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Epic Games Database Hacked by Contra Epic Games (  https://www.epicgames.com/  )  Database Hacked by Contra (Hacker) , He hack whole database and Leak all database structure online at   http://pastebin.com/X455ZARH  .  The Site of  Epic Games is currently showing Database connection error. About EPIC GAMES: Established in 1991, Epic Games develops cutting-edge games and cross-platform game engine technology.The company has created multiple million-selling, award-winning titles in its Unreal series, including Unreal Tournament 3 for PC, PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360®. Epic’s Gears of War won over 30 Game of the Year awards, and the sales of Gears of War and Gears of War 2 have eclipsed 12 million units. Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 is the four-time winner of and Hall of Fame inductee for Game Developer magazine’s Best Engine Front Line Award. Unreal Engine 3 has also been recognized as the number one game engine by Develop magazine. Gears of War 3, the most ...

MIT (ILP) hacked by Cyber_Owner 5 Days before MIT's website ( http://ilp.mit.edu/ )   was got hacked by a hacker named Cyber_Owner . This was reported by Korben . According to screenshot it seems that the site ILP (International Liaison Program) at MIT has been hacked. The flaw would be a SQL injection flaw that would give access to the full data base. According catches posted by the hacker, we can see that the database contains all the names and telephone numbers, logins members of the MIT program, but one can also imagine that it is not in basis. The Hacker Post the stuff on pastebin .

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Hacked by ZCompany Hacking Crew   On 6/6/2011 Pakistani hackers group named  ZCompany Hacking Crew deface the official website of  United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) , The Screenshot is as above. Link :  http://unicef.bg/bg Mirror :  http://www.zone-h.org/mirror/id/14163920

Anonymous Operation India  Press Release after Ramdev fiasco to fight with against corruption Hacker group Anonymous has come out in support of a civil movement against corruption in India by hacking one of the websites of a government IT organization as we Reported yesterday that NIC hacked By Anonymous . Anonymous said in a message on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/#!/operationindia ) & Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/OperationIndia ) that the NIC site had been defaced because of violence against Ramdev by the central government. They are Inviting all Indian on IRC at  http://bit.ly/lJmRD7 Press Release as below  : Message to Noble Citizen of INDIA (Operation India)  Over fifty years ago, Indian Freedom Fighters laid down their lives for our freedom.  In the end, what was it all for? Today our politicians ride slip-shod over our laws, corruption is rampant. If the brutal way Baba Ramdev's hunger strike was crushed is anything to go by, it w...

Lulzsec Leaks Source Code of Sony Computer Entertainment Developer Network ! Just Now ! BOOM ... By Lulzsec . They again hit SONY by releasing the complete source code of Sony Computer Entertainment Developer Network " scedev.net " Via there Twitter account. They provide a Mediafire file sharing link for download a 55.28 MB file :  http://www.mediafire.com/?ev1zo010c020764 ____________________________________________________________________________ Bonus :  Total Exposure - The Hacker News [THN] Magazine - June 2011 | Issue 03 The Hacker News  ,June Month Magazine is Released Now ! GET YOUR COPY TODAY. Its our Issue 03 with theme " Total Exposure " . We hope this monthly magazine will keep you update in Cyber World. Content : - Total Exposure - Wikileaks : Exposure in true way - Guide about selecting your Computer Security Consultant - In the Realm of Cyber Breach - Exploit Writers : Challenging Cyber Security - Interview with Team Inj3...

Total Exposure - The Hacker News [THN] Magazine - June 2011 | Issue 03 The Hacker News ,June Month Magazine is Released Now ! GET YOUR COPY TODAY. Its our Issue 03 with theme " Total Exposure " . We hope this monthly magazine will keep you update in Cyber World. Content : - Total Exposure - Wikileaks : Exposure in true way - Guide about selecting your Computer Security Consultant - In the Realm of Cyber Breach - Exploit Writers : Challenging Cyber Security - Interview with Team Inj3ct0r - IT Security Incident Management - Interview with Core Anonymous Member : Anony_ops - Exposure of Password secrets of Apple Safari - Sony Hacked , Again hacked & Again Hacked - Hacking News Highlights of the Month - Hackers Toolkits Updates - Security Tool : Buffer Zone Download THN Magazine -- Rar File | PDF file (7.78 Mb) Also Get Previous Issue 01 & 02 here

