Hacking like a Hipster

So picture this scene. You arrive at your favorite Starbucks, order your caramel iced latte, and sit down to Tweet about the benefits of a soy-based diet. Then suddenly you remember you left your Apple MacBook at home and all you have with you is your iPad. Travesty! But, what if there was a way to use this iPad for a higher purpose and you could pop all the shells you wanted from the comfort of an air-conditioned coffee shop, whilst looking trendy and hip.

Well, this article will talk you through everything you need to go from a basement-dwelling hacker to one who pays for over-priced coffee and looks cool. All you need to follow along is an iPad, an external keyboard, and access to a cloud provider to host your VPS. However, in this demo, I am using a local machine as my VPS.

Building your hacking VPS

To begin with, you need to ditch iPad OS and find something more suitable like Kali or Parrot. These Operating Systems come packed with useful tools which will aid you in hacking all things. Or you could choose the more bespoke route and opt for Ubuntu or Arch and install all the tools you need manually. Either way, you're going to need to set up a Virtual Private Server (VPS) with one of these distributions installed and running. For a more detailed guide on doing this see 🖥 How to Build a Hacking VPS 🏹. I’ll show you how to set up a…