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Kaspersky Lab has released its forecast for the IT threat landscape for this decade (2011 – 2020). Kaspersky bases this forecast on an analysis of the main changes and issues in the sphere of IT security over the past decade, as well as emerging trends in the development of personal computers, mobile phones and operating systems. According to the company’s analysts, the most significant trends of the last ten years (2001-2010) were: Mobility and miniaturisation . Smaller and smaller devices can now access the Internet from virtually any point on the globe; making wireless networks the most popular method of connecting to the web. The transformation of virus writing  into cybercrime (Crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person’s identity, sell contraband, stalk victims or disrupt organisations with malevolent programs). Windows maintaining its leading position  as a vendor of operating systems for personal computers. Intense competition in the mobil...

It's gigantic ! It can handle over 100 simultaneous touch points! It has a curvature of 135 degrees! And best of all, it is NOT the newest, insanely expensive gadget to hit the market. Instead, this touchscreen was hacked together with a bunch of PCs, video cameras, projectors and cheap infrared illuminators at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. It works like this: "The cameras, illuminators and projectors are all placed behind a large, cylindrical screen (formally used as a 3D theater). Due to the diffuse layer on the front side of the screen, the cameras cannot see clearly through the screen, however whenever someone touches the screen, enough of the infrared light is reflected back to see the tip of the finger. The difference is very small (on a scale of 0-255 the difference is only 2 or 3), but still big enough to be seen by the computers that analyze the images from the cameras." The display is used to teach mathematics and computer science students ...

Many celebrities have fallen prey to Internet pranksters and the latest name added to the list is reality TV star Kim Kardashian, whose Twitter account has been hacked. The 30-year-old socialite has appealed to bosses of the microblogging site to restore the security of her account after she discovered that an imposter had sent fake tweets on her behalf." My twitter has been hacked! Twitter help!!!! I can sign on from my phone app but no where else and see some fake tweets here (sic), " wrote the 30-year-old on her Twitter page." Twitter please help me get my password back! How is it that I can tweet from my cell but my home computer says wrong password! Hacked (sic), " she wrote in a post.Her sister Kourtney added, " Some stalker hacked Kim Kardashian twitter and email... So just beware of her tweets. " Stars who fell victim to Twitter hackers recently are Selena Gomez, rapper Swizz Beatz and British funnyman Matt Lucas.

Anonymous Hackers Call United Nation (UN) for their Responsibilities Regarding Libya ! NOTE :  One More Press Released By Anonymous Hackers on there official site/Facebook/Twitter. We are Publishing This news, just as the Media of "Hacking Field" . These is No relation b/w 'The Hacker News' & 'Anonymous Hackers'. In their Press Release They wrote : Call the responsibilities of the UN Dear United Nations:   Anonymous wishes you to act.   We are watching the developments in Libya and are shocked. Shocked by the images we’ve seen. Shocked by the things Libya’s Anons have told us. Shocked by the fact that one man ignores the voices of his citizens and opens fire on them. Shocked by the fact that even with generals and diplomats deserting, this man is still ignoring the will of his people and unwilling to accept their human rights People ought not have to fear their leaders; leaders ought to fear their people. In too many places, though, this is cur...

BackTrack 5 ( BT5 ) Coming Soon ! We’re behind schedule with BackTrack 5 , but are working hard to make up for lost time. We thought we’d post a few pictures for your enjoyment of the development BT5 ISO we’re working on. The screenshots were taken on a 2.6.38-rc5 kernel. The screenshot above is of the KDE 4 theme currently in development. The screenshot above is of the current OSSIM compatible menu structure (WIP). The screenshot above is of working IEEE r8187 drivers on our new kernel. Take into account that many things may and will change in terms of appearance – these are initial mockups are are creating for various environments. Final release in a couple of months at least. News Source : BackTrack

“ OllyDbg is a 32-bit assembler level analysing debugger for Microsoft ®  Windows ® . Emphasis on binary code analysis makes it particularly useful in cases where source is unavailable . “ Version 2.01 alpha 2 is an intermediate functional release with many new useful features. The most important novelty is that   this version is compatible with Windows 7 . I have tested it under Win7 Home Premium 32-bit. If you find any problems, please inform me immediately. Don't forget to add the screenshot of the Log window. Other improvements: - Aware of avast! antivirus and modifications it makes to the PE header;   - .NET analysis, very rough yet. .NET debugging is not supported, but at least I can disassemble CIL and parse .NET st reams; - Speech API support. You need SAPI 5.0 or higher installed on your computer. Open Options, select Text-to-speech and check "Activate text-to-speech"; - List of found switches; - List of referenced GUIDs. Int...