National Informatics Centre (NIC INDIA) got hacked by Anonymous ! National Informatics Centre (NIC INDIA) got hacked by Anonymous (India).  Purpose of this defacement is just to awake the Govt of India . Anonymous now start Operation India against corruption. Anonymous are world famous activist and always fight against Injustice. Defaced Site :  http://informatics.nic.in/oldnewsonline/abc.html Just today Morning the Anonymous Core team announce the about operation India on there official Twitter : All Indians and Anonymous are Invited to Join the Revolution against Corruption in India at :  http://www.facebook.com/OperationIndia  and on Twitter :  https://twitter.com/#!/operationindia When corruption, destruction and mayhem strikes from governments or corporations it is the goal of anonymous to awaken that entity and the public that a change must occur.As price pritchet once said, " change always comes bearing gifts. "Anony...

Sony Music Brazil Gets defaced ! A Sony Entertainment website just got hacked. A group of hackers by name “ The UnderTakers ” were able to take down Sony Music Brazil, which is down for more than 12 hours now. Looks like they don’t even know about it yet, as the “ Hacked The UnderTaker ” message left by the breachers on sonymusic.com.br , is still intact. The Sony network and its services got hacked more than a dozen times over a period of 2 months. Quite alarming it is for everyone, but the company is yet to learn from its mistakes. Check Here It’s pretty apparent to everyone that Sony hasn’t plugged holes yet, and has failed to be alert.

John The Ripper 1.7.7 Jumbo 5 - Latest Release Download New version of John The Ripper has been released, John the Ripper is a free password cracking software tool. Initially developed for the UNIX operating system, it currently runs on fifteen different platforms (11 architecture-specific flavors of Unix, DOS, Win32, BeOS, and OpenVMS). It is one of the most popular password testing/breaking programs as it combines a number of password crackers into one package, autodetects password hash types, and includes a customizable cracker. It can be run against various encrypted password formats including several crypt password hash types most commonly found on various UNIX flavors. John the Ripper Pro currently supports the following password hash types (and more are planned): Traditional DES-based Unix crypt – most commercial Unix systems (Solaris, AIX, …), Mac OS X 10.2, ancient Linux and *BSD “bigcrypt” – HP-UX, Tru64 / Digital Unix / OSF/1 BSDI-style extended DES-based crypt – BSD...

THN Report : ACER hacked because of their own stupidity ! Yes ! you read right , ACER hacked because of their own stupidity. Yesterday we report that Pakistan Cyber Army hacked Acer Europe Server and 40,000 Users Data, Source Codes & Server Compromised . Today we investigate on this and try to find out that how exactly Pakistan hackers got the FTP access . Here in above image you can see the screenshot taken by us from a ASP forum of Acer-Euro. Acer ASP Support Team posted some Hot Fix Release and give FTP access to other members , so that they can download that Hot Fix. This was posted on January 11, 2008 . Pakistan hackers got this and explore the FTP and In  "PB" directory they get "Country Wise Customer Data.zip" file,  which include the 40000 users data managed according to country wise.  Now this Data breach is only because of ACER's own Stupidity. The link of Forum post is " http://asp.acer-euro.com/FORUM/Topic472-8-1.aspx ".

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Ani-Shell v1.0 - PHP shell with features like Mass-Mailer , Fuzzer , DDoser by lionaneesh Ani-Shell is a simple PHP shell with some unique features like Mass Mailer , A simple Web-Server Fuzzer , and a DDoser ! This shell has immense capabilities and have been written with some coding standards in mind for better editing and customization. Features -- Shell -- Plateform Independent -- Mass - Mailer -- Small Web-Server Fuzzer -- DDoser -- Design Username : lionaneesh Password : lionaneesh Download  & More Info

