Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 1/23/2013 04:57:00 pm
Anonymous Targeted Mexican Defense, Navy & Ministry Websites
The name of the group
"Anonymous Mexico" was visible on the website in front of a black background, with phrases from the manifesto of the
Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN). The group MexicanH Team, which identified itself as part of Anonymous Mexico, said on Twitter that it had hacked and
"defaced" the ministry website. In another
Twitter account, the group Anonymous Hispano, which uses the handle @anonophispano, claimed that
"the entire content" of the defense ministry server was
hacked and that it will be
"released soon."
“Brothers and sisters, let’s raise our voices for a Mexico free of corruption, free of crime,” the message said. “Let’s show the world that were are one, we are everyone. We are anonymous. We are legion. We don’t forgive. We don’t forget. Wait for us!” -added by the hacker.
In response of hacking, the Defense Ministry responded that its website was
“momentarily out of service” but did not explain why and did not refer to the hacking claim. But on the other hand the Mexican Navy accommodated the
cyber attack and said that- its web site was targeted only by a simple
denial-of-service, attack and that no sensitive information was compromised. Later Sedena issued a statement hours later saying that while its Web site was indeed temporarily down, but the department’s internal information and communication systems were “functioning with complete normality.” And After couple of hours all the services and website came back live with proper functionality.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 2/09/2013 01:46:00 pm
HostGator India Hacked & Defaced By Indian Hacker Group Named "Cyber Rog"
In the cyber space no one is secured, whether its a defense organization, govt sector, federal authorities, giant IT company or even a hosting provider. The famous line
"Security is an Illusion" is quite true, and it happens to one of the giant of web hosting provider
"HostGator." It was the Indian domain of HostGator which have fallen victim in front of hackers. Few Indian hackers calling them selves
"Cyber Rog" breached the tight security system of HostGator, not only that, but also the hackers uploaded his deface page in order to give some message to this giant hosting provider.
"Let look at your face, you get pawned man" -said those hackers from Cyber Rog. They also vows to hit back while saying
"Secure your website, next time we will be back." At the end the hacker group made a satire while camouflaging them selves while saying "We are Anonymous" followed by a funny symbol. Immediately after this massacre get spotted the HostGator team restored the site and deleted the hackers page as shown in the picture below.
But you can still view the deface page from a mirror site called
"Legend-H" Such matter is deferentially shameful for company like HostGator who had passed the 200,000 mark in registered domains in 2008 and now that number has touched 80,00,000.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 4/07/2012 10:51:00 pm
The European Commission is Launching "European Cybercrime Centre" To Fight Against Cyber Threats
The rise of cyber-crime and cyber-crminals are on the high node. According to a statistic more than 1m people are victims of cybercrime across the globe each day. It says the cost of cybercrime could reach
US$388bn worldwide. To fight against rising cyber-crime
The European Commission is proposing to set up a
European Cybercrime Centre in the Hague to focus
on online fraud, e-crime and identity theft. As for the European Cybercrime Centre, the commission is proposing to set it up within the European Police Office, Europol in The Hague in The Netherlands. According to the official
release of European Commission - The EU plans to tackle this with a new
European Cybercrime Centre , which would warn EU countries of major threats and alert them to weaknesses in their online defences. It would also identify criminal networks and prominent offenders, and provide support during investigations. The centre will use information from the public domain, industry, the police and academia to assist cybercrime investigators, prosecutors and judges.
Anyone can be a victim of cybercrime – it includes:
- Sexual exploitation of children
- Hijacking of web accounts
- Attacks on public or private IT systems
And this type of crime is increasing. Around 600,000 Facebook accounts need blocking every day after hacking attempts. In Belgium alone, internet fraud rose from just over 4,000 cases in 2008 to over 7,000 in 2010. And in the UK, bank account takeovers shot up by 207% between 2008 and 2009. A crackdown on cybercrime will help to increase confidence in e-banking and online booking, and will save millions of euros – a 2011 study put the global cost of cybercrime at €85-291bn. Unfortunately, very few of the perpetrators are currently caught. The pan-EU nature of the centre would ensure that threats are passed on quickly to other EU countries. If someone in Lithuania reports that their bank account has been accessed illegally, it could be linked quickly to similar incidents anywhere from Greece to Ireland, allowing the centre to immediately alert all EU countries to the threat.
- By 2011, nearly 73pc of European households had internet access at home.
- In 2010, more than 36pc of EU citizens were banking online.
- 80pc of young Europeans connect through online social networks.
