myOpenID XSS : One of the Largest OpenID provider is Vulnerable

myOpenID XSS : One of the Largest OpenID provider is Vulnerable One of the One of the Largest Independent OpenID provider "myOpenID" is Vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting XSS ,Discovered by "SeeMe " - Member of Inj3ct0r Team. Cross Site Scripting or XSS is one of the most common application-layer...

Researchers Warn of Prison Hacks, Opening Cell Doors

In news that seems like it could be lifted from an old 24 or Prison Break plotline, authorities are concerned by new research that claims hackers could remotely open the cell doors of federal prisons. In addition to staging a jailbreak, hackers could sabotage a prison’s intercom system and...

The Hacker News arrived on Google+ Pages

The Hacker News arrived on Google+ Pages Google has finally added Google+ Pages feature in their social network which allow brands, products, companies, businesses, places, groups, and everyone else to establish a presence on the service. We've gone ahead and set up our very own 'The Hacker News'...

Hacker selling compromised websites gets hacked by d33ds

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...

CapitalOne Bank taken down by Anonymous hackers

CapitalOne Bank taken down by Anonymous hackers Anonymous Hackers claim to taken down the official website of CapitalOne Bank. Currently Site is showing message on Homepage that "Site under maintenance ". In a pastebin release Anonymous Hacker wrote "ya know.. every guy Fawkes day companies go hi...

Fraud communities owned and exposed by Happy Ninja

Fraud communities owned and exposed by Happy Ninja The Happy Ninjas Hackers Release a Ezine "Owned and Exposed - ISSUE no 3 " on Exploit-Db. They claim to hack various German and International fraud scenes and Publish there all details online in Ezine. They said "Operation Antisec : The original...

Call for Articles - The Hacker News Magazine | December Edition

Call for Articles - The Hacker News Magazine | December Edition THN Magazine is a free monthly magazine designed to spread awareness and knowledge about cyber security. Our goal is to provide the most up-to-date information on a wide variety of topics that relate to hackers and security experts...

Call for Articles - The Hacker News Magazine | December Edition

Call for Articles - The Hacker News Magazine | December Edition THN Magazine is a free monthly magazine designed to spread awareness and knowledge about cyber security. Our goal is to provide the most up-to-date information on a wide variety of topics that relate to hackers and security experts...

XSS Vulnerability on AOL Energy website

XSS Vulnerability on AOL Energy website A non-persistent Cross Site Scripting XSS vulnerability discovered on AOL Energy website. The similar Vulnerability is claimed by few other guys on some forums too. No clue that who found it first, But THN got update from Vansh & Vaibhuv from India...

The Hacker News Magazine - Anniversary Edition - November Issue 06

The Hacker News Magazine -Anniversary Edition - November Issue 06 In November of 2010 the team at The Hacker News finally achieved our ultimate goal of launching an online News Portal and Magazine addressing the tricky and complicated world of hackers and hacking. In our first year The Hacker New...

The Hacker News Magazine - Anniversary Edition - November Issue 06

The Hacker News Magazine - Anniversary Edition - November Issue 06 In November of 2010 the team at The Hacker News finally achieved our ultimate goal of launching an online News Portal and Magazine addressing the tricky and complicated world of hackers and hacking. In our first year The Hacker...

Symantec Traces Attacks on Chemical Industry To 20 Year Old Chinese Hacker-For-Hire

A report from Symantec Corp. details a roving campaign of intellectual property theft controlled by a 20 year-old hacker for hire that relied on phishing e-mail, some old malware and command and control operations based in China. The company on Tuesday unveiled research on the targeted attacks,...

The Hacker News (THN) 1st Anniversary Celebration

The Hacker News THN 1st Anniversary Celebration It has been a wonderful "HACK" filled year as we disseminated security and hacking information around the world. We are grateful for our loyal readership and welcome new readers and contributors. Let's face it. Hacking isn't going away and growing...

The Hacker News (THN) 1st Anniversary Celebration

The Hacker News THN 1st Anniversary Celebration It has been a wonderful "HACK" filled year as we disseminated security and hacking information around the world. We are grateful for our loyal readership and welcome new readers and contributors. Let's face it. Hacking isn't going away and growing...

TeaMp0isoN releases list of vulnerable police web sites

TeaMp0isoN releases list of vulnerable police web sites TeaMp0isoN group of hackers published a list of vulnerable law enforcement authorities websites that can be hacked using MSAccess SQL injection attacks. Member from TeaMp0isoN with codename "f0rsaken" create a pastebin note with following...

India's leading telecom Company BSNL hacked by Pakistani Hacker

India's leading telecom Company BSNL hacked by Pakistani Hacker A Pakistani hacker "KhantastiC haX0r" today hack into the official website of India's leading telecom Company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited BSNL. This is not 1st time when BSNL become victim of any cyber attack. Pakistani Hackers hit...

India's leading telecom Company BSNL hacked by Pakistani Hacker

India's leading telecom Company BSNL hacked by Pakistani Hacker A Pakistani hacker "KhantastiC haX0r" today hack into the official website of India's leading telecom Company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited BSNL. This is not 1st time when BSNL become victim of any cyber attack. Pakistani Hackers hit...

The Hacker News (THN) wishes its readers a very Happy Diwali

The Hacker News THN wishes its readers a very Happy Diwali To Readers, On this auspicious occasion of Diwali, all of us here at THN would like to wish you a very Happy Diwali and a wonderful year ahead ! We hope the lights of the season andthe festivities bring you and your family tons of joy and...

zFtp Server <= 2011-04-13 | "STAT,CWD" Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

zFtp Server = 2011-04-13 | "STAT,CWD" Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability 1. OVERVIEW The zFTP server is found to be vulnerable to denial of service in handling multiple STAT and CWD command requests. 2. BACKGROUND The zFTP server is a Windows based FTP server with focus on clever Active...

Latest Security Flaw in Skype Enables IP address & Location Tracking

Latest Security Flaw in Skype Enables IP address & Location Tracking The serious breach in the widely-used, internet video chat program means that any evil computer nerd could easily hunt down users' whereabouts, according to a study co-authored by an NYU-Poly professor. The flaw in Skype could...