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14 Year Old Hacker Hired by Microsoft after doing  phishing via Call of Duty Server ! These are the kinds of things dreams are made of, a 14 year old hacker on Call of Duty was just recruited by Microsoft. You heard me right, Microsoft . This is exactly what Sony should have done with George Hotz – given him a job as a security specialist, instead of suing him in court and getting its PlayStation Network and other Sony websites hacked day in and out. Microsoft is reported to be working with the 14-year-old Irish hacker who managed to stir up a little trouble with his Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 phishing scam alert. According to the managing director of Microsoft of Ireland, the company is helping the hacker “ develop his talent for legitimate purposes. ” Congrats to that young hacker, whose name was not disclosed. While the new prospect for the Dublin kid is not meant to be an example for other hackers to follow, companies do have to realize that there are many talent...

Sony Reply to Congress : We Still Don't Know Who Hacked Us ! Updates from the latest answers submitted by PlayStation executive Kaz Hirai , responding to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade . Hirai and this subcommittee last discussed PSN through letter writing in early May, not long after the attack took place, PSN went down, accounts were exposed and Congress started questioning. The letter is addressed for yesterday, May 26. " I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the committee for its appreciation of the gravity of the situation that Sony faced and, accordingly, allowing Sony to defer an appearance before the Committee ," said Hirai. " Sony was unable to appear before the Committee due to exigent circumstancesSony was under attack and it was critically important that our key personnel remain available and ready to address critical issues as our network and game serv...

Cringley’s credit card was recently hacked. And if his card can be hacked, anyone’s can. Like many cardholders, Cringley received a notification from his credit card company’s fraud department, informing him that his card data was being used overseas, on an online dating website. A scammer used Cringley’s credit card number to create a fake profile, posing as a woman named Katya to lure desperate, unsuspecting men into dating scams. Cringley determined that the IP address associated with the fraud was anonymized, going through numerous channels to disguise its origin. A Russia-based email address may mean Russian criminals are involved in the hack. Cringley’s card was used to purchase Badoo credits, which are used to unlock certain features of the dating website, such as chatting with another user or requesting photos. The scammer used Cringley’s card to buy Badoo credits in numerous countries, making her profile internationally accessible. Cringley surmises that his card data ...

XSS Vulnerability found on Sony PlayStation Store Website XSS Vulnerability found on Sony PlayStation Store Website at  https://store.playstation.com/ ,This  Vulnerability is posted by someone on a Forum site. The XSS is working on Firefox Browser, Not applicable for Crome Browser. Here in Screenshot you can see that, The backlink Code behind " Back " button has been modified using XSS attack.  Proof of Concept : 1.) Open Url in Firefox : Click Here 2.) Now Click on the Back Button shown at middle of the page. You will be Redirected to Google.com . This XSS Vulnerability can be misused By hackers for Phishing or any Cyber Crime Activity. We have Notice that, almost 70% Sony's websites are Vulnerable with various Flaws. Sony Should Fix it as soon as possible, Before any next hack attack. Thanks.

R00TW0RM Linux Auto rooter for 2010 kernel Coded by CrosS Roots linux server Automatically if the Kernel version is still vulnerable to exploit. Previously a 2009 Auto rooter was Released and now 2010 is being released. for more updated like 2011 and other Exploits and Methods stay in touch with http://r00tw0rm.com/forum | R00TW0RM - Private Community Download :  http://r00tw0rm.com/CrosS- 2010.txt Usage : Just upload/fetch/wget and give sommand => perl CrosS-2010.txt Also see :  R00TW0RM Linux Auto rooter for 2009 kernel Coded by CrosS