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One More Xbox Live director hacked !

One More Xbox Live director hacked !

Apr 06, 2011
Here's an interesting way to get noticed for a job (or fine) by Microsoft.. A hacker known as "Predator" has been able to phish information from Xbox Live's Director of Policy and Enforcement, Stephen Toulouse (aka "Stepto"), gaining email and address information via his personal website server and was then able to alter the Chief's details online. This latest hacker attack on Xbox Live accounts follows a leak of info belonging to Director of Programming Larry Hryb (aka "Major Nelson") around this time last year. On the outset no serious harm was done by the little scam, but it's a scam "Predator" hopes will make a statement to Microsoft in regards to their security policies. He states "I'm simply letting them know I'm willing to help them secure accounts from future hackers" – an innovative method of self-promotion! In a boastful video uploaded to YouTube "Predator" claims to be "Xbox Live's greatest account jacker" and is raking in the cash from causing trouble for Xbox online...
ZeuS Source Code Leaked, Available for Sale !

ZeuS Source Code Leaked, Available for Sale !

Apr 06, 2011
ZeuS Source Code Leaked, Available for Sale ! The source is C++ and supposedly contains everything. The seller is asking for 5500 WebMoney/LibertyReserve for the full source code of version 2.0.8.9. The source code has been leaked but the archive is password-protected. Now there's a race to see who can crack the password. In addition, someone has even given out an MD5 hash of the password. Dunno if it's legit but it's certainly making this an interesting race indeed.
Toyota 4x4 - Toyota Land Cruiser Hacked by The 077

Toyota 4x4 - Toyota Land Cruiser Hacked by The 077

Apr 06, 2011
Toyota 4x4 - Toyota Land Cruiser Hacked by The 077 Hacked site :  https://4x4-toyota.fr/
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Between Buzz and Reality: The CTEM Conversation We All Need

Between Buzz and Reality: The CTEM Conversation We All Need

Jun 24, 2025Threat Exposure Management
I had the honor of hosting the first episode of the Xposure Podcast live from Xposure Summit 2025. And I couldn't have asked for a better kickoff panel: three cybersecurity leaders who don't just talk security, they live it. Let me introduce them. Alex Delay , CISO at IDB Bank, knows what it means to defend a highly regulated environment. Ben Mead , Director of Cybersecurity at Avidity Biosciences, brings a forward-thinking security perspective that reflects the innovation behind Avidity's targeted RNA therapeutics. Last but not least, Michael Francess , Director of Cybersecurity Advanced Threat at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, leads the charge in protecting the franchise. Each brought a unique vantage point to a common challenge: applying Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) to complex production environments. Gartner made waves in 2023 with a bold prediction: organizations that prioritize CTEM will be three times less likely to be breached by 2026. But here's the kicker -...
DHCP client allows shell command injection !

DHCP client allows shell command injection !

Apr 06, 2011
The Internet System Consortium's (ISC) open source DHCP client (dhclient) allows DHCP servers to inject commands which could allow an attacker to obtain root privileges. The problem is caused by incorrect filtering of metadata in server response fields. By using crafted host names, and depending on the operating system and what further processing is performed by dhclient-script, it can allow commands to be passed to the shell and executed. A successful attack does, however, require there to be an unauthorised or compromised DHCP server on the local network. Dhclient versions 3.0.x to 4.2.x are affected. The ISC has released an update. Alternatively, users can deactivate host name evaluation or add an additional line to dhclient-script. Instructions for doing so can be found in the ISC's advisory. Alongside dhclient-script, X.org's 'X server resource database utility' (xrdb) is also affected, as it also evaluates host names transferred via DHCP. Crafted host name...
Govt of Orissa website Owned by ZHC XtreMist [ZHC]

Govt of Orissa website Owned by ZHC XtreMist [ZHC]

Apr 06, 2011
Govt of Orissa website Owned by ZHC XtreMist [ZHC] Hacked site :  https://zssmayurbhanj.gov.in/ Mirror:- https://zone-h.org/mirror/id/13421065
India's CBI plans to send teams to US, Europe to trace hackers !

India's CBI plans to send teams to US, Europe to trace hackers !

