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DDOS attack on Change.org from China ! Change.org, an online petitioning platform, has come under an ongoing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack originating from China after the site hosted a call urging Chinese authorities to release artist Ai Weiwei from custody. The attacks, which started late Sunday, have nearly brought down the site, according to Change.org founder Ben Rattray. DDoS attacks work by using hundreds or thousands of hacked computers to send traffic to a website, overwhelming it with data so it becomes inaccessible to normal users. Change.org said the current attack originates from an expanding group of computers primarily based in China, and has yet to stop. This is the first time the site has been hit with a DDoS attack. Change.org has been hosting a online petition calling for the release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who is currently under arrest. The petition has attracted almost 100,000 people from 175 countries, making it one of Change.org'...

Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report Released ! Data loss through cyber attacks  decreased sharply in 2010, but the total number of breaches was higher than ever, according to the " Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report ." These findings continue to demonstrate that businesses and consumers must remain vigilant in implementing and maintaining security practices. The number of compromised records involved in data breaches investigated by Verizon and the U.S. Secret Service dropped from 144 million in 2009 to only 4 million in 2010, representing the lowest volume of data loss since the report's launch in 2008. Yet this year's report covers approximately 760 data breaches, the largest caseload to date. According to the report, the seeming contradiction between the low data loss and the high number of breaches likely stems from a significant decline in large-scale breaches, caused by a change in tactics by cybercrim...

BodgeIt Store  : Vulnerable Web Application For Penetration Testing ! Features Easy to install – just requires java and a servlet engine, e.g. Tomcat Self contained (no additional dependencies other than to 2 in the above line) Easy to change on the fly – all the functionality is implemented in JSPs, so no IDE required Cross platform Open source No separate db to install and configure – it uses an ‘in memory’ db that is automatically (re)initialized on start up There is also a ‘scoring’ page where you can see various hacking challenges and whether you have completed them or not. Install All you need to do is download and open the zip file, and then extract the war file into the webapps directory of your favorite servlet engine. Then point your browser at (for example) http://localhost:8080/bodgeit You can download BodgeIt Store here: Download Now Or read more here .

fileinfo-gui - Forensic tool for file information ! A GUI forensic tool for Ubuntu Linux designed to extract information from files. This is a beta version! Meta Data Information String ASCII and Unicode Hash MD5 and SHA1 Detect and Show PE32 Information Detect and Extract Thumbnail from JPEG file Install $ bash fileinfo --install Screenshot Right-click on the file -> Script -> FileInfo Main Menu (Classic) Meta Information String Information Hash MD5 Download Here

Lancaster 25,000 students and 2,500-plus employees personal info hacked ! Lancaster County Schools officials say computer hackers have gotten personal information on the system's 25,000 students and 2,500-plus employees. In a note posted on the school system's website and sent to students and staff, officials said hackers compromised the database sometime in March. The hackers gained access to computers, captured keystrokes, and obtained passwords. That gave them access to the database, which includes names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, addresses and phone numbers. The breach has been fixed, officials said. "We are doing anything we can to prevent this from happening again," Superintendent Gene Moore said. "And we have put new measures in place to better assure that our computers are protected from such attempts."

Two Hyundai Capital Services hackers arrested ! Two men who are believed to have hacked into the computer system of Hyundai Capital Services have been arrested. The pair, identified only by their surnames Heo and Yu are believed to be part of a group of five individuals who carried out the hack. The five were part of a gang which met online to carry out the hack. Three accomplices who are believed to be in the Philippines and Korean Police have asked Interpol for help in finding them. According to police, the two suspects met in December and plotted to hack into the company's database. They allegedly stole personal information of 420,000 people or 23 percent of Hyundai Capital's total customers and proved to be a deep embarrissment for the outfit.

