Skype & Facebook Integration=Critical Security Vulnerability Can Compromise Your System

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 8/02/2011 01:20:00 am

 
Skype’s integration with Facebook is being touted as “the best of both worlds” but the new Skype 5.5 for Windows update contains a highly-critical security flaw that allows Skype session hijacks or even full system compromise.
The vulnerability surfaced after David Vieira-Kurz posted the proof of concept video above to the Secalert website. Apparently, he had "found a few security issues which makes it possible to hijack a Skype Session and compromise a user's system due to a lack output sanitization."  According to an advisory posted at secalert.net, an attacker can exploit a system even if the victim is not a Facebook friend or a Skype contact.
The Skype security blog has not yet acknowledged the flaw.
 
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Lulzsec Spokesman Jake Davis Get Bail

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 8/01/2011 11:36:00 pm


An 18-year-old British man Jake Davis arrested on suspicion of being a spokesman for hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous was granted bail when he appeared in a London court on Monday. Jake Davis is charged with hacking into websites, including that of Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA), which was out of service for several hours on June 20 after apparently being targeted.
Davis was arrested on Wednesday at his home on the Shetland Islands, north of the Scottish mainland. He faces five charges, including conspiring to carry out a distributed denial of service attack on SOCA, the British equivalent of the FBI. Such attacks flood websites with traffic to make them crash.
Davis wore a grey-blue shirt and a black T-shirt and clutched a book as he appeared in the dock at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London.

He appeared relaxed and spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth. District Judge Howard Riddle told the teenager he will have to appear in Southwark Crown Court in London on August 30 and granted him bail with stringent conditions and a curfew attached.

He is barred from using the Internet or having access to any computer or mobile phone and must remain indoors from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am at his mother's home in Lincolnshire, eastern England. The alleged hacker is said to use the online nickname "Topiary" and present himself as a spokesman for LulzSec and Anonymous.
LulzSec has claimed responsibility for a 50-day rampage earlier this year against international businesses and government agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency and Senate in the United States and electronics giant Sony. Another alleged British member of the group was released by a court on bail in June after being diagnosed with autism. 
Ryan Cleary, 19, has been charged with offences including hacking into the SOCA website.


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KAPCO Electricity Pvt. Ltd Official Website Hacked By ZHC

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 8/01/2011 11:05:00 pm

KAPCO Electricity Pvt. Ltd Official Website Hacked By ZHC
Hacked Site:-
http://kapco.in/

Mirror Link:-
http://www.zero-h.com/mirr​or/id/79545

Brief Description About KAPCO:-
Kapco Electric Private Limited was established in 1980 by a group of technocrats and is today a leading manufacturer of Current & Voltage Transformers: Oil-Filled Outdoor type upto 132KV & Dry Type Cast Resin upto rated voltage 11KV.
Kapco caters to various PSUs, State Utilities as well as industrial & commercial customers across the country and overseas.
An ISO 9001:2000 Certified Company, KAPCO is committed to continuous development and review of product and manufacturing processes to provide quality and timely delivery to its customers.

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More Than 7000 Law Enforcement Officials’ Private Information Leaked By Anonymous (#Antisec)

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 8/01/2011 02:12:00 pm


More than 77 law enforcement computers were hacked from outside of the United States on Saturday. A hacking group targeted by the FBI is posting the confidential information online. The group intends to do a “rolling release” of information in the days and weeks to come.
The hacking comes on the heels of the arrest of 14 people suspected to be members of the hacking group "Anonymous."
Hackers “AntiSec” and “Anonymous” announced  via Twitter tonight that they absconded with up to 10 Giga Bytes of confidential information, including protected witnesses.  They have posted more than 7,000 law enforcement officials’ private information online including: their social security numbers; email accounts and passwords; phone numbers and home addresses on pastebin
The victims of the hacking were unaware of the breach on Saturday night, according to a law enforcement official in Mo., where some of the victims work. Their information was not secure and their emails were open to anybody who knew where to find the information posted by "Anonymous."
The group is threatening to release additional information at PasteBin in retaliation for FBI arrests of 14 alleged computer hackers in the U.S. and Europe, who are suspected to be members of their group.
Supervisory Special Agent Jason Pack of the FBI press office in Washington declined all comment on the breach. The FBI will be releasing an official statement later.
“Anonymous” is also calling for the release of those arrested and a halt to their prosecutions.
The information due to be posted allegedly includes the identity of “snitches,” according to "Anonymous" and additional information about prisoners and witnesses will be posted.  They claim to have redacted the information about prisoners due to sympathy regarding their incarceration.

