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Mysql.com hacked, serving BlackHole exploit malware MySQL.com website is currently hacked and compromised with a JavaScript malware (and serving malware to anyone visiting it). The mysql.com website is injected with a script that generates an iFrame that redirects the visitors to http://truruhfhqnviaosdpruejeslsuy.cx.cc/main.php, where the BlackHole exploit pack is hosted. " It exploits the visitor's browsing platform (the browser, the browser plugins like Adobe Flash, Adobe PDF, etc, Java, ...), and upon successful exploitation, permanently installs a piece of malware into the visitor's machine, without the visitor's knowledge ," say the researchers. " The visitor doesn't need to click or agree to anything; simply visiting mysql.com with a vulnerable browsing platform will result in an infection." It is, of course, impossible to say who the attackers are. The domain reached through the iFrame is registered to one Christopher J Klein from Miam...

USA Today Twitter Account Hacked By Script Kiddie A group calling itself “ The Script Kiddies ” hacked USA Today’s Twitter account this weekend and used it to solicit requests for future targets and even to promote its own Facebook page. Although this recent hack seems like more of a childish prank, this group is being taken seriously by the FBI due to its earlier hacks involving false terrorism claims posted to NBC’s Twitter account. USA Today quickly regained control of the compromised feed. " @usatoday was hacked and as a result false tweets were sent. We worked with Twitter to correct it. The account is now back in our control ," it said. " We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion caused to our readers and thank you for reading @usatoday ." It’s possible that the new USA Today hack involved a spyware Trojan horse, like the earlier NBC hack did. For the NBC hack, NBC News’s director of social media Ryan Osborn could have received a Trojan horse conta...

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Facebook track your cookies even after logout ! According to Australian technologist Nik Cubrilovic: ' Logging out of Facebook is not enough .' He added, Even after you are logged out, Facebook is able to track your browser's page every time you visit a website. He wrote in his blog ' With my browser logged out of Facebook, whenever I visit any page with a Facebook like button, or share button, or any other widget, the information, including my account ID, is still being sent to Facebook. ' After explaining the cookies behavior he also suggested a way to fix the tracking problem: ' The only solution to Facebook not knowing who you are is to delete all Facebook cookies.'

Official websites of 7 major Syrian city hacked by Anonymous for #OpSyria Official websites of 7 major Syrian city hacked by Anonymous hackers as part of hacktivists Anonymous' Operation Syria (  #OpSyria ). Anonymous has replaced the home pages of official Syrian websites with an interactive map of Syria, showing the names, ages and date of deaths of victims of the Syrian regime since the protests started in March. They call it  Martyrs of Freedom (March - October 2011).  The figure 2,316 commemorates the number of Syrians killed by the Syrian regime since anti-Assad protests started in Syria in March. The victims' names, ages and dates of death appear as you hover over the map of Syria. Hacked sites: http://tartous-city.gov.sy/ http://deirezzor-city.gov.sy/ http://palmyra-city.gov.sy/ http://homs-city.gov.sy/ http://aleppo-city.gov.sy/ http://latakia-city.gov.sy/ http://old-damascus.gov.sy/

Ani-Shell v1.4 Released With Python - Bind Shell , Anti-Crawler Feature and MD5 Cracker Ani-Shell is a simple PHP shell with some unique features like Mass Mailer , A simple Web-Server Fuzzer , a DDoser , A MD5 hash Cracker , Python and PHP Bind-Shells , Anti-Crawler Features etc! This shell has immense capabilities and have been written with some coding standards in mind for better editing and customization! New Features :- MD5 Hash Cracker Python Bind-Shell Anti-Crawler Function Shell Support for some Older Servers Better CSS Whole New Logo Ani-Shell Project Page : http://sourceforge.net/projects/ani-shell/ Ani-Shell Homepage : http://ani-shell.sourceforge.net/ Default login : lionaneesh Default password : lionaneesh