- Circa US$8trn exchanges hands globally each year in e-commerce.
- Credit card details can be sold between organised crime groups for as little as €1 per card, a counterfeited physical credit card for around €140 and bank credentials for as little as €60.
- Up to 600,000 Facebook accounts are blocked every day, after hacking attempts.
The commission said the centre will fuse information from open sources, private industry, police and academia, as well as serving as a platform for European cybercrime investigators, where they can have a collective voice in discussions with the IT industry, private-sector companies, academia, users' associations and civil society organisations.
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On 11/02/2012 03:29:00 am
Suspected Russian Hacker Behind Cyber Attack on Georgia Caught on His Webcam
It said that there may be hundred ways to commit crimes but there are chances of one hundred and one times to get busted. Exactly the same things happened for a Russian hacker who was behind the
cyber attack against the country of
Georgia. Since 2011 Georgia is blaming that few
Russian hackers are disturbing their cyber space while attacking its computer networks, injecting malicious code into websites, and planting spyware to steal classified information.
After discovering that a cyber-spy was infecting government computers with malware
designed to mine important documents, government officials decided to
fight fire with fire. They intentionally allowed the malicious software
to infect one particular computer, and baited it with a ZIP file called
“Georgian-Nato Agreement” — exactly the sort of thing they knew the
intruder would be looking for. Instead of important documents, however,
the bait file was loaded with the hacker’s own malware. Once the hacker
downloaded and opened the file, the software went to work stealing his
documents and, best of all, hijacking his webcam to capture clear video
of his face. According to the CERT-Georgia report, an analysis of the attack's command-and-control center revealed that at least 390 computers were infected in the attack. 70% of compromised PCs were based in Georgia, with other victims found in the USA, Canada, Ukraine, France, China, Germany and Russia. Computers hit in Georgia were predominantly based in government agencies, banks and critical infrastructure the report claims.
In a 27 page report, the Georgian government explains in details that, how in early 2011 Georgian news websites were hacked in order to exploit vulnerabilities, and spread malware that hijacked infected computers and searched for sensitive documents.
According to report by Naked Security- Georgian officials lay a trap. Georgia's CERT deliberately infected one of its own PCs with the malware, and planted a ZIP file named "Georgian-Nato Agreement" on its drive, hoping it would prove irresistible for the hacker. Sure enough the hacker stole the archive file and ran malware that Georgia CERT had planted inside, meaning that now investigators had control over the hacker's own computer. This made it relative child's play to capture images of the suspect at work in front of his PC. The CERT researchers claim that they also found a Russian email conversation on the suspect's computer in which he gives instruction on how to use his malware and infect targets. Furthermore, the suspected hacker's city, ISP, email address and other information were also acquired. Curiously, a domain used by the attackers was registered to an address in Moscow belonging to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, department of logistics - which just happens to be based close to the Russian Secret Service (FSB). Furthermore, according to CERT-Georgia, websites used to control the infected Georgian computers have links with RBN, the notorious Russian Business Network.
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On 2/02/2012 06:08:00 pm
Fake Domain Of Halo 4 Beta Shutdown By Microsoft
We know that you all are very familiar with one of world's famous game Halo. Since few months some cyber criminals started a fake domain for Halo. It was
Halo4beta.net but today Microsoft has unleashed its finest legal hounds against the owners of the domain name Halo4beta.net.
The move comes after David Ellis, creative director of 343 industries, through his
Twitter account warned that this website, which claims to allow sign up for Halo 4 beta, is fake. Apparently Microsoft has filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum. But the operator appears to have shut down the website. It looks like Microsoft did not consider the move enough and is starting to apply the legal thumbscrews. Most people think that Microsoft will be successful in pursuing the National Arbitration Panel to order the transfer of the name. In June 2011 Microsoft acquired the domain name Halo4.com paying an undisclosed amount. Halo 4 will be in the shops for the Xbox 360 by the end of 2012.
