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NCASC & 3 More Nepal Government Sites Hacked By cool_sh4v1k Hacked Sites : http://necan.gov.np/license.html http://epsnepal.gov.np/license.html http://ncasc.gov.np/license.html http://nepalstandards.gov.np/license.html Mirrors : http://www.zone-h.net/mirror/id/13681612 http://www.zone-h.net/mirror/id/13681609 http://www.zone-h.net/mirror/id/13681610 http://www.zone-h.net/mirror/id/13681611

Microsoft Releases Patch Tuesday Fixes for Windows Server and PowerPoint ! Microsoft addressed two security bulletins in May’s Patch Tuesday release. Despite its small size, security experts said administrators should apply the fixes immediately as they addressed significant threats. Microsoft fixed a critical vulnerability affecting Windows Server and an important bug in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, according to the Patch Tuesday advisory released May 10. Microsoft also assigned separate “exploitability” scores for newer versions of the software under the “improved” exploitability index ratings. The team fixed a critical vulnerability (MS11-035) in the WINS component in Windows Server 2003 and 2008. WINS is a name resolution service that resolves names in the NetBIOS namespace and does not require authentication to use. While usually not available by default in Windows Server, it is commonly used in the enterprise for internal network servers. Administrators who have enabled WIN...

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace aims to help consumers pay for services such as health care more securely and avoid identity theft. Recent guidelines issued by the White House on cyber-security could provide an impetus for secure online bill paying in health care, according to health care industry experts. The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace presented by the White House provides direction on how to protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and fraud in online transactions by creating an identity ecosystem. Under the ecosystem strategy, consumers would maintain their anonymity during transactions by providing one piece of information, such as age, but not name, address, birth date or other information. "The rapid and vastly positive changes that have followed the rise of online transactions—like making purchases or downloading bank statements—have also led to new challenges," President Obama wrote in the str...

BackTrack 5 Released – Penetration Testing Distribution, Download Now ! Download : http://www.backtrack-linux.org/downloads/ Direct Links from FTP :  http://mirrors.rit.edu/backtrack/

Anonymous IRC hacker, Ryan Cleary  Exposed ! The ‘Anonymous’ collective named Ryan Cleary as the person responsible for breaching two of its own sites. The 18-year-old was accused of trying to bring down message boards used by Anonymous members to communicate with each other. Read Here ‘ We regret to inform you today that our network has been compromised by a former IRC-operator and fellow helper named “Ryan” ,’ a post on its AnonOps site said. ‘He decided that he didn’t like the leaderless command structure that AnonOps network admins use. So he organised a coup d’etat.’ Mr Cleary was accused of stealing passwords and targeting the network servers used to keep Anonymous’s websites running. ‘ This is not a joke, this isn’t a lie, this is the truth and we are sorry for that, ’ the post added. A later update showed a screenshot of a ‘ revenge attack ’ that gave the alleged culprit’s full name, address and phone numbers. Anonymous is still under attack. Going to Ano...