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SAMHAIN v2.8.5  - intrusion detection system The samhain open source host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) provides file integrity checking and logfile monitoring/analysis, as well as rootkit detection, port monitoring, detection of rogue SUID executables, and hidden processes. It has been designed to monitor multiple hosts with potentially different operating systems, providing centralized logging and maintenance, although it can also be used as standalone application on a single host. The official change log: For the kernel check, the configure script should now detect if /dev/kmem exists but is dysfunctional. Also, a bug in the samhain_kmem kernel module has been fixed. The LogmonMarkSeverity option has been fixed Timeserver response is cached now for one second The Unix entropy gatherer supports /opt/local/bin now A compile time option has been added to disable the expansion of $(shell command) in the configuration file. Also, the signature of a signed ...

HP computers FTP hacked by HexCoder UPDATE : We have verified that this is just a anonymous FTP user access to ftp.hp.com . There is nothing like hack. Pakistani hacker HexCoder may try this to get attention. Anyway the access is available for all with : Host : ftp.hp.com Username : anonymous Password : anonymous Just Now we ( The Hacker News ) got a mail from Pakistani hacker named " HexCoder " . He Claim to hack FTP of HP computers at ftp.hp.com .  Statement about this Hack by Hacker  HexCoder, " I have done this by getting access to FTP successfully.All this by just mere stupidity!Oh and I will not share their database because its too big (9 GB) ". About a month before , ACER hacked because of their own stupidity , and this time HP computers.

ClubHack: CHMag Issue 17th, June 2011 Download Contents of this Issue:- Tech Gyan - Pentesting your own Wireless Network Tool Gyan - Wi-Fi tools Mom's Guide - Wireless Security - Best Practices Legal Gyan - Copyrights and cyber space Matriux Vibhag - Forensics with Matriux Part - 2 Poster of the month - Can you cage a Wi-Fi signanl ? Direct Download

XSS attack on CIA (Central Itelligence Agency) Website by lionaneesh After Ddos attack on CIA (Central Itelligence Agency) website by Lulzsec, lionaneesh , an Indian hacker have found XSS Vulnerability on same site as shown. The Vulnerabile link is here  . You can join Loinaneesh on Twitter . 

LulzSec Leaks 62,000 Email/Passwords of writerspace.com LulzSec Leaks 62,000 Email/Password Combo Internet Goodie Bag. Lulz hasn't said where they got the data, Even they are not sure that, these logins are from which site. They tweet the download link as shown :  http://www.mediafire.com/?9em5xp7r0rd2yod According to  Mikko H. Hypponen ,CRO of F-secure - " The list of 62,000 emails/passwords just released by @LulzSec is probably the user database of writerspace.com. " He also give Reason that " Why writerspace.com? Well, the most common passwords include these: mystery, bookworm, reader, romance, library, booklover and..writerspace.So basically that's why I believe the latest Lulzsec password leak originates from writerspace.com. I'm guessing it's their user database "