This week we looked at several case studies showing real world hacking events.
For Example
The Mangham Case:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/british-student-jailed-for-hacking-into-facebook/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-17079853
- A Technical Hack of Facebook
- Reported and Accepted
- When Mangham went to "Check" if the flaw was fixed, they threw the book at him
News of the World Phone Hacking
https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/case-study-news-world-phone-hacking-scandal-notw/#gref
- Taking advantage of Default security settings to "Hack" voicemail systems
And a People Focused issue of password Security
https://peoplesec.org/2017/06/26/3-real-life-ethical-hacker-stories-passwordfails/
Phishing for passwords to get high level access.
Task
Coursework Preparation time.
In Groups: (I would suggest Tables)
- Pick one of the case studies above, or choose your own.
- Research this and look for the elements required for the coursework
- Prepare a short presentation (~5 Mins) on the topic addressing the points
Reminder of the topics needed for the coursework:
- Technical Details of the Hack Itself
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Can we think of Similar Hacks that may have happened