Websites that were allegedly defaced by the hacking group were "mirrored" at sites hosted by "Anonymous" so people could view them after they were taken off line by their owners. A mirror site is a snap shot in time of a website. The mirror sites are listed by "Anonymous" on their Twitter accounts.
In their Twitter news account, “AnonymousIRC” the group posted the following notice to the FBI.
“Dear @FBIPressOffice, do you know what happens if these people are convicted? This is no threat as we don't know either. But *we* expect us.”

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Anders Breivik’s Twitter Account Hacked

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 8/01/2011 01:58:00 pm

It appears the hacker group Anonymous has hijacked the Twitter account belonging to Anders Behring Breivik, the man behind the attacks earlier this month in Norway.
The disparaging tweets began Sunday afternoon. They at first were made to look like Breivik himself sent them from prison, but the hackers eventually identified themselves as being part of the loosely affiliated hacker collective.
“This Twitter account has been seized by #NORIA. @AnonymousNorway,” read a tweet.

“We want Anders to be forgotten. Labels like ‘monster’ or ‘maniac’ won’t do either,” read another tweet. “Media should call him pathetic; a nothing. #Forgethim.”

Shortly after, a tweet said the account would be shut down. As of 8 p.m. ET, the account — which was created just days before the attacks — still exists, but all sent tweets appear to have been deleted. The only tweet that was visible previously, and presumably sent by Breivik, was a quote from philosopher John Stuart Mill: “One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100 000 who have only interests.” (Breivik also had a Facebook account, but that disappeared shortly after the attacks in which Breivik killed more than 90 people.)
Anonymous, a group that sometimes undertakes protests and acts of vengeance through hacktivism, announced a campaign last week against Breivik. A Pastebin document titled “Operation UnManifest” instructed people to find and re-write Breivik’s manifesto.

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Jenson Button's Official Website Defaced With Fake Accident Report

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 7/31/2011 10:11:00 pm

 
A story posted on Jenson Button's website claiming that he had been seriously injured in a car crash was a "distasteful hoax", his representatives have said.
The story emerged on the Formula 1 driver's site last night stating he was in a "critical condition" in hospital following a "serious accident" in Hungary. However, the website was taken down soon after the post emerged, with his spokesman stating it had been the work of an online hacker who had breached its security.

"The story is completely untrue and is a very distasteful hoax," the McLaren driver's spokesman said. "The website was immediately taken down and its security will now be reviewed.
"Jenson was asleep in bed when we were made aware that someone had hacked into his site and made the untrue claims. He is still totally oblivious. We can assure people that he is completely fit and healthy and will be taking part in today's race."

The hacker posted the story on jensonbutton.com. The driver's representatives were made aware just after 11.30pm on Saturday night.
The story read: "Jenson Button, 31, is in a critical condition after being involved in a serious accident. Jenson was taken to Budapest's AEK hospital where he is undergoing medical attention. It's unclear what injuries Jenson sustained during the accident at this time.
"Jenson's team is in contact with the FIA and currently discussing whether he is able to race tomorrow at the Hungaroring."
Button, 31, and will start third on the grid at Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

-News Source (Guardian.co.uk)

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Bill Gates Sold 5 Million of his Microsoft Shares

Posted by Avik Sarkar On 7/31/2011 09:56:00 pm


Bill Gates has sold another 5 million of his Microsoft shares, according to a regulatory filing.
Microsoft's multi-billionaire founder has been selling shares in recent months. He is the company's non-executive chairman, having stepped back from running the software firm in 2008 to concentrate on his charity work.
According to the filing, Gates sold 5m shares in Microsoft at an average $27.59 each on July 27. He has sold more than 90m Microsoft shares in the past 12 months.
Gates still has more than 500m shares in the company, but has decreased his shareholding over the last two years to fund his charitable endeavours and to diversify his portfolio.
This week the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it was making $42m available for eight universities to develop a toilet that does not need a sewer connection, water or electricity to operate. The ain is to improve people's health in parts of the world where there are few if any flushable toilets.
He is also backing research into improving education. "Every student needs a meaningful credential beyond high school," Gates said in a speech last week. "Higher education is crucial for jobs," he said, calling education an equaliser in society and the answer to getting urban America back to work and fighting poverty.
Forbes magazine estimates Gates's fortune at $56bn. Once the world's richest man, he is now second to Mexican telecoms mogul Carlos Slim after giving away a large chunk of his fortune to his charity.
Gates and long-time friend Warren Buffett have pledged to give away the majority of their fortunes to charity before their deaths, and have convinced a host of other billionaires, including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, to follow suit.

-News Source (Guardian)

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