Ubuntu Forums hacked; 2 million user's personal Information compromised

Ubuntuforums.org, The popular Ubuntu Forums site, has posted a message on its index page, informing its near 2 million users that it has suffered a serious security breach. "There has been a security breach on the Ubuntu Forums," reads the page. The site was defaced by hacker with Twitter handle...

Mixed Reaction to DEF CON Ban of Feds

For over two decades DEF CON has been an open nexus of hacker culture, a place where seasoned pros, hackers, academics, and feds can meet, share ideas and party on neutral territory. Our community operates in the spirit of openness, verified trust, and mutual respect. When it comes to sharing and...

Iceland parliament member fails to Grant Citizenship to Whistleblower Edward Snowden

Members of Iceland's Pirate Party have introduced a proposal in Parliament that would grant immediate citizenship to National Security Agency Whistleblower Edward Snowden. The government is however not keen on helping Snowden. The bill to grant Snowden citizenship received limited support Thursda...

Iceland parliament member fails to Grant Citizenship to Whistleblower Edward Snowden

Members of Iceland's Pirate Party have introduced a proposal in Parliament that would grant immediate citizenship to National Security Agency Whistleblower Edward Snowden. The government is however not keen on helping Snowden. The bill to grant Snowden citizenship received limited support Thursda...

Android Vulnerability Bypasses App's Digital Signature

A vulnerability exists in the Android code base that would allow a hacker to modify a legitimate, digitally signed Android application package file APK and not break the app’s cryptographic signature—an action that would normally set off a red flag that something is amiss. Researchers at startup...

President's personal mobile numbers published online by Anonymous Philippines Hackers

A Philippine Anonymous hacker "pR.is0n3r" has posted the President Benigno Aquino's three personal mobile telephone numbers online on facebook. Officials would not confirm if the numbers were really the President's. Aquino spokesman Ricky Carandang, "It's cyber vandalism plain and simple,"...

President's personal mobile numbers published online by Anonymous Philippines Hackers

A Philippine Anonymous hacker "pR.is0n3r" has posted the President Benigno Aquino’s three personal mobile telephone numbers online on facebook. Officials would not confirm if the numbers were really the President’s. Aquino spokesman Ricky Carandang, “It’s cyber vandalism plain and simple,”...

Vulnerability in Whatsapp messenger media server

If you own an iPhone or an Android device, then the chances are high that you're familiar with the extremely popular cross-platform messaging app, WhatsApp. According to a whitehat hacker Mohammed Saeed, Whatsapp media server media.whatsapp.com interface was vulnerable to Traversal local file...

Vulnerability in Whatsapp messenger media server

If you own an iPhone or an Android device, then the chances are high that you're familiar with the extremely popular cross-platform messaging app, WhatsApp. According to a whitehat hacker Mohammed Saeed, Whatsapp media server media.whatsapp.com interface was vulnerable to Traversal local file...

Anonymous Hacker outs wanted Edmonton men for child exploitation

A YouTube video posted by a group calling themselves Anonymous is getting a lot of attention online, claims to have outed two men who allegedly tried to lure underaged girls over the internet. In a video posted on Friday, a member of Anonymous describes a sting operation in which two Edmonton-are...

Anonymous Hacker outs wanted Edmonton men for child exploitation

A YouTube video posted by a group calling themselves Anonymous is getting a lot of attention online, claims to have outed two men who allegedly tried to lure underaged girls over the internet. In a video posted on Friday, a member of Anonymous describes a sting operation in which two Edmonton-are...

FBI raided Anonymous Hacker house, who exposed Steubenville Rapists

Another member of the hacker collective Anonymous has been unmasked this week. FBI raided the home of Deric Lostutter in April. Two laptops, flash drives, CD's, an external hard-drive, cell phones and an Xbox were reportedly seized during the raid. Deric Lostutter, a 26-year-old from Winchester, ...

FBI raided Anonymous Hacker house, who exposed Steubenville Rapists

Another member of the hacker collective Anonymous has been unmasked this week. FBI raided the home of Deric Lostutter in April. Two laptops, flash drives, CD's, an external hard-drive, cell phones and an Xbox were reportedly seized during the raid. Deric Lostutter, a 26-year-old from Winchester, ...

Russian hacker illegally ported Xbox LIVE Arcade Game to PC

A Russian hacker who goes by the handle "Barabus" on the GameDev.ru forums illegally crack Xbox Live Arcade game The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, developed by Ska Studios and port it on PC. He claimed that he was justified in illegal cracking: "This is not piracy, this is restoration of justice. Th...

Russian hacker illegally ported Xbox LIVE Arcade Game to PC

A Russian hacker who goes by the handle “Barabus” on the GameDev.ru forums illegally crack Xbox Live Arcade game The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, developed by Ska Studios and port it on PC. He claimed that he was justified in illegal cracking: “This is not piracy, this is restoration of justice. Th...

LinkedIn with Two-factor authentication and Cross Site Scripting Flaw

Two Factor Authentication is becoming a standard in the enterprise security space in an attempt to dually secure end users against malicious attacks. Following Dropbox, Google and virtually everyone else, LinkedIn added two-factor authentication to its login process today. LinkedIn will provide...

KRBanker Malware Targeting Korean Financial Institutions

A recently discovered piece of malware called KRBanker Korea + Banker = KRBanker , targeting mostly online end-users at Korean financial institutions. According to nProtect, now an invasive banking Trojan, the new and improved KRBanker can block anti-virus software, security websites and even oth...

Hacking PayPal accounts to steal user Private data

If you're making a lot of money and you want to keep records of your transactions, then using PayPal's Reporting system you can effectively measure and manage your business. Nir Goldshlager, founder of Breaksec and Security Researcher reported critical flaws in Paypal Reporting system that allowe...

CVE-2012-6553

Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable PE file with a resource section containing a string that has many tab or line feed characters...

Heap overflow

Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable PE file with a resource section containing a string that has many tab or line feed characters...