A new guy Busted in UK for Celebrity's Voicemail Hacking Case

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 6/29/2011 04:57:00 pm


A reporter for Britain’s Press Association wire service has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into the voicemails of celebrities. Scotland Yard said that it had questioned Laura Elston about allegations that she had intercepted telephone calls in violation of British law. Her arrest appeared to signal that police are widening their investigation of voicemail hacking, although they have maintained that it is limited in scope to the British tabloid News of the World. It was not known whether Elston ever worked for the Sunday tabloid. Last week they arrested another female journalist, Terenia Taras, on similar charges. Taras is the ex-girlfriend of a News of the World former assistant editor.

-News Source(Studio Briefing)

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Joomla! 1.6 update Fixes security holes

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 6/29/2011 04:33:00 pm

The Joomla! developers have released version 1.6.4 of their open source content management system (CMS), a maintenance and security update to the 1.6 branch. The latest version addresses a total of four security vulnerabilities.The vulnerabilities include two medium priority cross-site scripting (XSS) issues, a medium priority problem related to inadequate permission checking that could allow for unauthorised access, and a low priority information disclosure hole caused by inadequate filtering. Versions up to and including 1.6.3 are reportedly affected. All users are advised to update as soon as possible.Joomla! is a widely used and easily deployed PHP-based CMS, which can be used to create anything from small web sites to corporate sites and large online applications. Examples of how it is being used can be found in the Community Showcase.Further details about the update can be found in the official release announcement. Joomla! 1.6.4 is available to download from the project's web site and is released under the GNU General Public License. The Joomla! Project is sponsored by Open Source Matters, Inc., a non-profit organization.
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PCLinuxOS KDE 2011.6 Released

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 6/29/2011 05:22:00 am


PCLinuxOS KDE 2011.6 for 32 and 64 bits computers is now available for download. A 64 bit only release will be available in the coming weeks. PCLinuxOS KDE 2011.6 features the following updates.

What’s new in PCLinuxOS KDE 2011.6:-

Kernel – The kernel was updated to version 2.6.38.8. Additional kernels are available from our repositories such as a PAE kernel for computers with more than 4 gigs of memory. A BFS kernel for maximum desktop performance and a standard kernel with group scheduling enabled.

Xorg - Xorg server was updated to version 1.10.2. Mesa updated to 7.10.3 and libdrm to version 2.4.26. This update brings enhancements to the PCLinuxOS desktop including speed, 3D desktop support for most Intel, Nvidia and AMD/ATi video cards, better font rendering, black screen fixes for most Nvidia cards, better Flash playback and more. The most recent versions of Nvidia and AMD/ATi video drivers are included on the LiveCD and automatically configured for you. The bad news is users with older legacy video cards included in most dated computers may not function properly due to many depreciated xorg video drivers.

Toolchain – Gcc software compiler was updated to version 4.5.2 and glibc updated to 2.10.1. Locales were updated to version 2.12.1.

Package Manager – RPM was updated to version 4.8.1. apt-get and the Synaptic Package Manager were also updated to work with the updated rpm packages. yum and yumex will be available in the coming weeks as an alternative package manager.

Theme Update – The 2011 release received a full makeover. PCLinuxOS features a new brush metal theme including updates to grub, plymouth, kdm, kdesplash and application splash screens. Additional themes are available as well as our previous theme from our software repository.
Theme screenshots located here: http://goo.gl/il3CG

Remastering Tools – mylivecd was updated to work with the latest release. mylivecd added the ability to install PCLinuxOS from the boot menu without having to go to the desktop first. There are 3 compression schemes available now for remastering your installation. xz maximum compression, xz normal compression and gzip for fast compression. xz max takes longer to generate the LiveCD but produces the most compressed image where as gzip will create a LiveCD fairly quick but the compressed image will be larger. mylivecd can also generate a LiveDVD with up to 4 gigs of compressed data. Usually a 10-12 gig installation will compress into a 4 gig DVD.

Software – PCLinuxOS 2011 LiveCD come with the latest versions of most popular programs such as KDE 4.6.4, Firefox 5.0, Thunderbird 3.1.11, Pidgin 2.9.0, VLC 1.10.0 and Clementine 0.7.1 just to name a few. OpenOffice Manager has been replaced with LibreOffice Manager. Due to the limited size of the LiveCD the office suite is not included but can be installed through the LibreOffice Manager either in LiveCD mode (3 gigs memory required) or preferably after hard drive installation. Addlocale has updated translations and can convert a PCLinuxOS installation into over 70 different languages. The software included on the LiveCD was based on community feedback as to what the PCLinuxOS users wanted to be included by default.
A complete package list of what is available on the LiveCD can be found here.

