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Forget hot glue and paper clips. Here are 7 REAL 5-minute cybersecurity hacks everyone should know in 2026. Recorded live at Zero Trust World (ZTW26), David Bombal and a team of hackers demonstrate actual cyber attacks and how quickly your systems can be compromised.

From forcing AI prompt injections to steal credentials, to hiding C2 servers

in plain sight on a Steam profile, these are the real-world exploits threat actors are using right now. We're diving into the technical weeds to show you Windows LNK shortcut hijacking, Linux privilege escalation via sudo misconfigurations, and how to protect yourself from these exact attacks.

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Alex Benton: Rename StickyKeys / alex-benton-b805065

Kenneth Walker: Everthing is a C2 / kenneth-walker-527595109

Jacob Meyer: Shortcut Hijack / jacob-meyer-165b8359

David Smith: Alternate Data Streams / david-smith-sudo-wrestler

Karla Abarca: The validity of an application before execution / karlaabarcacyber

Ramsey Shaban: Prompt Injection / ramsey-shaban-390335205

Tillman Hall Powershell Fake Logon / tillmanhall

Rayton Li: Rooting Around Linux: Privilege Escalations / rayton-li

Kieran Human: Network Hash Stealing / kieran-human-5495ab170

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0:00 - Coming Up

0:59 - Intro

01:20 - ThreatLocker Sponsor

01:36 - Demo 1: Sticky Keys

04:20 - Demo 2: Steam-Based C2 Attack

09:25 - Demo 3: Shortcut Hijacking

13:32 - Demo 4: Hidden Malware in Alternate Data Streams

20:18 - Demo 5: Safe App Validation (3-Step Check)

24:39 - AI Prompt Injection Attack

28:45 - Demo 6: Linux Privilege Escalation (Sudo Abuse)

34:10 - Demo 7: Credential Theft & Hash Cracking

36:38 - Conclusion

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