-Source (FudZilla)
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On 5/02/2012 12:21:00 am
Kingfisher Airlines Official Website & 3 Other Domain of Kingfisher Hacked By Hitcher
Brief About KingFisher & It's Achievement:-
Kingfisher Airlines Limited is an airline group based in India. Its head office is in Andheri (East), Mumbai and Registered Office in UB City, Bangalore. Kingfisher Airlines, through its parent company United Breweries Group, has a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red. The airline has been facing financial issues for many years. Best Airline in India and Central Asia’, ‘Best Economy Class Seats’ and ‘Staff Service Excellence Award for airlines in India and Central Asia’ in World Airline Awards,2010. STAR AIRLINE' award by Skytrax for 3rd consecutive year, 2010. India’s Favourite Airline' in HT MARS Consumer Satisfaction Survey , 2009. Best Airline in India and Central Asia', 'Best Cabin Crew-Central Asia' for Kingfisher Airlines and 'Best Low-Cost Airlines in India and Central Asia' for Kingfisher Red services in SKYTRAX World Airline Awards, 2009. Bonus Promotion' (Japan, Pacific, Asia, Australia) and ‘Best Customer Service’ (Japan, Pacific, Asia, Australia) in Freddie Award, 2009. Kingfisher Airlines frequent flyer programme, King Club has won Top Honors at the 21st Annual Freddie Awards in the Japan, Pacific, Asia and Australia region & so on.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 3/28/2012 12:28:00 am
Stanford University Rock Center for Corporate Governance Hacked
Stanford University again faced cyber attack. Two Indian hackers named Yash and C0de Inject0r from Team Nuts has hacked into a sub-domain of Stanford University (
Stanford University Rock Center for Corporate Governance). In the deface page the hackers have claimed that they have also breached the database.
They have also used a very funny background music in the deface page which clearly indicates that they are making satire of Stanford's security. Couple of weeks ago they have hacked another sub-domain of Stanford which was (
scale.stanford.edu) & this domain is still unavailable. Yet again another attack took place. The reason of this hack is still unknown but one serious question arise and that is highly prestigious university like Stanford is not too conscious about cyber-security. Earlier another Indian hacker named An0nym0us sn3Ak3r also hacked into the
database of Stanford University.
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On 11/24/2012 07:05:00 pm
Google Pakistan Along With Microsoft HP, HSBC, Apple, PayPal, Blogspot Hacked & Defaced By Turkish Hacker
Today was most probably the worst day in the history of
Pakistan cyber space. Ten big domains of Pakistan has been stroked very badly. Many of you are guessing that it was
Indian hackers who cost this damage. But in reality the attack was not generated from India, Bangladesh or such any other native countries, but it was a
Turkish hacker who have reportedly taken down the home and search page of
Google Pakistan while leaving an image of two penguins walking across a bridge for million of users. I think now you got that, yes it was Google Pakistan which has been hacked and defaced by a Turkey hacker code named
"KriptekS". In the deface page the hacker left several messages in Turkish language, the translation of the text, written on the website, is:
"eboz. My homies in a friend always there for me. Have not shot by me with every breath." Also the hacker left a message saying
"Pakistan Downed" which is indicating that the home page of Google Pakistan is indeed take down. According to deface mirror on
Zone-H, the attack took place around 02:17 in the afternoon, but still, when I am writing this article, the home page of Google Pakistan is still offline.
May be you are thinking that the story is over, but no; as I told earlier it was the worst day for Pakistani cyber fence, trust me indeed it was. As along with Google, KriptekS, the Turkish hacker also targeted Pakistani domain of Blogger, HSBC, Coca-Cola, Fanta, Paypal, Microsoft, HP & Apple. Also it has been reported that Pakistani domain of Sony, Yahoo & Windows has also been allegedly hacked. And all those hacked domains are still offline.
List of Hacked Sites:-
http://www.google.com.pk
http://www.google.pk
http://www.hp.com.pk
http://www.apple.pk
http://www.hsbc.pk
http://www.blogspot.pk
http://www.coca-cola.pk
http://www.fanta.pk
http://www.paypal.pk
http://www.microsoft.pk
www.visa.com.pk
www.ebay.pk
www.msn.org.pk
www.sony.pk
www.windows.com.pk
www.yahoo.pk
Deface Mirrors:-
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18639529
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18639530
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18639528
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18639527
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638930
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638890
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638879
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638866
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638824
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638825
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638826
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638827
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638828
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638820
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638822
http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18638823
While talking about this dangerous cyber attack, we would like to remind you that few days ago couple of Pakistani hackers defaced several big Israeli domains including MSN, Bing, Live, Skype, Microsoft Store, BBC, CNN, Coca-Colla, XBOX, Windows, Intel, Philips, Israeli Parliament, Citi Bank and so on. Whether it is not clear that this attack on Pakistan has nay relation with that attack on Israel. But what we can say is that "KriptekS" exactly followed the same path, which Pak hackers shown the world few days ago.
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On 5/13/2011 11:44:00 pm
The White House on Thursday sent Congress a formal proposal for cybersecurity legislation to help Senate lawmakers craft a passable bill from 50-some measures currently pending in both chambers.