Belnet Security Conference , 5 May 2011 in Brussels ! Security on the Internet is one of Belnet's highest priorities. Belnet after all has extensive expertise at its disposal in the area of Internet security. Moreover, with the expansion of its security services, Belnet wishes to raise awareness on the part of the user community with respect to security. Therefore Belnet organizes : What ? Belnet Security Conference When ? Thursday 5 may 2011 Where ? at Marivaux Hotel, Boulevard Adolphe Max 98, 1000 Brussels Accessmap Programme The presentations will address diverse security issues and trends. Among others practical safety tips, solutions and services will be treated. The presentations will be given in English Registrations Online registration is possible until noon on 3 Mei. Note: the number of participants is limited to 110. So register quickly here! Participation fee is : 36 EUR for customers and Belnet network users 98 EUR for others Read More & Regis...

5 Sites hacked by 133t Indian h4x0rs ! Hacked sites + Mirrors :  http://pastebin.com/y7W2X8fj

Atul Dwivedi (Indishell) hack into Kaizen Enterprises (Pak) Hacked Site :  http://www.kaizenenterprises.com.pk Mirror :  http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/13490446

Anonymous hacker  broke into wind turbine systems ! Claiming revenge for an "illegitimate firing," someone has posted screenshots and other data, apparently showing that he was able to break a 200 megawat wind turbine system owned by NextEra Energy Resources, a subsidiary of Florida Power & Light. The data was posted to the Full Disclossure security mailing list Saturday anonymously, by someone using the name "Bgr R." In the post, he (or she) wrote, "Here comes my revenge for illegitimate firing from Florida Power & Light Company... ain't nothing you can do with it, since your electricity is turned off !!!" In an e-mail interview, Bgr R said he's a former employee who discovered a vulnerability in the company's Cisco security management software that he then used to hack into the SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems used to control the turbines. His motive was to embarrass the company, he said. "I want peopl...

China 's Cyber Hackers Target Western Firms ! Sky News has learnt of the growing threat Western governments and corporations are under from hackers based in China. Cyber crime costs the UK tens of billions of pounds every year. The attacks cannot be traced but I have gained access to some of the country's growing number of hackers to discover just how big a risk they pose: The man I meet is 21, he has no technical training and has moved to Beijing from a small town in southern China. But within minutes of our meeting, he's shown me how he can hack into my email account. A few more clicks of his mouse, and he's stolen my credit card details as I make an online purchase. He says he's a "cyber security expert" - not a hacker - but we can't use his name and he refuses to show his face. I ask him whether he could successfully hack into more carefully guarded computer systems: those of government officials and top companies in the West. "Even...

European Space Agency (ESA.INT) Hacked by TinKode ! The European Space Agency (ESA), established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states. Headquartered in Paris, ESA has a staff of more than 2,000 with an annual budget of about €3.99 billion / $5.65 billion US dollars (2011). ESA’s space flight program includes human spaceflight, mainly through the participation in the International Space Station program, the launch and operations of unmanned exploration missions to other planets and the Moon, Earth observation, science, telecommunication as well as maintaining a major spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana, and designing launch vehicles. The main European launch vehicle Ariane 5 is operated through Arianespace with ESA sharing in the costs of launching and further developing this launch vehicle. Text Files: Main informations about server. Click here . Main accounts from ESA.I...

France official football websites,forums & Zapak Gaming Portals hacked by ZHC High profile france official football websites and forums owned by zhc Hawk with a message of protest against france for banning hijab for muslim women Hacked By ZHC Hawk - ZCompany Hacking Crew - [ZHC] http://www.district-football-club.fr/index.php http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/13482696 http://www.ja-drancy.com/ http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/13482697 http://www.mi-ascenseur-protect.com/ http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/13482698 http://www.portes-et-portails.com/ http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/13482699 http://www.robane-portails.com/ http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/13482700 http://www.alarmemultiservice.com/ http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/13482684 http://www.blancmesnil-sport-football.com/ http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/13482685 http://www.dfcimmobilier.com/ http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/13482686 http://www.groupe-smtm.com/ http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/1348...