As part of its cyber-warfare operations, British spy agency MI6 has hacked into an al-Qaeda online magazine and replaced '' bomb-making '' instructions with a recipe for cupcakes, a media report said. The operation was launched by MI6 in an attempt to disrupt efforts by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsular to recruit " lone-wolf " terrorists with a new English-language magazine, 'The Daily Telegraph' reported. When followers tried to download the 67-page colour magazine, instead of instructions about how to " Make a bomb in the Kitchen of your Mom " by " The AQ Chef ", they were greeted with garbled computer code. The code, which had been inserted into the original magazine by the British intelligence hackers, was actually a web page of recipes for "The Best Cupcakes in America" published by the Ellen DeGeneres chat show. It said: " The little cupcake is big again. Self- contained and satisfying, it summons memo...

Lulzsec hack Infragard Atlanta Members Alliance & challenge FBI ! Lulzsec yesterday hack Sony and Today they hack  Infragard Atlanta Members Alliance , which having partnership with FBI . There is a Video Posted By Lulzsec on Their site after hack : The message written by them : LET IT FLOW YOU STUPID FBI BATTLESHIPS Not even This ,  700 mb of Emails backup also hacked and leaked via Torrent . The Tut about how to open these mails also posted by Lulzsec : Twitter feed to taunt the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the wake of a major cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music. LulzSec also said that it has received some funding from supporters who want to see it continue its work. Lulzsec other previous hacks are: Sony Pictures hacked and Database Leaked Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Hacked LulzSec Leak Sony's Japanese websites Database LulzSec Hack & Leak pointless ATM information X Factor Leaked Contestants Datab...

Sony 12th time Hacked : Database of Application Store at Sony Europe Leaked ! Okay ! The Idahc - Lebanese hacker is back to hit Sony. This time he claim to hack the Database of Application Store at Sony Europe  http://apps.pro.sony.eu/ . A new day, A new surprise for Sony ! Yesterday, Sony Pictures hacked and Database Leaked by LulzSec . Last time Sony Ericsson Got Hacked by Idahc - Lebanese hacker ,  Read Here .  The attack is same using SQL injection , Here the Proof : The data extracted by hacker have 120 users data , as posted on a public text sharing site Pastebin.com .

ACER Hacked : 40,000 Users Data, Source Codes & Server Compromised Update :  THN Report : ACER hacked because of their own stupidity This Week is Really with great UP-DOWNS in Cyber World. Mega hacks like  Sony Pictures hacked ,  Chinese Hacker Cracks 100's of Gmail accounts   , Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Hacked , 10,000 E-mails of Iranian Government Leaked ,etc etc and lots more... Now here we have the latest Report on Huge Data breach at Server of ACER ( Europe )  acer-euro.com by well know hacking Group " Pakistan Cyber Army ". We got mail from PCA that they successfully hacked the FTP of ACER and Stole around 40,000 Users Data , Various Source Codes stored on server. For the Proof PCA provide some Screenshots of Hack : 1.) User data copied from server   2.) FTP Access on acer-euro.com   3.) 40,000 Customers data Country Wise Here is a  glimpse of  Source code Stealed : Project...

Hackers stole classified information from two Canadian ministries The hackers sent e-mails to staff that seemed to come from senior managers, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. When recipients opened the attachments, the hackers got a path into the federal network. Stockwell Day, then the Treasury Board president, told the CBC Thursday he was not told of the breach. "Certainly, on the information that I got, I had full confidence that the systems had moved quickly to shut down, that significant information had not in fact been carried away, and that the ongoing assessment of that by the technicians continues," he said. The Department of Finance and the Treasury Board were still restricting Internet access for their workers Thursday. The agencies now have separate computer stations disconnected from the main government network. A secret May 2010 memo from Canada's spy agency warned that cyberattacks on government, university and industry computers were gro...