The long-awaited framework would formally grant the Homeland Security Department oversight of cybersecurity operations within civilian federal agencies -- a role it has played in practice since last summer. Given the dearth of cyber experts in civilian agencies, the proposal would give DHS the same flexibility the Pentagon currently has to rapidly hire skilled professionals at competitive salary levels, Obama administration officials told reporters during a Thursday conference call.
The guidelines, which were expected to be released later on Thursday, largely rely on industry's know-how and willing compliance to certify their systems are safe and ask for federal assistance when attacked.
The proposal is silent on several sticking points, including cyberwarfare, classified information and the criteria for so-called critical infrastructure -- or systems that, if disrupted, could wreak havoc on national security. Such networks would be subject to greater regulation under a key Senate bill sponsored by the leaders of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The White House framework also stays clear of a dispute over whether the president should have the power to hit a "kill switch," shutting down the Internet during emergencies.
The guidelines were prompted by a request from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and chairmen of the committees with jurisdiction over computer security for input from President Obama on the various congressional proposals, White House officials said. The HSGAC and commerce panels passed comprehensive cybersecurity legislation about a year ago, while numerous other congressional panels and individual members have introduced their own piecemeal measures. The executive branch took about a year to reach consensus on which provisions agencies would support and what new ones they would propose.
The proposal would make so-called intrusion prevention systems a permanent fixture in the federal government, according to a fact sheet. As opposed to intrusion detection systems, which flag attacks and alert the appropriate responders, prevention software can actively respond by blocking intrusions. The guidelines say DHS should have the authority to supervise all such programs, including the existing "Einstein" tool. Internet service providers also would have to use the applications for any government traffic they manage.
The White House plan touches on one security element of a growth area in government IT: cloud computing. The practice allows organizations to access computer power, storage and software stored on the Internet by a third-party provider, rather than build on-site server farms. Administration officials are concerned that state protectionist measures are hampering the cloud industry, so the proposal would block state governments from requiring that companies in their states build data centers there, unless authorized by federal law, the fact sheet stated.
The guidelines would enable industry to obtain immediate assistance from Homeland Security in responding to an intrusion, if they wish, officials said. Currently, when organizations ask DHS to review logs to determine when a hacker attacked, the department's ability to intervene is slowed by legal uncertainty. To protect individuals, if a firm or local government wants to share such information with DHS, the organization must first strip out identifying information that is irrelevant to the infraction, according to the fact sheet.
Companies and local governments would be granted immunity for sharing information with the federal government about new computer viruses and cyber events that have compromised their systems. Should entities choose to provide such information, their customers' privacy would not be violated, according to the proposal.
White House officials said their proposal focuses on transparency and incentives to ensure companies managing networks for critical infrastructure in industries like energy and banking are accountable for service continuity. The draft bill directs Homeland Security and the private sector to jointly figure out which operations are the most critical and prioritize the most important threats to those services. An outside commercial auditor would assess the company's plans for mitigating such vulnerabilities.
On the consumer side, the proposal would require that businesses notify customers of certain data breaches to reduce the risk of identity theft. Sony recently took heat for not immediately telling customers that perpetrators had infiltrated the company's online gaming and music networks. The administration's plan would loop together a patchwork of 47 state laws on data breach reporting.
Many in the legislative branch and business community applauded the White House plan on Wednesday.
"The Senate and the White House are on the same track to make sure our cyber networks are protected against an attack that could throw the nation into chaos," HSGAC Chairman Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., ranking Republican Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., said in a joint statement. The Senate and the administration "both recognize that the government and the private sector must work together to secure our nation's most critical infrastructure, for example, our energy, water, financial, telecommunications and transportation systems. We both call for risk-based assessments of the systems and assets that run that infrastructure."
The trio agreed with the administration that Homeland Security should take the lead in safeguarding civilian cybersecurity. Other lawmakers, particularly in the House, say the Defense Department, with its established expertise and deep pockets, should play a larger role in guarding U.S. networks. Currently, the Pentagon can monitor only the .mil domain and many civil liberties advocates would like to keep it that way.
Commerce Committee leaders also largely praised the proposed measure. "The White House has presented a strong plan to better protect our nation from the growing cyber threat," Chairman John D. "Jay" Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said in a statement. "I look forward to continuing to work with the White House, and my colleagues in the House and Senate, to pass a comprehensive cybersecurity bill this year."
