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I'm wondering how a sample of various back-doors, bots and shells is the equivalent of hackers' passwords. More like malware creators' passwords to me. Then ag
by bigbugbag 12y ago
I'm wondering how a sample of various back-doors, bots and shells is the equivalent of hackers' passwords. More like malware creators' passwords to me.
Then again the use case of these passwords doesn't really call for secure passwords, so is it really surprising that they're not overly secure ?
I find this article poorly worded and misleading, telling readers "Hackers use weak passwords just like the rest of us." when it's not about hackers and is not about using weak password like the rest of the world, unless the rest of the world suddenly starts coding malware. Using passw0rd as password for a an easy to remember backdoor password is not the same as using "passw0rd" to access you bank account from the web.
- anExcitedBeast 12y agoCyber crime is a major source of income for these guys. It's not unlike having a bad password on your bank account. Also, malware is often configured by the operator. If badguy1337 uses someone else's IRC bot code, they are likely to change the password themselves. Same for poison ivy, china chopper, and every other publicly available backdoor/shell.