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#DefCon 19 : Android Network Toolkit for Penetration Testing and Hacking Have an Android and wanna start pwning people, networks and machines like penetration testers do? Defcon 2011 is in full hacking swing, and Itzhak Avraham -- "Zuk" for short -- and his company Zimperium have unveiled the Android Network Toolkit for easy hacking on the go. Need to find vulnerabilities on devices using nearby networks? The app, dubbed "Anti" for short, allows you to simply push a button to do things like search a WiFi network for potential targets, or even take control of a PC trojan-style. The firm says the tool's purpose is for people to find aged exploits and patch them so that "hacking" their network and taking control of devices connected to it isn't as easy as putting together a 10 piece puzzle. It will allow users to do more than just "find" these exploits, though – you can actually act on them as if you had every intent to cause malintent.Commands like " man-in-the-m...

Call for DEFCON Chennai (DC602028) 2011 meet on 14th August Welcome to DC602028 aka DEF-CON Chennai  DEFCON Chennai (DC602028) inviting all the like minded heads for the August 2011 meet In Chennai. Get Ready for Next Generation DefCon Meet.. -Where it 's taking place? Dazzle restaurant, Neelankarai Chennai. -At what time? From 4PM to 6PM. -Who will be the speaker ? There is no speaker, really. We dont have any speakers. It's going to be a Hacker meet, so we want each and everyone among us to share their little adventure. In other words "All are Speakers". -What are we going to talk about? Literally about everything on the "Hack Field". PS: We will be discussing about Exploits and Narcissism. - Will I get a Free foods, Drinks and hukka? Sorry due to recession, we are in recession. We advice you to have 300rs to 500rs ;-) - How can I contact DEF-CON Chennai? You can contact us at defchennai@gmail.com .  Please leave your name and ph...

Oracle, other companies hacked by Social Engineering attack in #DefCon 19 A weekend contest from 4th August to 7th August , at the world's largest hacking convention in Las Vegas showed one reason why big corporations seem to be such easy prey for cyber criminals : their workers are poorly trained in security. Reuters post the news about Hacking of Oracle and some more big Companies just by using Social Engineering in DefCon 19. Hackers taking part in the competition on Friday and Saturday found it ridiculously easy in some cases to trick employees at some of the largest U.S. companies to reveal information that can be used in planning cyber attacks against them. A contestant pretended to work for a company's IT department and persuaded an employee to give him information on the configuration of her PC, data that could help a hacker decide what type of malware would work best in an attack. " For me it was a scary call because she was so willing to comply ," said...

Youth Peer Education Network Of Syria Defaced by Cocain TeaM Hacker from Cocain Underground Team today deface the website of   Youth Peer Education Network Of Syria . The Youth Peer Education Network (YPEER), is a groundbreaking and comprehensive youth-to-youth initiative pioneered by UNFPA.Y-PEER Network is already in 48 countries Including (SYRIA) and still counting. Mirror of Hack is available  here . Yesterday Official site of NDRRMC was hacked by Cocain TeaM  . and just few hours before  Syrian Ministry of Defense is hacked by Anonymous Hackers.

Sulekha.com Got hacked by Mr52 An Indian Hacker " Mr52 " Hack and deface the webpage of  Sulekha.com - A leading shopping store of India. Hacker said " Sulekha.com Got hacked because they take money but never give any support ".  Defaced Page and Mirror of Hack is Available. Some days before  Songs.pk was also hacked by Mr52 Against Mumbai blasts. Update : One more Link hacked on Sulekha.com By Mr52 .

Syrian Ministry of Defense hacked by Anonymous Hackers The official website of  Syrian Ministry of Defense has been hacked by Anonymous Hackers and defaced. The Anonymous Logo and a note can be seen on homepage. The Original words of Note is : To the Syrian people: The world stands with you against the brutal regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Know that time and history are on your side - tyrants use violence because they have nothing else, and the more violent they are, the more fragile they become. We salute your determination to be non-violent in the face of the regime's brutality, and admire your willingness to pursue justice, not mere revenge. All tyrants will fall, and thanks to your bravery Bashar Al-Assad is next. To the Syrian military: You are responsible for protecting the Syrian people, and anyone who orders you to kill women, children, and the elderly deserves to be tried for treason. No outside enemy could do as much damage to Syria as Bashar Al-Assad has done. Defend yo...

Moshi Moshi : VoIP bot written in Python Moshi Moshi is a VoIP Bot written in Python that uses SIP as VoIP Protocol, Text-to-speech engines for Output, and DTMF Tones for Input. It is part of a talk (" Sounds Like Botnet ") given at DEF CON 19 and BSidesLV 2011 on VoIP Botnets by Itzik Kotler and Iftach (Ian) Amit. Download Moshi Moshi Extras: - Python 2.7+ - SIP SIMPLE Client - catdoc - Text-to-speech engine such as , Mac OS X 'say' and etc. More Instructions and Details can be found here .

10 year old girl hacker CyFi reveal her first zero-day in Game at #DefCon 19 Another awesome day at DefCon 19 . Today a 10 year old Girl hacker - pseudonym CyFi revealed her zero-day exploit in games on iOS and Android devices that independent researchers have confirmed as a new class of vulnerability. The 10-year-old girl from California first discovered the flaw around January 2011 because she " started to get bored " with the pace of farm-style games. About CyFi : She is cofounder of DEFCON Kids. CyFi is a ten-year-old hacker, artist and athlete living in California. She has spoken publicly numerous times, usually at art galleries as a member of "The American Show," an underground art collective based in San Francisco. CyFi's first gallery showing was when she was four. Last year she performed at the SF MOMA Museum in San Francisco. DEFCON Kids will be her first public vulnerability disclosure. CyFi's has had her identity stolen twice. She really likes coffee, but h...