Anonymous Leaks 10,000 E-mails of Iranian Government A collection of 10,365 e-mails of the Iranian government were leaked by Anonymous OpIran on June 2, 2011. According to members of Anonymous the files were taken after the hacker accessed the Iranian Passport and Visa Office email center. These files consist mostly of the Iranian government alerting individuals of their visa application status. According to a member of Anonymous, the files were aimed more to damage the image of Iran in “ both cyber space and the real world. ” The 63 mb file was released quietly by Anonymous. It was posted to file-sharing websites across the Internet. Download The File and Rar password is :  opiranopiran

Chinese hackers having aim to Spying on U.S. Govt It's the second time Google has blamed a major computer hacking scheme on China . On 1st of June we have Reported that :  Chinese Hacker Cracks Hundreds of Gmail Accounts of U.S. & Asia .  This time Google says unknown hackers from Jinan, China, a city with a military command center, stole the personal Gmail passwords of hundreds of senior U.S .government officials. Google said the hackers' "goal" was to eavesdrop on the officials  "to monitor the content of the users' emails." The hackers did not steal any government-owned emails, but U.S. officials who work at home frequently use Gmail to do government business. White House teams often use Gmail to communicate where and when the President might travel. The risk is growing that too much secure information is being sent on non-secure systems. FBI is now investigating and this new revelation of hacking is adding heat to the growing frict...

Sony Pictures hacked and Database Leaked by LulzSec YES ! Sony Hacked Again once more by Lulzsec. The Target is  SonyPictures.com and It compromised over 1,000,000 users'personal information, including passwords, email addresses, home addresses,dates of birth, and all Sony opt-in data associated with their accounts.Also compromised all admin details of Sony Pictures(including passwords) along with 75,000 "music codes" and 3.5 million "music coupons". SonyPictures.com was hacked by a very simple SQL injection , one of the most primitive and common vulnerabilities.From a single injection, They accessed whole database.  The worst thing is Sony stored over 1,000,000 passwords of its customers in plaintext, No md5 OR other type of Encryption. The Leaked Data included databases from Sony BMG Belgium & Netherlands .These also contain varied assortments of Sony user and staffer information. Message By Lulzsec: Our goal here is not to come across as m...

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NATO Vs Anonymous Oh Anonymous, now you’re for it… NATO leaders have been warned that Wikileaks-loving ‘hacktivist’ collective Anonymous could pose a threat to member states’ security, following recent attacks on the US Chamber of Commerce and defence contractor HBGary – and promise to ‘persecute’ its members. In a toughly-worded draft report to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, General Rapporteur Lord Jopling claims that the loose-knit, leaderless group is “ becoming more and more sophisticated”, and “could potentially hack into sensitive government, military, and corporate files ”. NATO report threatens to ‘persecute’ Anonymous (Thinq) The NATO Draft Report

Chinese Hacker Cracks Hundreds of Gmail Accounts of U.S. & Asia Hackers around the world are gaining more attention than usual in the last few months. Now Google has added another announcement to the pile that hundreds of Gmail accounts have been hacked recently. Now, Google affirms that the problem doesn’t rest with Gmail security but rather this scheme was a result of phishing and malware. Google spilled the details on Wednesday via its official blog: Through the strength of our cloud-based security and abuse detection systems*, we recently uncovered a campaign to collect user passwords, likely through phishing. This campaign, which appears to originate from Jinan, China, affected what seem to be the personal Gmail accounts of hundreds of users including, among others, senior U.S. government officials, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries (predominantly South Korea), military personnel and journalists. The goal of this effort seems to have bee...

National Democratic Party (NPD) of Germany hacked by n0-N4m3 Cr3w National Democratic Party (NPD) of Germany websites hacked by n0-N4m3 Cr3w hackers. List of hacked sites :  http://pastebin.com/3p5AwzZe  .  A message was displayed by hackers : First, a few words in advance. I am a proud German, I love Germany above everything, and I do everything in my power to improve the image of Germany. If the policy or the law this action on my part, prosecuted, my heart aches. Because if she does, all the great words of politicians are vain. Words such as: we will not allow that brings the NPD or the right wing of our children on the wrong track. We will do everything to the NPD or the Nazis to provide a stop. I know I'll come with my action on a broad public interest. That is exactly my goal. I want the Germans are proud of themselves and their country, on the history and achievements. The whole world envies us for our intelligence and knowledge. But ok, that is up to you. The...