Ranking member Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said, "While the administration's delay in providing critical input to the legislative process is regrettable, it is my understanding that the administration proposal parallels many of the objectives, particularly pertaining to modernizing the public-private partnership, that Sen. Rockefeller and I have advocated."
Officials with trade group TechAmerica generally supported Obama's framework but said they had lingering questions about the flexibility the proposal grants firms to tailor their security strategies.
"The administration's proposal is a clear step forward in the process and we hope that it strikes the right balance between accountability and innovation in this shared responsibility between the public and private sectors," TechAmerica President Phil Bond said in a statement.
"We encourage Congress and the administration to draw a bright line between critical and noncritical infrastructure," Bond said. "Industry and government need to work together to make the right determinations for what is critical, and what the implications are for that designation."
Should the government require firms to take certain actions, the law must provide liability protections to shelter companies from any unanticipated consequences, he said.
Given that the Senate has been pursuing cybersecurity legislation in a bipartisan fashion, and both parties in the House last year actually passed elements of the White House proposal, the expectation is that a law could be enacted this year.
Disagreements over engagement in cyberwar or the job of the Pentagon's National Security Agency and the new U.S. Cyber Command likely will be worked out in separate legislation. Pending House defense and intelligence authorization bills, for instance, address cyberwarfare and require the development of systems for detecting unauthorized activities on classified networks.
But talks on the civilian-oriented bill may take months, especially since all sides appear to want industry involved in the vetting process. One item overlooked in the White House proposal that Congress wants -- the creation of a Senate-confirmed cyber czar -- may take some time to negotiate. And Congress has never considered some of the information-sharing measures the White House introduced on Thursday.
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On 3/15/2013 12:49:00 am
Aaron Swartz Will be Honored With Posthumous 'Freedom of Information' Award
Well-known Internet activist and Reddit co-founder
Aaron Swartz who
committed suicide earlier this year causing a havoc temblor in the
cyber domain. The reason behind his suicide was mainly disgrace, for which he would face a trail for an alleged
cyber crime counts for downloading and publishing roughly 4 million academic journal articles from the database JSTOR. Before the day of his court trial; Swartz, a political activist and computer programmer, reportedly
hanged himself last week in his Brooklyn apartment. After this mishap a
massive protest came from several part of the world which really arises question against the law and order and the justice system. Along with this, the name of Swartz have been linked with many
controversies like being linked with
WikiLeaks and so on. What ever, today the entire world of activists will be pleased after hearing that Aaron Swartz is slated to receive posthumous recognition in Washington for his efforts promoting free access to taxpayer-funded research.
The James Madison Freedom of Information Award is administered by the American Library Association, and recognizes
"individuals who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government information and the public’s right to know national information." The award will be presented by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), a strong advocate for digital rights in Congress who rallied in support of Swartz shortly after his suicide in January. Swartz had faced charges under the decades-old Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for downloading a large amount of academic research articles from the JSTOR database at
MIT. But despite
MIT dropping its own charges, the government pursued a criminal case against Swartz which some evidence suggests was politically motivated and subject to prosecutorial overreach.
Lofgren, a Democratic congresswoman who represents Silicon Valley, will present the award to his family during a ceremony at Newseum's Knight Conference Center in Washington, D.C. Lofgren, who received the award last year for her efforts to ensure public access to government information, has introduced legislation to reform computer fraud laws linked to his death. The award will be accepted by Swartz's family this Friday at the Newseum in Washington, DC.
-Source (The Verge & Cnet)
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On 8/23/2012 02:54:00 pm
Philips Sub-domain Hacked, Database Stolen & User Information Leaked
Dutch technology giant Philips have fallen victim to hackers. Philips Electronics said it shut down one of its servers on Monday because of a possible cyber attack. A couple of hackers known as Bch195 and HaxOr managed to get access on Philips server and defaced one of Philips' sub-domain.
The above screen-shots, is clearly showing that those hackers have uploaded a php shell on Philips server, which lead them to deface the sub-domain, as shown below.
As per sources the hackers not only breached the server, but also leaked few SQL databases containing data such as user IDs, names, email addresses, country names, and occupations. From another part of the database the hackers allegedly managed to obtain 200,000 email addresses which they plan on selling. One of the databases, fortunately containing fewer than 400 records, has passwords stored in plain text.
