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FAQ : DNSChanger Trojan, Impact and Solutions Two days before we (THN) Reported that FBI will shutdown Internet on 8th March , Title seems to be more Attention seeking , Why ? Well ! Our job is to aware you about the Internet Security. If we are looking for some extra attention from our Readers then its part of our small effort to make Internet more secure space for all. Today we are going to Explain all about DNSChanger Trojan, its Impact on Internet users and the biggest challenge for FBI to resolve it, and How a non technical user can check and Restore its computer, Hope you will share this article with your Friends, Followers and On your Site to aware them about this Serial Internet Killer . What is DNS (Domain Name System) ? is an Internet service that converts user-friendly domain names into the numerical Internet protocol (IP) addresses that computers use to talk to each other. When you enter a domain name, such as www.thehackernews.com , in your web browser address b...

DPScan : Drupal Security Scanner Released The First Security scanner for Drupal CMS has been released by Ali Elouafiq , on his Blog . His team develop a tool that will enumerate at least the modules used by Drupal so we can simulate a White Box audit on our private machines. This small tool is public and accessible to you for use however you please. It may help other auditors or penetration testers do their job faster, Here is a little demonstration. After downloading the script (in python), you simply type: > python DPScan.py [website url] You can download Drupal Security Scanner here .

FBI will shutdown the Internet on March 8 The Internet could go dark for millions of users as early as March 8 because of a virus that has corrupted computers in more than 100 countries. Last year, authorities in Estonia apprehended six men believed responsible for creating a malicious computer script called the DNSChanger Trojan. Once set loose on the Web, the worm corrupted computers in upwards of 100 countries, including an estimated 500,000 in America alone. Must Read :  FAQ : DNSChanger Trojan, Impact and Solutions The primary impact of this infection is that it caused web surfers to be sent to fraudulent websites by changing what is called the DNS settings on compromised computers.The Domain Name System (DNS) is the backbone of the Internet's address scheme and DNS servers are special computers around the world that act as Internet traffic cops providing directions to websites that you wish to visit. Though the FBI has shut down the DNSChanger network and put up s...

Teyana Taylor 's Twitter Hacked, Nude image Leaked R&B singer  Teyana Taylor was the latest victim of an Internet scandal when a nude photo of her hacked and spread around the Internet. The topless photo and other pictures claiming to be of the " Google Me " singer reportedly appeared online by way of her Yfrog account. The embarrassing nude photo that is trending on Twitter shows someone who has similar features like Taylor, showing off her breasts and is seen wearing nothing but her underwear and a pair of socks. The person's face in the picture is not shown and it hasn't been confirmed that it is in fact the rapper. But Twitter users believe that it us the rapper and has said that Taylor's phone was either stolen or she has uploaded the photo of herself. Read her open letter below: Look I’m human, & just like every girl in this world, I admire my body so i take pics just like EVERY other human being. However my phone that was stolen Wit...

Anonymous Hackers Develop WebLOIC DDOS Tool for Android Mobiles These Days Anonymous Hacker Group using a new tool WebLOIC . This tool is even easier to use than LOIC DDOS tool, requiring no download, it sends requests using Javascript in the user's browser. Just like LOIC, it is a quick path to prison, sending thousands of requests from your IP address to the target, accompanied by a slogan. Recently Hackers Release and New Interface of WebLOIC, ie. for Android Mobile in the form of an Application named “ LOIC para Android by Alfred ”. They Spread this tool via Anonymous social network accounts to execute the new attack in Various Anonymous operations against Argentinian government - such as #opargentina #iberoamerica. When Attacker will click " Fire ", a JavaScript will sends 1,000 HTTP requests with the message “ We are LEGION! ” that perform DoS attacks of Given Target URL. This Application is Available to Download here .

The Syrian spyware to target the opposition activists CNN News reported about malicious programs used to target the Syrian opposition, Its a computer viruses that spy on them and according to report a Syrian opposition group and a former international aid worker whose computer was infected. They steal the identities of opposition activists, then impersonate them in online chats, then they gain the trust of other users, pass out Trojan horse viruses and encourage people to open them. Security Researcher in the Malware Detection Team (MDT) at Norman analyse the packages and found that there are two malicious programs, one which displays message about downloading a free security program, and one which showed no action when executed. He said that Most of the ones we’ve seen come as selfextracting RAR executables that extract a malicious program. The malicious programs have been Visual Basic executables that primarily are downloaders and keyloggers  they ...

How Hackers can Track your Mobile phone with a cheap setup ? Cellular phones have become a ubiquitous means of communications with over 5 billion users worldwide in2010, of which 80% are GSM subscribers. Due to theiruse of the wireless medium and their mobile nature, thosephones listen to broadcast communications that could reveal their physical location to a passive adversary. University of Minnesota researchers found a flaw in AT&T and T-Mobile cell towers that reveals the location of phone users. The attack, described in a Research paper (Click to Download Pdf) , is most useful for determining whether a target is within a given geographic area as large as about 100 square kms or as small as one square kilometer. It can also be used to pinpoint a target's location but only when the attacker already knows the city, or part of a city, the person is in. Ph.D. student Denis Foo Kune says, “ Cell phone towers have to track cell phone subscribers to provide service efficiently...