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Samsung Galaxy S II (AT&T) trusted pattern lock Security Bypassed Major security flaw found in AT&T's upcoming Samsung Galaxy S II device. Guys at BGR noticed that the information on the upcoming AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S II isn't so safe behind a once trusted pattern lock, and that it can quite simply be bypassed. All you have to do : Wake the device using the lock key, then let the screen time out, then wake it again with the lock key and you can access all the data. AT&T's Version of Samsung Galaxy S II is confirmed to have this security flaw, but the Sprint version or other does not suffer from this. Even I just check my own Samsung Galaxy S II (Indian Version), Yeah - ITS SAFE :) Video Demonstration [ Source ]

Nmap 5.61 TEST2 -  IPv6 OS detection Added Nmap Added IPv6 OS detection, CPE, 30 more scripts, and more features in latest release Nmap 5.61 TEST2. Change Log for Nmap 5.61TEST2 Added IPv6 OS detection system! The new system utilizes many tests similar to IPv4, and also some IPv6-specific ones that we found to be particularly effective. And it uses a machine learning approach rather than the static classifier we use for IPv4. We hope to move some of the IPv6 innovations back to our IPv4 system if they work out well. The database is still very small, so please submit anyfingerprints that Nmap gives you to the specified URL (as long asyou are certain that you know what the target system isrunning). Usage and results output are basically the same as withIPv4, but we will soon document the internal mechanisms athttps://nmap.org/book/osdetect.html, just as we have for IPv4. For anexample, try "nmap -6 -O scanme.nmap.org". [David, Luis] [NSE] Added 3 scripts, bringing the ...

Virus removal website compromised to serving malware One of the Famous Virus Removal Service website : laptopvirusrepair.co.uk  is compromised and Hacker is Serving Malware on the website. In above screenshot Avira detects the JS/Blacole.psak Java script Virus hosted on the site.  The snippet of code is located at the bottom of the index page: It is an obfuscated iframe that redirects to a site that will deliver exploits:  zdesestvareznezahodi.com/tds/go.php?sid=1 . This Site is listed in  malwareblacklist .  Detected Virus is : Kaspersky: Trojan-Downloader.JS.Agent.geo and Effected Platforms / OS: • Windows 95 • Windows 98 • Windows 98 SE • Windows NT • Windows ME • Windows 2000 • Windows XP • Windows 2003 • Windows Vista • Windows Server 2008 • Windows 7 Side effects of JS/Blacole.psak Java script Virus: • Can be used to execute malicious code • Drive-by download

Russian firm Elcomsoft unveils tool to crack BlackBerry encryption security A Russian security company has upgraded a phone-password cracking suite with the ability to figure out the master device password for Research in Motion's BlackBerry devices. Elcomsoft said that before it developed the product, it was believed that there was no way to figure out a device password on a BlackBerry smartphone or PlayBook tablet. BlackBerry smartphones are configured to wipe all data on the phone if a password is typed incorrectly 10 times in a row, the company said. " ElcomSoft Phone Password Breaker " does exactly what it says, enabling its users to recover plain-text passwords governing encrypted backups for BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets. (The password-breaking tool also works on Apple devices running iOS, such as iPhones and iPads.) The new feature is wrapped into Elcomsoft's Phone Password Breaker. It costs £79 ($123) for the home edition and £199 for the fu...

Disable Social Networks From Tracking You with The Priv3 Firefox Extension In Earlier Post we Inform our readers about " Facebook track your cookies even after logout ". Did you know that social networking sites like Facebook, Google+, and Twitter can track your visits to any web page that uses the familiar "Like", "Follow", or "+1" buttons, even if you do not actually click these buttons? If you care about privacy, you must have already installed privacy addons like Ghostery, Adblock Plus, but here's a new addition to your privacy toolkit – Priv3. Priv3 is different from addons like Ghostery. For example, Ghostery blocks social sharing buttons (+1, Like, Tweet buttons) and other social snippets (Facebook comments, Facebook connect) completely, so you may feel disconnected. Priv3 protects your privacy by blocking trackers, but still shows social snippets like Facebook Comments, +1, like buttons so you don't miss any content. Once you intera...