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Infographic - The Sony PlayStation Hack We were doing an expose on the 'Sony Hack Fiasco' and realized no infographic was done on the subject - at least none we can find. Considering how big the issue was for our readers, we decided to create an infographic to summarize the events. Our sources include news site and commentary pieces. Because the subject matter is so time sensitive, we decided to include minimal information to the graphic and get it out when it matters. We will, however, be updating it with the latest information as it comes through. Source : http://www.creditcardfinder.com.au/the-sony-playstation-hack-what-it-means-outside-the-gaming-world.html

BlackHole Exploit Kit 1.0.2 - Download ! First Public Release of  BlackHole Exploit Kit . BlackHole exploit kit is yet another in an ongoing wave of attack toolkits flooding the underground market. The kit first appeared on the crimeware market in September of 2010 and ever since then has quickly been gaining market share over its vast number of competitors. In fact, many antivirus vendors now claim that this is one of the most prevalent exploit kits used in the wild. Even Malware Domain List is showing quite a few domains infected with the BlackHole exploit kit. Black Market Cost : Users can purchase the annual license for $1500, semi-annual license for $1000, or just a quarterly license for $700. The license includes free software updates for the duration of the contract. For those malicious users with a commitment phobia the makers of the kit offer yet another solution. You can rent the kit (on the author’s servers) for $50 for 24 hours, $200 for 1 week, $300 for 2...

Democrat website Youngdemocrat.org hacked by  ALLAH`U EKBER-Team ! A website of the Democrat Party, set up to attract young people, was hacked since Sunday night. Reports said an anonymous hacker broke into "www.youngdemocrat.org" while Prime Minister and Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was using social media for his party's election campaign. The hacker replaced the homepage with a black background with the message: "Don't Worry Admin! Your Files and Database Are Safe!!! I Just Wanna Tell You that Your Security Sucks!!!" The black background and the message were removed on Monday morning but the website was still down.

State highway police website hacked ! The state highway police's website was allegedly hacked by an unknown person, who changed the accident figures to show a steep decline in the number of deaths for the year 2010. The changed statistics show the number of fatalities went down by almost 9,000 between 2009 and 2010. In 2009, th e number of deaths was 11,396. The records for 2010 show the number of deaths to be 1,762, even though an earlier table shows the number of deaths between January and June 2010 to be 6,588. The highway police said they are in the process of correcting the data on their website. Superintendent of police (state highway) BG Shekhar told the Hindustan Times that the website was hacked some time ago. "We are trying to correct the data that appears on the website right now and we hope to put everything in order by Monday," Shekhar said. The police said figures between 2004 and 2008 have shown a consistent rise in fatalities on state highways. In...

6 sites Defaced by Cyb3r.pr3dat0r ( Team DNA Stuxnet) Hacked Sites : http://worldoffrank.co.uk/ http://scrutineer.co.uk/ http://worldoffrank.co.uk/ http://bloomsbury-interiors.co.uk/ http://davidwatkin.co.uk/ http://friedafrowhawk.co.uk/

Sony BMG Greece Hack , Complete Details Out ! Update :  10th Attack on Sony -->  Sony Ericsson Got Hacked by Idahca (Lebanese hacker Group) Yesterday , we have reported that On 5th May, 2011 - Sony BMG's Greek website was also got hacked.  One of Them Provided the Full extract database from the site.   b4d_vipera was the hacker who Deface the site using SQL injection method. There are 8385 users on this website. Sample of hacked Database was leaked at  http://pastebin.com/WqLysjiN  . This was 7th Attack on Sony. As from Source : DB Detection: MsSQL no error (Auto Detected) Method: GETType:  Data Base: SONYBMG Table: USERS Total  Rows: 8385 Fields are : u_id, u_usr , u_name, u_pwd , u_company , u_email , u_tel , FOREIGN_DOMAIN , u_regdate ,  u_lname Hacked Link :  http://www.sonymusic.gr/theodoridou/page/releases/lyrics.asp?id=2133 Mirror Link :  http://zone-h.org/mirror/id/13621890

Facebook Says - I am vulnerable, Please Hack Me ! I have so many friends on facebook and everyone of them always asks me why Facebook sucks ? So finally I am showing that facebook is completely against your Security & Privacy and there are more  other secure ways to connect with world, like Twitter, Orkut. Here we have One more Facebook vulnerable link , as shown below. It looks funny, but YES ! Facebook is the most vulnerable site on internet that is used by thousands of millions users daily. Link : https://www.facebook.com/connect/connect_to_node_error.php?body=I%20am%20vulnerable,%20Please%20Hack%20Me%20! Daily a new Vulnerability, 100's of Scams Lets have a look on Some of them here : 1.)  Police warns - Beware Facebook scams ! 2.)  New Facebook worm propagating : VERIFY MY ACCOUNT , Video Explanation of code ! 3.)  New Facebook Scam : WTF I can’t believe you’re in this video ! 4.)  Facebook new Vulnerability, Lots of Acco...

200+ Important & Some Govt. Websites of India Hacked by XtReMiSt Hacked Sites Link and Mirrors : http://pastebin.com/4mQU6Csd

Israeliens Websites Hacked By Ahmdosa ! Mirror and Hacked Sites Links : http://pastebin.com/nnRXgCLj

Sony Music Indonesia Defaced By k4L0ng666 After 5 serial attack on Sony, Its 6th attack by hacker named " k4L0ng666 " . He deface Sony Music Indonesia website as shown in above image.  Hacked Link : http://www.sonymusic.co.id/kiwi.php Update : Sony BMG Greece Hack , Complete Details Out ! Click Here to Read More On 5th May, 2011 - Sony's Greek website was also got hacked . Hacked Link :  http://www.sonymusic.gr/theodoridou/page/releases/lyrics.asp?id=2133 Mirror Link :  http://zone-h.org/mirror/id/13621890 Now Score Board is ,  Sony : 0  |  Hackers : 7  :D

What is Zeus - Technical paper Zeus by SophosLabs ! Zeus or Zbot is one of the most notorious and widely-spread information stealing Trojans in existence. Zeus is primarily targeted at financial data theft; its effectiveness has lead to the loss of millions worldwide. The spectrum of those impacted by Zbot infections ranges from individuals who have had their banking details compromised, to large public order departments of prominent western governments. We will explore the various components of the Zeus kit from the Builder through to the configuration file; examine in detail the functionality and behaviour of the Zbot binary; and assess emerging and future trends in the Zeus world. Download Paper : Click Here Download Zeus : Source code of ZeuS Botnet Version: 2.0.8.9

Unknown Exploit Kit  (Crimeware) leaked, Available for Download ! Another New Exploit kit is now in Black Market called Unknown Exploit Kit or Mushroom Exploit Kit  . After The Public Release of Source code of ZeuS Botnet Version : 2.0.8.9 , THN also provide  Crimepack 3.1.3 Exploit kit &   26 more Underground Hacking Exploit Kits  for Download and Research. Now  1st Public Release of Spanish version of   Unknown Exploit Kit is here... This kit offers the following exploits: MDAC, SpreadSheet, SnapShot, Aurora, CSSClip, IEPeers, PDF LibTiff, PDF GetIcon, PDF CollectEmail, JAVA, Shockwave, and AOL. Screenshots : Download Links : http://www.multiupload.com/6U6T4MB7SD Note : The Public Release of these kits are only for Educational and Research Purpose Only. May this help Antivirus and Security Companies to Analyse and develop advance Security wares. Thanks.