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Anonymous attack on Israeli government  & security services websites Several Israeli government websites crashed on Sunday in what appeared to be a cyber-attack by Anonymous hackers. The websites of the IDF, Mossad and the Shin Bet security services were among the sites that went down, as well as several government portals and ministries.The Israeli army and intelligence agencies' websites were offline. In a video that was uploaded to YouTube, Anonymous warns that if the siege on Gaza is maintained, it will have no choice but to go on the attack.. " Your actions are illegal, against democracy, human rights, international, and maritime laws ," the statement addressed to the government of Israel and posted on Youtube and Anonymous-affiliated sites said. " Justifying war, murder, illegal interception, and pirate-like activities under an illegal cover of defense will not go unnoticed by us or the people of the world. " " If you continue blocking human...

DUQU – Another Stuxnet in the Making ? Article by :   Nidhi Rastogi is a Cyber security professional based in New York. Article shared from THE HACKER NEWS magazine - November Edition. You can download Complete Magazine here . Barely a year into discovering Stuxnet, the world recently saw its powerful variant in the form of Duqu. It is believed that a Hungarian blogger was the first to have a tryst with the virus in early September at an ISP hosting service. Why it is important: Duqu has gained a lot of attention because of striking similarities with its famous predecessor, Stuxnet. Several Security researchers have concluded that 99 percent of Duqu software rules are same as Stuxnet including source code and keys for encryption. There is reasonable evidence by now that the damage caused by Stuxnet was real. Hence, Duqu is of concern to every security professional at the moment. How it functions: Duqu camouflages its own data behind normal web traffic to avoid suspicion fr...

Insider Threats vs Hackers - by Emmett Jorgensen Emmett Jorgensen has worked in IT and Infosec for over 10 years. He works for Kanguru Solutions (www.kanguru.com), a manufacturer of secure portable storage solutions. Article taken from 'The Hacker News' Magazine - October Edition. You can Download it from Here . News about cyber security, Anonymous, and Lulzsec are constantly making headlines these days, as well they should. It seems that Anonymous is hacking into confidential information on an almost weekly basis. Yet, despite this talk of external risks, the real threat to businesses often comes from within, in the form of insider threats. Although the intent of a hacker is generally more insidious, the insider threat is more prevalent simply due to an employee's access to company data. Insiders often have access to sensitive data without having to circumvent security measures designed to keep out external threats. But which is really a bigger threat to your orga...

I had the honor of hosting the first episode of the Xposure Podcast live from Xposure Summit 2025. And I couldn't have asked for a better kickoff panel: three cybersecurity leaders who don't just talk security, they live it. Let me introduce them. Alex Delay , CISO at IDB Bank, knows what it means to defend a highly regulated environment. Ben Mead , Director of Cybersecurity at Avidity Biosciences, brings a forward-thinking security perspective that reflects the innovation behind Avidity's targeted RNA therapeutics. Last but not least, Michael Francess , Director of Cybersecurity Advanced Threat at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, leads the charge in protecting the franchise. Each brought a unique vantage point to a common challenge: applying Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) to complex production environments. Gartner made waves in 2023 with a bold prediction: organizations that prioritize CTEM will be three times less likely to be breached by 2026. But here's the kicker -...

VanishCrypt – Virtual Encryption Tool by SecurityLabs SecurityLabs Experts from India release a new Virtual Encryption Tool called " VanishCrypt ". A Freeware Utility to Secure Your Data. It creates a virtual disk that contains your secret files. Data is protected with a Encrypted Password. The files are completely inaccessible without the correct password. Stored files are encrypted with strong CryptoAPI. Additional Features: It have "Advanced Mode" with you can create a real virtual drive accessible in Explorer that contains your files stored in the vdisk image. It uses Win32 API for I/O operations for a great speed improvements Video Demonstration: Download VanishCrypt [ Source ]

Duqu malware was created to spy on Iran's nuclear program A Report by Kaspersky Lab Expert, Ryan Naraine says that the DUQU malware was created to spy on Iran's nuclear program. IrCERT (Iran's Computer Emergency Response Team) Duqu is an upgraded version of "Stars".  Back in April this year, The Iranian government says it is being targeted by a new piece of malware aimed at its federal computers. Also its confirm that some of the targets of Duqu were hit on April 21, using the same method involving CVE-2011-3402, a kernel level exploit in win32k.sys via embedded True Type Font (TTF) file. In both cases a malware similar to Stuxnet found in systems and stealing information. Do you think these relate to each other ? If we are to believe these reports, then it means that Duqu was created in order to spy on Iran's nuclear program. Another interesting part of information is that more than 10 nations have supplied intelligence suggesting Iran ...

Hacker selling compromised websites gets hacked by d33ds A hacking group called d33ds broke into the online shop of a rival hacker who sells unauthorized access to high-profile websites and data. A hacker calling himself Srblche , also offered information stolen from websites belonging to the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of Defense, the South Carolina National Guard and other institution. Srblche is believed to be Kuwaiti. d33ds  target  Srblche,  " Anyone willing to pay for this service must be as stupid as he is, " d33ds wrote in its announcement of Srblche's online catalogue being hacked. D33ds is the same group that hacked RankMyHack.com . RankMyHack is a website that awards points for Web compromises depending on how big or important the target was. Hackers compete for a higher position on the leaderboard. [ Source ]

Duqu Analysis and Detection Tool by NSS Labs NSS Labs has built a new, free tool that detects known and newly created Duqu drivers that have infiltrated systems, thus allowing security experts to further analyze the " functionality, capabilities and ultimate purpose of DuQu. ". The Tool is available free. Duqu is notorious worm that exploit Windows Zero-day Vulnerability. Microsoft released temporary fix yesterday for this vulnerability . According to the test, NSS tool Success rate is 100%, zero false positivies. Developers said it is using advanced pattern recognition techniques, it is also capable of detecting new drivers as they are discovered.Two new drivers were discovered after the tool was completed, and both were detected by the NSS tool with no updates required. It seems that Duqu contains similar code and utilizes similar techniques to Stuxnet. More precisely, it seems to make use of digital certificates that appear as legitimate, but it's far too early to descri...