Security course on Twitch, live sessions, this semester on Thursdays at 4:30PM EST, the 9th season! twitch.tv/mchow01. Open to the public. Schedule:

We are pleased to announce our accepted Packet Hacking Village / Creator Stage Talks @defcon.bsky.social 32 www.wallofsheep.com/blogs/news/a...

Now open: call for presentations at the Packet Hacking Village @defcon.bsky.social 32. Presentations will be part of @defcon.bsky.social 's new Creator Stages. CFP closes on Friday, May 31st. www.wallofsheep.com/blogs/news/p...

(MD5) jackbear:speed-order => 104 students cracked this (MD5) barneybear:dha4 => 110 students cracked this (MD5) teddybear:ebrosg => 25 students cracked this (MD5) yogibear:Curtium => 110 students cracked this (MD5) sisterbear:Ne2Fw74C => 0 student cracked this (MD5) cozybear:500768 => 113 students cracked this (MD5) brotherbear:x8yJ82L44,F; => 0 student cracked this (MD5) carebear:rd2tgq7k => 102 students cracked this (SHA-512) bluebear:Stranger Things => 6 students cracked this # you know… (SHA-512) papabear:anthony => 114 students cracked this (SHA-512) blackbear:edQ%=2-6gJ50 => 0 student cracked this (SHA-512) grizzlybear:147852369 => 113 students cracked this (SHA-512) mamabear:765870 => 27 students cracked this (SHA-512) pandabear:Password21& => 40 students cracked this (SHA-512) polarbear:lustick => 62 students cracked this (SHA-512) fancybear:noycoafe => 71 students cracked this

Results of a Password Cracking Contest in My Security Class, Spring 2024 mchow01.github.io/education/se...

Same Same, but Different Margin Research is a boutique security firm located in NYC

A concluding thought from @winnona.bsky.social : "Partner with CTF teams to develop cyber security talent: One thing the Chinese government does well in this space is partner with its best offensive security teams to recruit new talent..." margin.re/2024/02/same...

2/8: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks and Scapy feat John Hammond 2/15: Password Cracking with John the Ripper 2/29: SQL Injection and Web Proxies 3/7: Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation, Badness-O-Meter 3/14: The Mistakes You Can't Make 4/4: Really, Really Bad Code and Static Analysis 4/11: Malware and Malware Analysis 4/18: Forensics 4/25: Opportunities, Where Do You Go From Here

I will be running my Security course on Twitch, live sessions, this semester on Thursdays at 4:30PM EST, the 8th season! twitch.tv/mchow01. Open to the public. Schedule:

The Massachusetts Cybersecurity Mentorship Program returns for spring 2024. Application for mentors and mentees now open, due Feb 19th.

Student application (mentee): masscybercenter.org/cyber-mentor...
Mentor application: masscybercenter.org/cyber-mentor...

BSides Cambridge, MA
Date: Saturday, November 18th Time: 9 AM - 5 PM EST Location: Odd Fellows Friendship Lodge No. 20, 16 Maple Street, Belmont, MA 02478
RSVP and agenda: "Pay what you can" to register bsidescambridgema.org

9/7: Linux/*nix Commands 9/14: Packet Analysis Using Wireshark 9/21: Reconnaissance using Ping, Netcat, Nmap, and SHODAN 9/28: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks and Scapy feat John Hammond 10/5: Password Cracking with John the Ripper 10/12: Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation, Badness-O-Meter 10/19: SQL Injection and Web Proxies 10/26: TBD (Hacker Jeopardy again?) 11/9: Really, Really Bad Code and Static Analysis 11/16: Malware and Malware Analysis 11/30: Forensics 12/7: Opportunities, Where Do You Go From Here

I will be running my Security course on Twitch, live sessions, this semester on Thursdays at 4:30PM EST, the 7th season! twitch.tv/mchow01. Open to the public. Schedule:

Our @wallofsheep.bsky.social Packet Hacking Village @defcon.bsky.social 31 page listing all our events including accepted Talks https://www.wallofsheep.com/pages/dc31

We are pleased to announce our accepted Packet Hacking Village (PHV) Talks @defcon.bsky.social 31. Times and location of talks will be announced soon. https://www.wallofsheep.com/blogs/news/packet-hacking-village-talks-at-def-con-31