Apr 06, 2011
Against the backdrop of the attack on its website by " Pakistan Cyber Army ", the CBI is considering to send its team to the US and Europe to trace hackers involved in the defacement. Sources said the agency officials have pin-pointed three Internet Protocol (IP) address -- a unique numerical label borne by each computer in a network that use worldwide web for communications -- two originated from Seattle, Pennsylvania in the US and other in Daugavpils, Latvia in northern Europe. They said the agency has moved a local court here seeking permission to access authorities in the US and Latvia for collecting information on the IP addresses. The CBI had on December 4 last year registered a case against unknown persons of " Pakistani Cyber Army " for hacking and defacement of its website under various Sections of Information Technology Act.
New Chinese MBR Rootkit Identified

New Chinese MBR Rootkit Identified

Apr 06, 2011
A new rootkit that uses the master boot record (MBR) to hide itself has been discovered in China and is being used to install an online game password stealer. The bootkit is installed on the computer by a trojan downloader distributed from a Chinese adult site and is detected by Kaspersky as Rookit.Win32.Fisp.a. Once executed, the rootkit makes a copy of the old MBR and replaces the sectors with its own code which includes an encrypted driver. When the computer boots, the malicious code executes and restores the original MBR so that Windows can load normally. It then uses hooks to replace the fips.sys system driver with a malicious one. "It should be noted that the driver fips.sys is not required for the operating system to run correctly, so the system won't crash when it is replaced," says Kaspersky Lab expert Vyacheslav Zakorzhevsky. The driver scans loaded processes to determine if they belong to one of over a dozen antivirus programs and prevent them from running...
MumbaiITPro User Group Hacked by TriCk [TeaMp0isoN]

MumbaiITPro User Group Hacked by TriCk [TeaMp0isoN]

Apr 05, 2011
MumbaiITPro User Group Hacked by TriCk [TeaMp0isoN] MumbaiITPro User Group is an online technical community initiative for the IT Professionals. They are supported by Global IT Community Association (GITCA) and Microsoft Corporation. Hacked site :  https://mumbaiitpro.org/ Mirror :  https://mirror.sec-t.net/defacements/?id=7039
Hosting company Hostkey.ru got Compromised !

Hosting company Hostkey.ru got Compromised !

Apr 04, 2011
Hosting company Hostkey.ru got Compromised ! A hacked Hacked Into Hosting company Hostkey.ru, some Proof of hacks are here : 1.)  Cms Hacked 2.) PhpMyAdmin Hacked 3.) Shell on Server 4.) Config File https://pastebin.com/VbuD0acE 5.) Server Rooted https://pastebin.com/h5RW3w6c Full compromise step-by-step @ forum https://tinyurl.com/dusbitchez News Source :  anonymous 
Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Directory Server !

Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Directory Server !

Apr 04, 2011
Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Directory Server Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in IBM Tivoli Directory Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information and by malicious people to cause a Denial of Service and compromise a vulnerable system, according to Secunia. 1. The application bundles a vulnerable version of IBM Java. 2 . An error within ibmslapd.exe when processing certain requests can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code. 3. The TDS proxy server stores the user's password in cleartext in the audit log when the backend server is configured to audit extended operations. The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3.
Hackers Changes Millions of Passwords to "password" !

Hackers Changes Millions of Passwords to "password" !

Apr 04, 2011
 Hackers Changes Millions of Passwords to " password " ! Passwords from over 3,000,000 user accounts were apparently set to "password" late last night in a wide-spread hack that affected hundreds of news, retail and Web 2.0 sites. Most affected users are completely unaware of the attack. According to current statistics, 62% of affected users would not notice such a change as their password was already "password". Several sites have reported that they are taking steps to protect compromised accounts. In addition, many sites are creating a new rule to ban using the word "password" as a password. Users are reacting fiercely to the hack but even more so to the ban many sites are putting on one of the world's most popular passwords. Online riots are to be expected. The hacker group named "Obvious" has claimed credit for last evening's attack. Thousands of hacked Twitter and Facebook accounts posted the message "We are a...
HBA Crew (german carder forum) get hacked !

HBA Crew (german carder forum) get hacked !

Apr 04, 2011
Now it's official: HBA-crew v2, was hacked! Ip 'were logged, Database is public! An official statement is as early as the first April before. But was it so funny but not that it was serious: Hi, Now we can not hide it anymore. geloaded Since yesterday evening by a leak in the server the entire database of HBA, packaged and put on various public OCH's been. Because, unfortunately, still in some areas, no IP logging was disabled, we ask you immediately to secure your systems. It's just a matter of time. Starting with the great and stopped at the small. The forum is in the background already reorganized. According to the internals using Co.Admin TheSaint was - made possible the leak. No one can be trusted - unfortunately. Bitter ! be deceived by the private Co. Admin thereby. Well let's look at how the index looked like: "Hacked by a pro of the scene" The Happy Ninja's are the again the scene on its head: First of all, here is the plain tex...
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