7 REAL 5-Minute Cybersecurity Hacks Everyone Should Know

A collection of seven live cybersecurity demonstrations covering common attack techniques and defenses. Demos include: the sticky keys exploit for bypassing Windows login, using Steam as a C2 channel via PowerShell, LNK shortcut hijacking with a new tool that hides malicious payloads from IT inspection, hiding executables in Windows alternate data streams to evade antivirus, verifying application legitimacy before execution, prompt injection attacks against AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Linux privilege escalation via misconfigured sudo permissions for Python, and credential theft over the network using Responder and hashcat. Each demo is presented in roughly five minutes and includes brief commentary on real-world usage and how tools like ThreatLocker can detect or prevent the attacks.