EN.650.631 Ethical Hacking Home Work #3
Recent examples such as [1] remind us that knowledge of core computer science courses is not a
requirement to become an expert hacker. The only real requirements are a tenacious spirit and an
analytical mind. Given these facts, please use your available resources to perform the below
tasks.
1. Given the attached unknown file, please identify the file type (the file that you think is
the actual target, you have to work for it).
3. Notice this is #3, do not proceed until you find question #2. Please provide the hidden
message.
In a 5-minute (or less) video, explain and illustrate the results from your work above. You can
work in groups of no more than 5. Please email to Lanier.Watkins@jhuapl.edu and
jzhou70@jhu.edu and put EN.650.631 and all student names and in subject.
References:
[1] A. Greenberg. “iPhone Super-Hacker Comex, Let Go From Apple, Goes To Work For
Google”. Forbes Online Magazine, April 24, 2013. Available at:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/04/24/iphone-super-hacker-comex-letgo-from-apple-goes-to-work-for-google/#fe1536a60528
