All the Software Two Ohio Inmates Need to Hack Wi-Fi Networks From the Comfort of Their Prison
Earlier this week, it was revealed that two inmates at the Ohio State Department of Rehabilitation and Remedy were caught with several computers hacked together, hidden in the ceiling above a closet. What have they done with these computers? Aside from the obvious porn downloads, they’ve also posed all sorts of scams and hacks.
Two inmates, Adam Johnston and Scott Spriggs, somehow managed to not only assemble whole computers with stolen parts without anyone noticing, but also routed Ethernet cables through the ceiling to a network switch to access the Internet without any restrictions. … They then gained access to these computers and their unlimited Internet access using remote desktop software .
With this newfound power, they stole the identity of one inmate and used it to apply for five credit cards, downloaded tons of porn and other films, then sent them to other inmates on flash drives, then used various brute force programs. force password cracking, spam emails, and perform multiple attacker-in-the-middle attacks to hijack account credentials so that they can issue passes to inmates in jail.
Good news: we have a full report from the Ohio Inspector General , which includes a list of all the software the prisoners used. If you’ve read Lifehacker for a while, you’ll recognize some of these programs:
- CC Proxy : Windows proxy
- Cain & Abel : password recovery tool
- Zed Attack Proxy : Security Vulnerability Scanner and Tools
- CCleaner : A system optimizer that removes old data
- Wireshark : An open source packet sniffer, most commonly used to track everything that happens on the network.
- NMap : A network security discovery and auditing tool often used with Wireshark.
- ZenMap: Security Scanner
- SoftEther VPN Server : Free Open Source VPN Software
- OpenVPN : Free open source VPN software often used to set up your own internal VPN.
- Jana Server : Web Proxy
- Yoshi: a tool for sending spam by email
- VideoLAN : also known as VLC, the multimedia player everyone loves
- Clamwin : antivirus software
- phpBB : Free open source forum software. If you’ve ever tried to create a website in the late 90s or early 00s, you’ve probably tried installing phpBB at least once.
- AdvOr Tor Browser: A Faster Tor Alternative
- Paros : Java based proxy
- 3CX Voip Phone : Free VOIP / SIP Software
- Webslayer : password guessing hacking tool
- Cavin: Portable Encrypted Editor
- Virtual Box : virtual machine software
- TrueCrypt : an encryption tool
- THC Hydra : Network Hacking Tool
- Kali Linux : Everyone’s Favorite Pentesting Operating System
All of this is something from the ” Mr. Robot” series, but in Ohio, and a little less political in nature. Nonetheless, it’s a fascinating story, and despite its illegal nature, any geek can at least nod his head respectfully.