CypherCon 2026

Password Cracking Methodologies

Dustin Heywood / EvilMog

Abstract:

This talk will cover an introduction to corporate password assessments, how to extract ntds.dit, the theory of password cracking, heat death of the universe, and methodologies, this talk will also demonstrate the techniques until evilmog runs out of time.

Dustin Heywood / EvilMog

EvilMog or EvilPog.. you decide

Dustin Heywood otherwise known as “EvilMog” is an Executive Managing Hacker and Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM X-Force. He is a semi-retired member of Team Hashcat, Bishop of the Church of Wifi, and Red Badge Holder to CypherCON. He collects lifetime entry badges to other conferences, is a multi-time Hacker Jeopardy World Champion, Special Effects Pyrotechnician and most importantly an authentication security researcher with a specialty in password cracking. He has over two decades of IT Experience and 15 years of cyber-security experience. EvilMog is a member of Team Hashcat, Executive Managing Hacker & Senior Technical Staff Member and Bishop of the Church of Wifi. He has specialized in password cracking and hashcat for 15 years.