Want to be the Part of History? Just be a part of E-HACK

E-HACK is an Information Security Workshop, organized by infySEC. The workshop aims at creating awareness about INFORMATION SECURITY by showing in what all ways information or data can be stolen. Meddle in cyber-warfare, battle with our machine master mind who will throw challenges on web...

Google pays $31,336 bounty to hacker for reporting critical vulnerabilities in Chrome

Google has fixed a series of serious vulnerabilities in its Chrome OS, including three high-risk bugs that could be used for code execution on vulnerable machines. Bug bounties is the cash prizes offered by open source communities to anyone who finds key software bugs have been steadily on the ri...

Google pays $31,336 bounty to hacker for reporting critical vulnerabilities in Chrome

Google has fixed a series of serious vulnerabilities in its Chrome OS, including three high-risk bugs that could be used for code execution on vulnerable machines. Bug bounties is the cash prizes offered by open source communities to anyone who finds key software bugs have been steadily on the ri...

Chrome, Firefox, Java, IE10 exploited at Pwn2Own competition

During the first day of Pwn2Own competition at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver , latest versions of all major browsers were exploited by hackers. Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 were successfully pwned by various competitors, bringing them tens of thousands of dollars...

Chrome, Firefox, Java, IE10 exploited at Pwn2Own competition

During the first day of Pwn2Own competition at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver , latest versions of all major browsers were exploited by hackers. Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 were successfully pwned by various competitors, bringing them tens of thousands of dollars...

Warm up your keyboard for Facebook Hacker Cup 2013

Dear Hackers, Warm up your keyboards! Because Facebook open Registration for third Hacker Cup 2013, an annual worldwide programming competition where hackers compete against each other for fame, fortune, glory and a shot at the title of world champion, with $5,000 top prize. The qualification rou...

The Curious Case of Carl A. …Someone

On the list of things made obsolete by the Internet, signatures are right up there with paperback books and the postal service, but the Microsoft Malware Protection Center decided to dig deeper into the signature of Carl A. unreadable last name anyway and see why it keeps turning up in malware...

Google Withdraws Pwn2Own Sponsorship, Sets Aside $1 Mil. For Prizes

Google threw down the gloves on their Chromium Blog yesterday with an announcement that they would pay out up to $1 million in prize money for Chrome exploits at CanSecWest this year. The blogpost also announces that Google will no longer sponsor or officially participate in Pwn2Own because of a...

Revamped Pwn2Own to Offer $105K in Prizes, Cash From Google for Chrome 0-Days

The Pwn2Own contest at the CanSecWest conference has become one of the landmark events on the calendar each year, as researchers gather with nervous vendors in a tiny room to see who can own which browser on which platform and how quickly. But this year’s contest will have a much different look...

Facebook 2012 Hacker Cup announced !

Facebook 2012 Hacker Cup announced Facebook today announced open registration for its second annual Hacker Cup, an annual algorithmic programming contest open to engineers from around the world. Programmers will be judged on accuracy and speed as they race to solve algorithmic problems to advance...

Open Source Awards 2011 launched - "Recognizing excellence in open source"

Open Source Awards 2011 launched - "Recognizing excellence in open source" The 'Packt Open Source Awards 2011' have been announced. Formerly the Open Source CMS Award, the contest has been running since 2006 and, according to a press release sent to .net, is "regarded as one of the most establish...

Open Source Awards 2011 launched - "Recognizing excellence in open source"

Open Source Awards 2011 launched - "Recognizing excellence in open source" The 'Packt Open Source Awards 2011' have been announced. Formerly the Open Source CMS Award, the contest has been running since 2006 and, according to a press release sent to .net, is "regarded as one of the most establish...

Let's Play a Game of Cyber Security at CSAW CTF 2011

Let's Play a Game of Cyber Security at CSAW CTF 2011 Ready for a little game of capture the flag? What if you weren't running around a field like a crazy person trying to grab a flag out of someone's belt, but instead were navigating around a network overcoming technical challenges to find marker...

Global CyberLympics - Middle East & India Championships 11-12 October at Gitex 2011 Dubai

The Europe Championships of the Global CyberLympics has just concluded! It is now time to crown new CHAMPIONS for the Middle East & India Regional ! About the Global CyberLympics: The Global CyberLympics www.cyberlympics.org is the world's first international team ethical hacking championships, a...

EC-Council is launching "CyberLympics" - Olympic games for Cyber Security

EC-Council is launching "CyberLympics" - Olympic games for Cyber Security Global CyberLympics is conceptualized and organized by EC-Council. The goal of the CyberLympics is to raise awareness towards increased education and ethics in information security. The mission of the Global CyberLympics is...

Wi-Fi Challenge by Security Tube !

Wi-Fi Challenge by Security Tube ! 1. Objective: This series of challenges is aimed at testing your skills as a Wireless Hacker! We will posting challenges ranging from - Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert and Insane levels! Our first challenge remain uncracked which we categorized as "Basic" ...

Yahoo India R&D to Host 'HACK U' for IIT Kharagpur Students !

Yahoo! India R&D will be hosting 'HACK U'– the University Hack Day event for IIT Kharagpur students on campus between 17 and 20 March. Close to 250 students are expected to participate in this four day event of learning, hacking and fun, which is part of Yahoo!'s on-going commitment to nurture...

Facebook Announces Hacker's Cup

Social networking Web site Facebook has announced that they will begin accepting registrations for the 2011 Hacker Cup, the first annual programming and puzzle solving contest open to software engineers, programmers, puzzle solvers and assorted hackers from around the world.Facebook said this wee...

CanSecWest

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Another smaller, regional hacking show, the CanSecWest Applied Security Conference started to get broader attention after organizers began offering prizes for compromising the security of popular platforms like the Apple MacBook and iPhone. Now in its 11th year...

Verizon DBIR Cryptography Challenge: Here's The First Clue

So, according to a little birdie tweeting in the night, the 2010 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report DBIR contains another encryption challenge that leads to actual cash prizes. Last year, after I dropped a big clue here, Grant Stavely, Chris Eng and others decoded the hidden message on the...