This document provides definitions for various hacking, security, and IT jargon terms in a dictionary-like format. It includes explanations of common hacker terms like cipher, disinformation, drive-by download, dropper, dumpster diving, and others. The creator provides this resource to help people in information security, system administration, and development understand hacking terminology and what various malicious acts mean. Feedback is requested on this new approach of sharing jargon definitions.

1. Hacker’s Jargons
pavanw3b

2. $ whoami
• Pavan aka pavanw3b
• Security Engineer @ ServiceNow
• n|u core team
• Other boring details at
pavanw3b.com

3. What?
• A small dictionary for hackers
• InfoSec, admin, developers
• .. ORDER BY `title` AS

4. Why?
• Don’t get lost
• Express better
• Know what you do
• Know what somebody did

5. Method
• Quiz?
• Rewards
• 9 Humla & bachav wild card entry
• First hand raise I see

6. Cipher, Ciphertext
Cypher
Encryption Algorithm
Encrypted text

7. Disinformation
Providing wrong information intentionally

8. Drive-by Download
Visit – Download malware

9. Dropper
Settle first - call friends
Single Stage, Double Stage
Avoid detection

10. Dumpster diving
Make use of the dumped stuffs
Legal in the US

11. False Positive
!True Security issues
Scanners

12. Fuzzing
Fuzz Testing
Bombard with junk to make a sense
System Errors, Bugs

13. ITW
In The Wild
Malware Spread Worldwide

14. Logic Bomb
Explode at certain Logic
Hidden Malicious Code

15. Monkey Patching
Patch else’s code to protect yourself
Third party Library

16. Nonce
Number used ONCE
Identify genuine stuffs
Crypto: authentication, Hashing, CSRF
wp nonce

17. Pharming
Phishing without a lure
Redirection by Malware

18. Piggybacking
Gain unauthorized access
By exploiting authorized legitimate

19. Ransomware
Lock down – Ask Ransom
Remote Private Key
Catch me if you can

20. RAT
Remote Access Trojan
Remote Administration
Games, email attachments

21. Retroactive Bug
Activate a Retro Bug
While patching another bug
Thanks to @Danish

22. Rogue Program
False Positive - Infect

23. Shoulder Surfing
Look over Shoulder

24. SMShing
Phishing by SMS

25. Spear Phishing
Phishing from the Names you know

26. STR
Steps To Reproduce
POC

27. Time Bomb
Logic Time Bomb

28. Typosquatting
Typo Friendly URLs

29. Vishing
Voice Phishing
VoIP

30. Wardriving
Keep driving, Keep Scanning WiFi

31. Watering Hole
Infect websites – target browse
Thanks to @Sujay

32. Whaling
Emails with malicious links
Executives & Top Management
Contact details are public
To Steal Corporate Secrets

33. Zero Day
Exploit Security Vulnerability widely
Before owner comes to know
Before developer hurries to patch

34. Zombie
Compromised device
To Perform any malicious taks
Controlled remotely

35. Zoo
Collection of malwares

36. Thanks for bearing
Pavan
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