DHS Unveils Effort to Focus on Software Security

The long string of attacks against popular Web sites, high-profile companies such as Sony, and government networks has brought the problem of common and easily exploitable vulnerabilities into the public eye, and the Department of Homeland Security today is unveiling a new effort to help address...

Bank of America Employee Sentenced Following ATM Scam

A former Bank of America employee was sentenced to twenty seven months in prison after installing software on the bank’s computers that allowed him to steal thousands of dollars from ATMs, according to an Associated Press report. Rodney Reed Caverly of Mint Hill, N.C. was ordered to pay $419,310....

Microsoft Releases Version 2.1 of EMET Mitigation Toolkit

Microsoft has released a new version of its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit, a free download that gives IT staffs the ability to better defend against exploit attempts. The EMET now includes support, as well. EMET is a toolkit that essentially is designed to add exploit mitigation...

DHS Cybersecurity Chief Reitinger Stepping Down

Philip Reitinger, the top information security official at the Department of Homeland Security, is going to step down from his post at the beginning of June, just a couple of weeks after the Obama administration laid out the details of its latest strategy to improve the country’s online defenses...

Report: Google May Face $500m Fine Over Rogue Pharma Ads

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that search giant Google is close to reaching a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over an investigation of the company’s policy of running ads from online pharmacies that operate outside U.S. borders and in violation of U.S. law. Google has not made ...

FBI vs Coreflood botnet

FBI vs Coreflood botnet The FBI's unprecedented effort to behead the Coreflood botnet—comprised of millions of hacked Windows machines—appears to be working, at least for now. The bureau has tracked a dramatic decline in the number of pings from the botnet since the takedown operation began earli...

FBI cracks International Bot Network !

FBI cracks International Bot Network ! The Department of Justice and FBI declared that it has cracked a network of hackers, who have infected almost 2 million computers with a harmful "bot" program, Coreflood that steals private and monetary data from computers. Identified as a "bot" network- as...

DOJ Shuts Down Botnet, Disables Infected Systems

The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI said on Wednesday that they had taken actions to disable an international botnet of more than two million infected computers that was stealing corporate data including user names, passwords and financial information. Thirteen unnamed “John Doe” defendent...

New Zealand Government's sites bringing down by Anonymous !

New Zealand Government's sites bringing down by Anonymous ! Online hacktivists Anonymous have been accused of bringing down the New Zealand Government's Department of Internal Affairs last week – or perhaps they haven't. The main website : has now been restored to service, with some other related...

Pentagon tightens computer security in wake of WikiLeaks breach !

Top defense and intelligence officials reiterated their commitment to information-sharing at a Senate hearing Thursday, even as they outlined new safeguards to prevent a repeat of the WikiLeaks breach that has led to the release of thousands of classified military reports and diplomatic cables. T...

How easy it is to hack AMC's sites !

An 'ethical' hacker demonstrates how one can break into the civic corporation's e-governance site and I P Gautam's official domain to access confidential info. The state government's websites are under threat of being hacked. A BCA student, who calls himself an 'ethical' hacker, demonstrated how ...

Eventum 2.3.1 Stored Cross Site Scripting

Exploit Title: Eventum 2.3.1 stored XSS Date: 19-2-2011 Author: Saif El-Sherei Software Link: download link if available Version: Eventum 2.3.1 Tested on: FF 3.0.15, IE 8 Vendor notification: vendor notified, awaiting response Info: Eventum is a user-friendly and flexible issue tracking system th...

eventum issue tracking system 2.3.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

Exploit Title: Eventum 2.3.1 stored XSS Date: 19-2-2011 Author: Saif El-Sherei Software Link: https://code.launchpad.net/eventum Version: Eventum 2.3.1 Tested on: FF 3.0.15, IE 8 Vendor notification: vendor notified, awaiting response Info: Eventum is a user-friendly and flexible issue tracking...

Nokia under scanner of Indian Intelligence Agency for its Push Email service and SMS !

Department of Telecommunication DOT has been asked by The Intelligence Bureau IB0 to stop the messaging services of Nokia in India until they can be monitored. Once again security concerns have clouded Intelligence department's mind and the incident is not first of its kind. Earlier too similar...

Reversing Stuxnet's Rootkit Into C++ , Download !

This is the first time Mr. Amr Thabet from Egypt , student at Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering Mechanical Department , reverse a rootkit. He choose Stuxnet Rootkit as it's a famous virus and begin reversing.. Finally now he convert it into C++ code with a commented IDA Pro v.5.1...

Punjab Education Department E-mail Hacked !!

Hoshiarpur : In an incident that has left teachers in schools in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab face red, the official email address of the school board here has been pirated and pornographic material was distributed to 400 public schools in the district. "We are using this e-mail address to send...

Tech2spider found SQLi Vulnerability in University of Michigan - Department of Human Genetics Website !

Tech2spider Krunal found SQLi Vulnerability in University of Michigan - Department of Human Genetics Website ! News Source : Krunal aka tech2spider | Via Email Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter  and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post...

Infected PC Compromises Pentagon Credit Union

The credit union used by members of the U.S. armed forces and their families has admitted that a laptop infected with malware was used to access a database containing the personal and financial information of customers. The Pentagon Federal Credit Union PenFed issued a statement to the New...

Woman arrested in stolen of credit card !

A woman has been arrested on more than two dozen counts of fraud and other charges after using a stolen credit card over the course of about two weeks. Susan J. Hancock, 53, was arrested on 25 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, 25 counts of computer tampering, fraudulent schemes, theft of...

Joint Director's (Technical Education Department) official mail ID hacked

The Joint Director of Technical Education Department in Palace Grounds has fallen prey to hacking and email fraud. His official email ID was hacked and a number of messages were sent to a number of government employees seeking help. Joint Director R Krishnamurthy said his official email ID create...