linux ⌛︎ 7 min read List of Linux Distros for Hacking These distributions are mainly used for pen-testing & to reveal & fix the vulnerabilities. Here is list of Linux Distros for Information Security & Hacking
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Hacker releases 150K Adobe emails and passwords to get the company’s attention An Egyptian hacker claims to have broken into Adobe [https://time2hack.blogspot.in/search/label/adobe]’s systems today, posting data for 150,000 people’s accounts. The reason? The hacker wants Adobe to pay more attention to reported vulnerabilities. The hacker [https://time2hack.blogspot.in/search/label/hackers], known
hacking ⌛︎ 2 min read NBC sites defaced by a totally unoriginal hacker Several NBC websites were briefly hacked today by a hacker trying to make a very original Guy Fawkes Day reference.
hacking ⌛︎ 2 min read ‘Flame’ virus offshoot burns high-profile victims Researchers announced a new malware called miniFlame today that may be monitoring and stealing data from specific, highly profitable victims. It is a sister to the Flame malware that made headlines earlier this year. The malware was found by Kaspersky Lab [http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/763/miniFlame_aka_
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Hackers using Skype to attack Windows PCs Free internet-calling service Skype (now owned by Microsoft) is being used by hackers to distribute a ‘worm’ that infects users Windows PCs. On clicking an instant message saying “lol is this your new profile pic?” users are unwittingly downloading a file containing a Trojan horse malware file. This opens a
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read HSBC's websites hacked globally Banking giant HSBC said that some of its websites had been hit by a “large scale” cyberattack that disrupted online services, but it assured customers that their data were not compromised. The bank said in a statement that HSBC servers came under a “large scale denial of service attack” on
hacking ⌛︎ 2 min read Exploit Released for Internet Explorer zero-day attacks: CVE-2012-4969 Microsoft has confirmed about a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which is being actively attacked. There are Four active exploits for this 0-day
hacking ⌛︎ 3 min read 9 million PCs infected with ZeroAccess botnet The rootkit family Win32/Sirefef & Win64/Sirefef (a.k.a. ZeroAccess Botnet) update its command & control protocol & grow to infect more computers globally
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Bharatiya Janata Party website defaced by Anonymous Hackers Hackers from Indian Anonymous Group hacked Bharatiya Janata Party’s website, BJP.org, and defaced it.
0-day ⌛︎ 2 min read Operation Aurora - Other Zero-Day Attacks targeting finance and Energy The Aurora Trojan horse is just one of many attacks by same group of malware authors over past 3 years using Edgewood hacking platform & know many 0-day
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Ankit Fadia's website Hacked By Teamgreyhat (TGH) Calling himself an Ethical Hacker; Ankit Fadia is under cyberattack. A Hacktivist group, called Teamgreyhat, has officially declared operation against Ankit Fadia. According to official press release [http://pastebin.com/AywRQaHQ] TGH said #target Ankitfadia Engaged. In this attack they have successfully hacked into the Ankit Fadia’s official site
HTTPS ⌛︎ 1 min read CRIME: New SSL/TLS attack for Hijacking HTTPS Sessions Two security researchers claim to have developed a new attack that can decrypt session cookies from HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) connections. From the security researchers who created and demonstrated the BEAST (Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS) tool for breaking SSL/TLS encryption comes another attack that exploits a flaw
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Hackers Leak 12 Million Apple IDs Online; FBI Denies A group of hackers has released a set of ID numbers of 1m Apple devices & claimed to have obtained 12m Apple device IDs by hacking an FBI agent's laptop.
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Sony mobile customers emails, names hacked in China Japan’s Sony Corp said hackers have accessed the email addresses and names of as many as 400 of its mobile unit’s customers in China and Taiwan held on servers owned by a third-party vendor. No credit card information was compromised in the attack, which hacking group NullCrew claimed
Android ⌛︎ 1 min read Android, Nokia MeeGo phones hacked using NFC A skilled hacker has revealed a new technique to hijack a smartphone via a short-range radio technology known as Near Field Communication (NFC)
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Hackers hit Nvidia US semiconductor maker Nvidia Corp. says up to 400,000 users of its forums have had their encrypted passwords compromised in attacks dating back to early July.
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Hackers hacked into TechRadar’s User Registration Database hackers have broken into the database of TechRadar, leading website for technology news. Hackers have gained access to username, encrypted password and other personal details of the users.
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Hackers blackmail Dexia Bank, demanded $196,000 for not to leak data A group of hackers have are claiming to have broken into servers of Elantis, a Belgian credit provider owned by Dexia & demanded €150,000 ($196,000)
hacking ⌛︎ 2 min read "The Unknowns" Claims to Hack ESA, NASA, US Air Force and Others A group of hackers called “The Unknowns” has posted a document on online clipboard, pastebin and claimed to hack some high profile websites.
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read VMware confirms hackers stole source code “Hardcore Charlie” has posted a portion of source code and claimed it to be the part of VMware ESX source code.
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read 'Chinese' hackers deface Philippine website 'Chinese' hackers deface Philippine website
hacking ⌛︎ 2 min read British anti-terror hotline breached by hackers Hackers have recorded calls of Britain’s anti-terrorist hotline, Scotland Yard revealed in the second security breach involving the force in recent months.
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Microsoft's India Store Hit By Hackers Microsoft’s online store in India was hit by hackers over the weekend of Feb 11-12, 2012.
hacking ⌛︎ 1 min read Anonymous exposes data from neo-Nazi hunt on new ‘Nazi-Leaks’ site Anonymous hacktivists continue to wage war on neo-Nazi, creating WikiLeaks based ‘Nazi-Leaks’ portal to expose data from the hunt. Anonymous hacktivists in Germany have renewed their assault against neo-Nazis in the new year. The effort, which began early last year, was dubbed “Operation Blitzkrieg [http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/anonymous-directs-its-efforts-toward-iran/
hacking ⌛︎ 2 min read Hackers disclose Israelis' credit card information Hackers claiming to be Saudis posted credit card information of thousands of Israelis on the Internet, credit card companies said Tuesday, in what appeared to be a politically motivated attack. One expert played down its scope. The Israeli Ynet news website said the hackers, identifying themselves as Group-XP, called the
