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Syrian Ministry of Defense hacked by Anonymous Hackers

Syrian Ministry of Defense hacked by Anonymous Hackers

Aug 08, 2011
Syrian Ministry of Defense hacked by Anonymous Hackers The official website of  Syrian Ministry of Defense has been hacked by Anonymous Hackers and defaced. The Anonymous Logo and a note can be seen on homepage. The Original words of Note is : To the Syrian people: The world stands with you against the brutal regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Know that time and history are on your side - tyrants use violence because they have nothing else, and the more violent they are, the more fragile they become. We salute your determination to be non-violent in the face of the regime's brutality, and admire your willingness to pursue justice, not mere revenge. All tyrants will fall, and thanks to your bravery Bashar Al-Assad is next. To the Syrian military: You are responsible for protecting the Syrian people, and anyone who orders you to kill women, children, and the elderly deserves to be tried for treason. No outside enemy could do as much damage to Syria as Bashar Al-Assad has done. Defend yo...
Moshi Moshi : VoIP bot written in Python

Moshi Moshi : VoIP bot written in Python

Aug 07, 2011
Moshi Moshi : VoIP bot written in Python Moshi Moshi is a VoIP Bot written in Python that uses SIP as VoIP Protocol, Text-to-speech engines for Output, and DTMF Tones for Input. It is part of a talk (" Sounds Like Botnet ") given at DEF CON 19 and BSidesLV 2011 on VoIP Botnets by Itzik Kotler and Iftach (Ian) Amit. Download Moshi Moshi Extras: - Python 2.7+ - SIP SIMPLE Client - catdoc - Text-to-speech engine such as , Mac OS X 'say' and etc. More Instructions and Details can be found here .
10 year old girl hacker CyFi reveal her first zero-day in Game at #DefCon 19

10 year old girl hacker CyFi reveal her first zero-day in Game at #DefCon 19

Aug 07, 2011
10 year old girl hacker CyFi reveal her first zero-day in Game at #DefCon 19 Another awesome day at DefCon 19 . Today a 10 year old Girl hacker - pseudonym CyFi revealed her zero-day exploit in games on iOS and Android devices that independent researchers have confirmed as a new class of vulnerability. The 10-year-old girl from California first discovered the flaw around January 2011 because she " started to get bored " with the pace of farm-style games. About CyFi : She is cofounder of DEFCON Kids. CyFi is a ten-year-old hacker, artist and athlete living in California. She has spoken publicly numerous times, usually at art galleries as a member of “The American Show,” an underground art collective based in San Francisco. CyFi’s first gallery showing was when she was four. Last year she performed at the SF MOMA Museum in San Francisco. DEFCON Kids will be her first public vulnerability disclosure. CyFi’s has had her identity stolen twice. She really likes coffee, but h...
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Official site of NDRRMC hacked by Cocain TeaM

Official site of NDRRMC hacked by Cocain TeaM

Aug 07, 2011
Official site of NDRRMC hacked by Cocain TeaM The official website of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) was hacked and defaced on Sunday morning By Cocain TeaM . Visitors of the website were greeted with a black page with what appeared to be a map of the Persian Gulf and a message that read " P E R S I A N G U L F 4 E V E R. " According to NDRRMC Executive Director Benito Ramos, this is the third time that their website was hacked in the middle of disseminating information to local governments.
LulzSec's Leader Sabu can be at DefCon Security conference

LulzSec's Leader Sabu can be at DefCon Security conference

Aug 07, 2011
LulzSec's Leader Sabu can be at DefCon Security conference LulzSec's Leader Sabu can be at DefCon Security conference in Las Vegas these days. According to a Article on PCMag , Author note some Tweet chat Between "Sabu" and "th3j35t3r". The LulzSec leader Sabu claimed to have been available in DefCon via a tweet . " #DEFCON Come find me in the middle of the vendor room, directly opposite No Starch Press. Mention ANTISEC and get a free sticker. #fuckfeds ". On this  thejester (th3j35t3r) , claimed to be at DefCon as well and challenged Sabu to meet with him in public. Sabu Replied via tweeting : " @th3j35t3r Again, you're still trying to set me up with #feds. How about you MAN UP and meet me privately. I'm not going to jail for you. ". It's unconfirmed as yet whether Sabu was truly in attendance at DefCon. In one tweet , Sabu does refer to " two feds that came to the booth, " presumably the No Starch Press bo...
Lulzsec Brazil Leaks the Federal Police 8 GB of Data

Lulzsec Brazil Leaks the Federal Police 8 GB of Data

Aug 07, 2011
Lulzsec  Brazil  Leaks the Federal Police 8 GB of Data Lulzsec Hackers from Brazil Today leaks the huge 8Gb of Documents data of Federal Police on their website . The Data includes the various Documents and photographs related to Federal Office. This is another mass leak after ,  10GB data of law enforcement agencies leaked by #AntiSec Hackers yesterday.
Pakistani Matrimonial Website 'PakRishta' defaced by Cyb3r R3b3li@nZ

