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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

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Hacker releases 150K Adobe emails and passwords to get the company’s attention

An Egyptian hacker claims to have broken into Adobe’s systems today, posting data for 150,000 people’s accounts. The reason? The hacker wants Adobe to pay more attention

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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.

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‘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 after it discovered

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bharatiya Janata Party website defaced by Anonymous Hackers

Hackers from Indian Anonymous Group hacked Bharatiya Janata Party’s website, BJP.org, and defaced it.

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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

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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 TGH said #target Ankitfadia Engaged. In this attack they have successfully hacked into the Ankit Fadia’s

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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

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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.

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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

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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)

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"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.

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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.

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'Chinese' hackers deface Philippine website

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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.

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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.

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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,

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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,

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