High school pranksters hack into their school network to play music, tech mishaps cause European outages, maximizing earnings through investments and e-commerce solutions, exploring air traffic podcasts and listener submissions, triggering server shutdown with clipboard mishap, and nostalgic mischief with milkshake mayhem.
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Quick takeaways
Accidentally causing internet outages by pasting clipboard into the server's terminal.
Creating a botnet using Raspberry Pi for rapid takedowns of websites and servers.
Hacking into systems to play forbidden songs showcases rebellious tech culture.
Deep dives
Using Raspberry Pi for a Command & Control Server
A caller reveals using a Raspberry Pi as a command and control server for a powerful botnet capable of shutting down websites. By controlling over 17 million requests in minutes, they secretly deploy their C2C botnet to take down targets like the Hamas website and PlayStation's myaccount.sony.com.
Accidental Shutdowns and Mouse Clicks
While utilizing Putty, the caller accidentally pastes their entire clipboard into the server's terminal, leading to unexpected shutdowns. They discovered a user account named 'Shutdown' and unintentionally triggered system shutdowns. This error highlighted user interface auto-pasting features' potential risks.
Streamlining Hacking with Micro Devices
Exploring the power of mini computers like the Raspberry Pi for cyber activities, the caller dives into the world of micro devices empowered by Linux capabilities. These compact devices offer enhanced tasks from botnet control to server takedowns, opening up a new realm of hacking possibilities.
Automating Website Disruption
Leveraging a potent C2C botnet controlled by a Raspberry Pi, the caller shares experiences in disrupting websites and servers rapidly using over 17 million requests in minutes. They emphasize taking down scammer redirects as a proactive measure to deter malicious activities.
Ethical DDoS Testing and Bounties
Engaging in ethical DDoS testing against websites like sony.com for bounties, the caller faced limitations on full shutdown disruptions for rewards, highlighting distinctions between denial of service (DOS) and distributed denial of service (DDoS) infractions.
It's our third call in episode and we're cooking now. Share your strange tale of technology, true hack, or computer confession at hotlinehacked.com. We discuss accidentally causing internet outages, creating a botnet pandoras box, and the proud tradition of hacking into stuff to play great songs the man does't want you to.