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48 INDIAN WEBSITES & Their Sub-Domains Defaced by ZCompany Hacking Crew

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 6/29/2011 05:14:00 am



48 INDIAN WEBSITES & Their Sub-Domains Defaced by ZCompany Hacking Crew 
 
Hacked Sites:-

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
http://tvmicai.org/

Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB)

Alency INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTING & DECOR (L.L.C)

MDI E SOLUTIONS

MDI E SOLUTIONS Sub-DOmains:

AMJ STOCKS

Angel Queen Houseboats Services

CAD DIVISION OF MDI DATANET INDIA
Sub-Domain:

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AYURVEDA & NATURAL HEALING

Architect PS Binoy's Official Website



India's one of the Biggest Domain Registering and Hosting Company
Sub-Domains

ECESIS Tech is the IT Services Division of Akshaya Agrobotics Pvt. Ltd. offering BPO Services to the US and European clients across verticals.

Fragrant Nature is an exclusive 4 star Resort in Kerala(India)

Genser Holidays (P) Ltd is based at Trivandrum, Kerala, India

JCJR Partnership

JKMDC Architects & Planners

Kerala Rent a Cab

Kera Tech Management System

Kera Tech Builders and Developers

Kolangikombil Family Website

KrosswerX has become one of the trusted brands in the motorcycle industry all over the world!

Marion Play Home is a premier institution in Trivandrum, Kerala

Nestlinks is headquartered in Bangalore, India – known for all innovations in India

Pranayaram a Movie's Website

'srishti' is an Architectural and Interior Design Consultancy Firm located at Trivandrum in Kerala State

VIRTUS

Sub-Domains of virtus-india

Vintage Builders % Developers

The use of X-Calibur Licensees and Distributors

Taxi Cab service provider in Trivandrum



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LulzSec Guy Ryan gets bail, but he cannot use the Internet

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 6/29/2011 05:08:00 am



Even though LulzSec has now disbanded and rejoined as part of Anonymous, that doesn’t mean their past hacks have been forgotten about. Early last week teenager and LulzSec member Ryan Cleary was arrested in the UK as it was claimed he is the “mastermind” of the hacking collective. A week later and he is out on bail, but under strict instructions not to access the Internet. That’s becoming quite a difficult thing to do nowadays. He won’t be allowed near a PC unless the Ethernet ports and wireless are disabled. A smartphone is out of the question, as is the Xbox, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP, 3DS. How about watching TV? Sure, as long as his house doesn’t have a new flatscreen with Internet out-the-box.
Cleary may not care much as at least he’s no longer sitting in a cell 24 hours a day. But his troubles are far from over. As well as no Internet access he is electronically tagged and under a curfew each day. He also has to face charges of hacking into several websites including the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). We’ve also learned that Cleary is a recluse and suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, just like Gary McKinnon the man who is fighting against extradition for breaking into U.S. military computers.
LulzSec has denied that anyone in their group has been arrested, but we have no evidence to back this up. On the other hand the police have someone they are sure is part of the hacking group, as well as being associated with Anonymous. If Cleary is a member then he could have in his possession detailed accounts of other members and what they got up to as a group. As the police also took his computer hardware we should know soon enough if there’s anything usable as more arrests will be made.

-News Source (geek.com)

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Mastercard.com Down (Wikileaks Motivated the DDOS Attack)

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 6/28/2011 06:54:00 pm


MasterCard's website is currently inaccessible following what appears to be a WikiLeaks-inspired internet attack against it. In what appears to be the latest salvo by hactivists, the mastercard.com website is thought to be suffering from a denial-of-service attack - where an internet site is bombarded with a large amount of traffic making it impossible for genuine visitors to access it.

A Twitter user called ibomhacktivist seems to be taking responsibility for the attack, and links the action to the WikiLeaks-inspired attack on MasterCard by the Anonymous group last year.
MasterCard angered the hacktivist community after it suspended the ability for WikiLeaks to accept payments via the firm. Police in the Netherlands arrested two teenagers for allegedly playing their part in the attacks last year. WikiLeaks is a subject which tends to generate strong emotions - whether you're in favour of what the organisation stands for, or against it.
Computer users would be wise, however, to remember that even if you feel WikiLeaks is being persecuted by the authorities or abandoned by online companies, denial-of-service attacks are still illegal.


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US Govt. is Now Protecting Corporate Websites

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 6/28/2011 05:22:00 pm


Businesses facing a growing threat of cyberattacks against their websites will now have more tools to protect themselves and harden their Internet sites against hackers. The Homeland Security Department will help small companies and nonprofit groups avoid programming problems that allow hackers to get into the businesses' websites.  The government's latest cybersecurity effort follows a series of high-profile hacking attacks against corporate and federal websites, including one that shut down the CIA's site for several hours last week.
The new program was developed with the Mitre Corp. and is an effort to shore up known weaknesses in programming that give hackers a backdoor into websites. The effort began well before the recent website attacks. It includes a list of top 25 technical software problems that hackers exploit and sets up a way to rank software so that customers can see whether it meets necessary standards.
Right now, when owners of small businesses buy software or hire a firm to build a website, it is difficult to know whether the programs are secure or not, said Alan Paller, director of research at SANS Institute, a computer-security organization.

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