Emily, an extrovert obsessed with social media, posts a large amount of private information, photographs, and location tags of recently visited places. Realizing this, James, a professional hacker, targets Emily and her acquaintances, conducts a location search to detect their geolocation by using an automated tool, and gathers information to perform other sophisticated attacks.
What is the tool employed by James in the above scenario?
Answer is C Ophcrack is a free and open source software that can crack LM and NTLM hashes of Windows passwords using rainbow tables VisualRoute is a network diagnostic tool that shows traceroutes, reverse trace, reverse DNS and more on a map and route table. Hootsuite is a social media management platform that helps you create, publish, and measure your social content and campaigns across networks. HULK is a Denial of Service (DoS) tool used to attack web servers by generating unique and obfuscated traffic volumes.
James likely used VisualRoute, a tool that combines traceroute, ping, and geolocation to map IP addresses to physical locations. Here’s why: Geolocation Tracking: VisualRoute uses IP addresses (from Emily’s social media posts, Wi-Fi networks, or metadata in photos) to pinpoint exact locations. It visualizes routes on a map, showing cities/coordinates tied to Emily’s check-ins or photo tags. How It Works: Extracts IPs from: Location-tagged posts (e.g., Instagram/Facebook). Wi-Fi SSIDs in photos (via tools like Wigle.net). Maps them to street addresses or nearby landmarks. Why Not the Others? A. ophcrack: Password cracker (irrelevant to geolocation). C. Hootsuite: Social media management tool (for scheduling posts, not tracking). D. HULK: HTTP flood tool (DDoS, not OSINT).
B is correct