Pakistani Matrimonial Website 'PakRishta' defaced by Cyb3r R3b3li@nZ

Aug 07, 2011
Pakistani Matrimonial Website ' PakRishta ' defaced by Cyb3r R3b3li@nZ Pakistani Matrimonial Website ' PakRishta.com ' defaced by Hacker name " Cyb3r R3b3li@nZ " . Hacker said " This site is just hacked to inform the admin to remove the file uploading vulnerabilities in the profile picture uploading. This vulnerability allow the attacker to upload any malicious file on the server. " Mirror of hack :  http://zone-h.org/mirror/id/14581926 Submitted By: F@si Wolf
Italian Police website SAPPE defaced by #Antisec Hackers

Italian Police website SAPPE defaced by #Antisec Hackers

Aug 06, 2011
Italian Police website  SAPPE   defaced by #Antisec Hackers Anonymous Hackers deface the website of Italian Police ,  SAPPE - Independent Police Trade Union Prison  for Operation Antisec. Hackers dedicate there Hacks to Operation #FreeTopiary also. Hack is possibly Perform by  @LulzSecITALY  &  @anonitaly  . Hacker Leave a Pastebin Url on deface page , which contains a message by hackers. Complete message is :
10GB data of law enforcement agencies leaked by #AntiSec

10GB data of law enforcement agencies leaked by #AntiSec

Aug 06, 2011
10GB data of law enforcement agencies leaked by #AntiSec AntiSec , Lulzsec and Anonymous Hackers once again leak a huge data of 10GB at  https://vv7pabmmyr2vnflf.tor2web.org/  , hacked from 70 law enforcement agencies. The leak contain hundreds of compromising email spools, personal information about officers, police training videos, and the contents of insecure anonymous tip systems. Also Over 300 mail accounts from 56 law enforcement domains. Missouri Sheriff account dump (mosheriffs.com)7000+ usernames, passwords, home addresses, phones and SSNs. Online Police Training Academy filesPDFs, videos, HTML . Plesk plaintext server passwords (ftp/ssh, email, cpanel, protected dirs).files. "Report a Crime" snitch list compilation (60+ entries).  Stolen Credit Card information from mosheriffs.com online store also leaked on Pastebin . The Data is leaked on twitter via account @ioerror . Update : Video from Newsy . Multisource political news, world news, and en...
Pentagon launches "Cyber Fast Track" program to fund hacker innovation

Pentagon launches "Cyber Fast Track" program to fund hacker innovation

Aug 05, 2011
Pentagon launches " Cyber Fast Track " program to fund hacker innovation Peiter Zatko, a hacker known as Mudge who is now at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, said he joined the Pentagon's research arm to try and build bridges between the government's cybersecurity needs and hackers working on innovative projects. DARPA has launched the "Cyber Fast Track" program, intended to cut red tape for hackers to apply for funding for projects that would help the Defense Department secure computer networks. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military. DARPA has been responsible for funding the development of many technologies which have had a major effect on the world, including computer networking, as well as NLS, which was both the first hypertext system, and an important precursor to the contemporary ubiquitou...
SIG Sauer - Security Intelligence Group Hacked by LulzaMac

SIG Sauer - Security Intelligence Group Hacked by LulzaMac

Aug 05, 2011
SIG Sauer - Security Intelligence Group Hacked by LulzaMac Nothing is Secure on Internet Now.  SIGARMS Academy website Hacked by hacker " LulzaMac ". SIGARMS Academy is committed to providing safe, responsible and accurate firearms training and courses which are nationally and internationally recognized for law enforcement, military, and the private security industry.  Hacker Expose the Usernames, Password and Email of Users and Admin via Pastebin link as shown below. Hacker Promise to leak huge database from  http://www.freeappaday.com/  soon.
Forbes.com Vulnerable to XSS injection

Forbes.com Vulnerable to XSS injection

Aug 05, 2011
Forbes.com Vulnerable to XSS injection One of the Leading News Company Forbes is Vulnerable. Hacker with name " B1uB3rry " expose that Forbes.com is vulnerable to possible SQL injection but confirmed to be vulnerable to Cross Site Script Injection (XSS) & HTML Injection. According to hacker " One can easily deface the website as other vulnerabilities exist. "  Live Example of XSS injection on Forbes  . Hacker is Admin of  B1uB3rry Security Team (San Antonio, TX). Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of computer security vulnerability typically found in web applications that enables attackers to inject client-side script into web pages viewed by other users. UPDATE: Another XSS on Subdomain of Forbes . This Vulnerability also exposed by a hacker on Twitter .
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