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Volatility 2.0 - Advanced Memory Forensics [With Video Demonstration] The Volatility Framework is a completely open collection of tools, implemented in Python under the GNU General Public License, for the extraction of digital artifacts from volatile memory (RAM) samples. The extraction techniques are performed completely independent of the system being investigated but offer unprecedented visibilty into the runtime state of the system. The framework is intended to introduce people to the techniques and complexities associated with extracting digital artifacts from volatile memory samples and provide a platform for further work into this exciting area of research. The Volatility Framework demonstrates our committment to and belief in the importance of open source digital investigation tools . Volatile Systems is committed to the belief that the technical procedures used to extract digital evidence should be open to peer analysis and review. We also believe this is in the best i...

Duqu Trojan found in Indian Server Last week we update you about Duqu when Symantec said it had found a mysterious computer virus that contained code similar to Stuxnet, a piece of malware believed to have wreaked havoc on Iran's nuclear program. Two workers at a web-hosting company called Web Werks told Reuters that officials from India's Department of Information Technology last week took several hard drives and other components from a server that security firm Symantec Corp told them was communicating with computers infected with Duqu. The equipment seized from Web Werks, a privately held company in Mumbai with about 200 employees, might hold valuable data to help investigators determine who built Duqu and how it can be used. But putting the pieces together is a long and difficult process, experts said. " This one is challenging ," said Marty Edwards, director of the US Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response...

Torsocks 1.2 Released - Socks friendly ssh and irssi with Tor Torsocks is an application for Linux, BSD and Mac OSX that allows you to use network applications such as ssh and irssi with Tor. Torsocks allows you to use most socks-friendly applications in a safe way with Tor. It ensures that DNS requests are handled safely and explicitly rejects UDP traffic from the application you're using. Enhancements unique to torsocks Torifying reverse dns requests through gethostbyaddr() Blocking of UDP traffic from sendto() and its variants. Use of Tor-friendly defaults if no configuration file available. The addition of all RFC defined private address ranges to the default configuration How to Use TorScocks , Read Here Torsocks allows you to use most socks-friendly applications in a safe way with Tor. Once you have installed torsocks, just launch it like so: usewithtor [application] So, for example you can use ssh to a some.ssh.com by doing: usewithtor ssh username@some.ssh.com or...

Anonymous hackers threatening a Mexican drug cartel Anonymous Mexico is going head-to-head with one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the world, the Mexican cartel Los Zetas. With this Anonymous Proofs that they are not just a common Internet users as cowards behind a keyboard. Not only has the Anonymous threatened to reveal names, but it has also started making good to its threats. Mexican Anonymous hackers is warning a Mexican drug cartel to release one of its members, kidnapped from a street protest, or it will publish the identities and addresses of the syndicate's associates, from corrupt police to taxi drivers, as well as reveal the syndicates' businesses. The website of a Mexican politician suspected of connections to the cartel and The page is still defaced as we write; here is what it looks like (" es Zeta " meaning " is Zeta "): " You made a huge mistake by taking one of us. Release him, " says a masked man in a video posted online on ...

How Facebook Ticker  exposing your information and behavior without your knowledge Nelson Novaes Neto , a Brazilian (independent) Security and Behavior Research have  analyze  a privacy issue in Facebook  Ticker  that allows any person chasing you without your knowledge or consent . He explain that this is not a code vulnerability, but here the whole issue is related to users privacy. Nelson said on his blog " This tool - monitor others began to run when it introduced a new feature called Ticker. This new feature (Ticker) does not respect the privacy settings and it now Comments (updates), add friends, likes and can be seen by others (friend *) anyone without your permission. * You really know a friend tell me if it is real or fake profile - cloned? " Nelson Give Proof of Concept with a very creative real life scenario. Check out a live demonstration, where a "novel" explains how the issue of privacy (you can use any browser to play it). Descri...

Most advanced and dangerous malware for Apple products - Why you should be concerned ! Indian security researcher from MalCon has created an advanced and dangerous malware for Apple products which can not only compromize your privacy but also steal important data and let hackers control your device by simple text messages. If you are using any Apple product such as iPhone, iPad or iPod, then you shuuld be concerned. Indian security researcher from MalCon , Atul Alex has created an advanced malware for the Apple products which can not only intercept calls of users, steal data, but also provide a reverse VNC to see remotely all the actions of the victim. The malware can be deployed remotely over the web and is supposed to work on the latest iOS 5. Atul Alex, Technical director of MalCon said " Apple products are extremely secure by design. The malware works on jailbroken devices - something which over 90% of users have. If your device is not jailbroken, you have nothing to w...

TeaMp0isoN releases list of vulnerable police web sites TeaMp0isoN group of hackers published a list of vulnerable law enforcement authorities websites that can be hacked using MSAccess SQL injection attacks. Member from TeaMp0isoN with codename " _f0rsaken " create a pastebin note with following message for Police and People of World : I do not like the Police. You beat on innocent and peaceful protestors for no reason other than that you want to protect your friends at the banks and yourselves to make money. It's all about money and the Police aiming to keep their job. Why did I decide on not releasing the databases? I want you to see for yourself how vulnerable these people really are and for you all to get an understanding on why I didn't release. In this release I present you vulnerable websites that are open to MSAccess SQL injection. Below are official city websites that also the Police of that said area uses for their updates. Of course with all the mone...