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Call for Papers from DefCon Chennai (DC602028) Background: We are the Official DEF-CON Chennai Group [DC602028] The Event is taking place on 11th September 2011 at a resort in ECR Road Chennai,India. We will be having a Private conference room for the meet. Regarding Paper Submission We require uniqueness when it comes to Paper submission for DEF-CON Chennai DC602028. Uniqueness as Follows: -> Papers can be on your own research with proof of concept. -> Paper should be of current subject and not more than 1 year old. -> Topics of interest includes everything related to Security. -> Topics related to mobile security or Anroid Security . -> Any new methods of hacking or any 0day/tool disclosure Some of the Sample Topics = New threats faced by Corporate = Threats faced by Normal user from a Malicious person = Mobile security and Mobile Application = Denial of Service attack = Cyber laws = Forensics = Webapp Vulnerabilities = Online Fraud and Soci...

Nokia website Hacked by pr0tect0r AKA mrNRG NOKIA , One of the biggest Telecommunications Internet Computer software Company Website hacked by Indian Hacker " pr0tect0r AKA mrNRG " . He Deface the developer.nokia.com  sub-domain of NOKIA and also Redirect Another page to Custom Created Page . Hacker wrote " LOL, Worlds number 1 mobile company but not spending a dime for a server security! FFS patch your security holes otherwise you will be just another antisec victim. No Dumping, No Leaking!! ". Mirror of Hack is also Available on Zone-h . One week before , Pakistan one of the biggest forum  Defence.pk  was also Hacked by pr0tect0r A.K.A. mrNRG in occasion of Independence Day. Nokia Official Statement : During our ongoing investigation of the incident we have discovered that a database table containing developer forum members' email addresses has been accessed, by exploiting a vulnerability in the bulletin board software that allowed an SQL Injecti...

OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) v.1.3.2 Released The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications.It is designed to be used by people with a wide range of security experience and as such is ideal for developers and functional testers who are new to penetration testing as well as being a useful addition to an experienced pen testers toolbox. Some of ZAP's features: Intercepting Proxy Automated scanner Passive scanner Brute Force scanner Spider Fuzzer Port scanner Dynamic SSL certificates API Beanshell integration Download and Details

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu 's Website Defaced by Egyptian Hacker An Egyptian hacker managed on Sunday to hack into the website of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and placed a picture of Egyptian soldiers raising the Egyptian flag in Sinai during the October, 6, 1973, on the sites' homepage. The hacker who managed to penetrate the webpage of Netanyahu wrote " Anti Zionism "; the site was then gradually taken offline. The hack is seen as a symbolic message to Netanyahu regarding the ongoing Israeli military escalation, and illegal occupation of Palestine and Arab territory. The hacker also wrote " Egypt is the greatest civilization, established more than 7000 years ago, but the terrorist state of Israel stole the Palestinian lands, and killed children ". The hacker said, " Do you know that Israel was established on paper in 1948! Before Egypt installed its railways, do you know that you, and your state, are nothing, nothing, nothing ", and added, " I know...

Phone Hacker Forced to Disclose name, Who Told Him to Hack ! Court tells private investigator he must identify 'News of the World' executives who asked him to intercept voicemails. A private detective jailed for illegally intercepting voice-mail messages on behalf of a journalist at one of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers has been ordered to reveal who asked him to carry out the phone hacking. Coogan's lawyers believe that the release of the names will demonstrate that there was widespread knowledge and authorisation of phone hacking among the defunct Sunday newspaper's senior figures. John Kelly of law firm Schillings told that Mulcaire, who is suing News International himself after it stopped paying his legal fees, would have to answer their questions in a formal document to be filed at the court before September. " He will now have to identify exactly who at the News of the World asked him to access the mobile phones of the named individuals and who ...