If you use some important configuration file as the place to write data, it will replace the content, leaving a broken system. The /dev/random is one command in Linux that can create garbage data. Combine it with the dd command and your partition, and you get a Molotov to set your partition on fire.
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1. rm -rf /*2. Overwrite your partition3. Move everything into the void4. Format your hard drive5. Fork bomb6. Overwrite important configuration files7. Replace partition with garbage data8. Expose your system to everyone9. Download and run malicious content10. Disguised commandsWrapping Up4 Comments
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