This project was originally unveiled at the recently concluded  ShmooCon . It shows a lot of promise and the authors two years of study and experimentation. The name is  Ubertooth. Ubertooth is an open source 2.4 GHz wireless development platform suitable for passive bluetooth monitoring. It aims to be the world’s first open source and affordable bluetooth monitoring and development platform. In reality, the commercial equivalents of such tools are available for 10000$ and above! Since it’s inception from almost two years ago, there are two version (both open source) of the Ubertooth platform (if we may call it!). They are as follows: Ubertooth Zero : It was a low power (comparable to a Class 3 bluetooth device) USB dongle, and the first working prototype hardware platform of Project Ubertooth. It has since been superseded by Ubertooth One. Ubertooth One : It is a smaller, higher power (comparable to a Class 1 bluetooth device) USB don...

Operation Libya (#OPLIBYA) - Anonymous Press Release for Free citizens of the world ! NOTE :  One More Press Released By Anonymous Hackers on there official site/Facebook/Twitter. We are Publishing This news, just as the Media of "Hacking Field" . These is No relation b/w 'The Hacker News' & 'Anonymous Hackers'. Free citizens of the world: For a long time the people of Libya have suffered under the madness of their leader, Muammar Abu Minya al-Gaddafi, and his government.  For too long, the people of Libya have suffered in silence.  With the recent riots in Tunisia and Egypt, the fear is gone by the Arabs throughout the region.  It 'not to spend more time in silence. Anonymous is trying to bring its support to the courageous people of Libya.  Anonymous says his involvement with this release for a common goal.  We, the people will not be silent as dictators shoot their citizens.  We, the people will not remain passive while the power...

The database of global banking recruitment website  efinancialcareers-gulf.com  has been hacked, according to the former CEO of Credit Suisse Private Bank Australia, Nick Kalikajaros. The British company that has Australian operations believed its registered users' names, email addresses, registered countries and encrypted passwords were accessed during the breach. Kalikajaros claimed the website operator's managing director, James Bennett, issued a warning and apology to its customers over the weekend. "We are not immune from illegal attempts to access and extract information, as is the case with many organizations which maintain large information databases. Although we constantly review and improve our security features, unfortunately on this occasion, some information was taken, for which we offer our full apology," Bennett was reported to have said. Neither eFinancialCareers.com nor its parent, New York Stock Exchange listed Dice Holdings, Inc. have releas...

Iranian computer hackers on Monday hijacked the website of the Voice of America, replacing its Internet home page with a banner bearing an Iranian flag and an image of an AK-47 assault rifle. The group called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to “hear the voice of oppressed nations.” The banner stated that “we have proven that we can.” The message called on the United States to “stop interfering in Islamic countries.” It then listed more 90 websites of VOA it claimed has also been hacked. A State Department spokesman could not be reached for comment. An administration official said the group identified with the banner is known as the Iranian Cyber Army. VOA operates a global network of news and information outlets that reflect official U.S. foreign policies. It broadcasts, through radio, television and the Internet to scores of nations around the world. Little is known about the group. It was credited with hacking and defacing Twitter in December 2009, replacing the...

Lohchab Network Private Limited (India) Hacked by TriCk (TeaMp0isoN - ZHC) Link :    http://lohchab.in/ Mirror :  http://zone-h.org/mirror/id/13096395

Richard Kirk Kirk hacked into more than 300 eBay users' e-mail accounts after cracking their passwords. He then was able to steal money from his victims' usually secure PayPal accounts. He transferred money from PayPal into hundreds of his own accounts, and then used the stolen cash to buy valuable items, including gold bars. On Friday he was jailed for three and a half years for fraud and theft committed between 2008 and 2010. Nottingham Crown Court heard he stole more than £180,000 from his victims to buy gold jewellery, gold bullion bars and a Mitsubishi Shogun car on eBay. Victims were mainly individual account holders from Mansfield, Nottingham, Australia and Sweden. One account belonged to a special school in the North West for children with a short life expectancy. Kirk used the school's website, which sold memorabilia, to sell gold bars. After he agreed a sale of £3,000, the gold was never sent to the buyer. "Richard Kirk is a professional eBa...