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Articles Categorized as Exploits

  • Why 8-Character Passwords Are No Longer Enough: Lessons from the Raxis Password Cracker
    Why 8-Character Passwords Are No Longer Enough: Lessons from the Raxis Password Cracker
    With the start of 2026, the Raxis team is already busy. A new upgrade to our password-cracking system shows how quickly 8-character passwords can be cracked.
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  • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS): Cookie Theft - Advanced Payloads
    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS): Cookie Theft – Advanced Payloads
    We reached into our vaults to bring you the final video in our cross-site scripting (XSS) series. Learn about cookie theft, website defacement, and CSRF attacks.
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  • Data Theft Exploit: DNS Exfiltration Setup
    Data Theft Exploit Part 1: DNS Exfiltration Setup
    Raxis Lead Penetration Tester Jason Taylor’s in-depth tutorial explains setting up a server for DNS exfiltration. Check back next month to run the attack.
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  • Salesforce Compromise: What You Need to Know
    Salesforce Compromise: What You Need to Know
    The FBI has released information to help organizations that are affected by recent attacks against Salesforce. Raxis’ Jason Taylor sums up next steps here.
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  • Cool Tools Series: Kerbrute
    Cool Tools Series: Kerbrute
    Raxis Principal Penetration Tester Andrew Trexler walks through the many uses of Kerbrute from user enumeration to brute-forcing and password spraying.
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  • Lateral Movement: From Beachhead to Breach
    Lateral Movement: From Beachhead to Breach
    Raxis Senior Penetration Tester Nate Jernigan discusses lateral movement in penetration testing and the methods and tools he uses when performing these attacks.
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