Philips spokesman Steve Klink couldn't confirm whether any personal customer information or sensitive company data were put at risk. "It isn't prudent to make any statements until we've gotten to the bottom of this and completed the investigation," said Klink. The Dutch consumer electronics, lighting and healthcare group issued a short statement on its website on Tuesday stating that some of its small websites used for marketing might have been hacked on Monday. Philips said within an hour of becoming aware of the event, the compromised server was shut down. Immediately after this hack, Philips started investigating the nature and extent of the information that might have been accessed.
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On 6/21/2012 12:21:00 am
22 Indian Government & 1 NIC Website Defaced By D0m (Pakistan Cyber Army)
A hacker from
Pakistan codenamed
D0m has targeted several Indian Government websites. He managed to get access inside the web-server of
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (Govt. of India) and defaced the index page of more than 22 websites hosted on that particular server. The game is yet not over the hacker also hacked & defaced one website of NIC (
Kendriya Vidyalaya Eklinggarh,Udaipur). This NIC domain is still unavailable, but the authority has removed the hacker's page from the server. But still several websites of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is defaced. As per sources it has confirmed that "D0m" belongs to infamous hacker's community named
Pakistan Cyber Army. The list of all those hacked sites with deface mirror can be found on a
pastebin note.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 10/31/2012 06:08:00 am
SecretLayer: Advanced Steganography Software [Pro Version Download Now]
Hackers, security professionals and also many other people who are involved in this cyber domain must be familiar with the term 'steganography'. I do believe that many of us have used this finest technique many times, may be some times for fun, or may be some nasty jobs. For those who are not so familiar with Steganography, then it is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one, apart from the sender and intended recipient, suspects the existence of the message, a form of security through obscurity. In very simple word its one of finest art of deception. For your information, now a days Steganography has been widely used, or I should say misused by many terrorist organizations for transmitting their hidden messages. One of the most dangerous changeless with Steganography is, researcher can detect whether an image or text is containing hidden message, but so far they can't unveil the inside message.
Today we will talk about an advanced tool which is designed to tweak the color of specific pixels. The tool is named 'SecretLayer' which lets you encrypt your data (so you're no worse off than before) and then hide that encrypted data in ordinary images, like the ones used every day on all websites and email attachments.
The Pro version of Secret Layer supports encryption of your data: -
Encryption type: AES, Key length: 128, 196, 256 (bits)
Encryption type: Blowfish, Key length: 128, 196, 256, 384, 448 (bits)
Encryption type: Cast-128, Key length: 40, 64, 128 (bits)
Encryption type: Cast-256, Key length: 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 (bits)
Encryption type: DES, Key length: 64 (bits)
Encryption type: IDEA, Key length: 128 (bits)
Encryption type: RC5, Key length: 64, 128, 192, 256, 384, 448, 512, 1024, 1536, 2040 (bits)
Encryption type: Twofish, Key length: 128, 192, 256 (bits)
A container with the encrypted data is hidden inside of an ordinary-looking image. This is all done automatically and in the background: you don't have to do anything extra. To download SecretLayer click Here. Earlier I told you that Steganography is on the finest way of hiding your secrete message, besides it contains many threats, as it has been widely used by criminals for transmitting messages. So far those hidden contains can not be decrypted easily. So now its upto you, that how will you use such tools. Remember one lesson which we have already learnt from a Famous movie SpiderMan, that is 'With greater power there comes greater responsibility...'. So I urge you not to use such tools for negative purposes.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 7/13/2011 06:50:00 pm
It's a crime to post threatening and tormenting posts on someone’s Facebook profile - but few people know it.The Far South Coast command’s youth liaison officers are cracking down on internet crime, and cyber bullying among children and teenagers.
Senior Constable Adrian Seal is the school liaison officer for the Far South Coast and Monaro commands and says parents should closely monitor their child’s profile on social media sites, including Facebook.
“For most parents, they probably don’t really know how many criminal offences there actually are on the internet,” he said.
“And I don’t think kids think about the consequences.”
He said the main internet offences, which can carry penalties of up to 10 years’ jail, include stalking, intimidation and harassment, luring, threatening serious harm, sending offensive material and sexting - which involves sending sexually explicit photographs.
“For a lot of young people sexting, they probably don’t realise it’s a criminal offence,” Snr Const Seal said. “They just think what they’re doing is harmless. But as soon as they hit the send button, they have no control over it. It’s out there, in the public domain.
“For threatening serious harm to someone, all they have to prove is that the third party (or the victim) meant it.”
He said that carries 10 years’ jail.
Internet and social media sites are now a part of everyday life, according to Snr Const Seal, which makes it easier for bullying to occur. Snr Const Seal said writing nasty messages about someone over the internet took away the face-to-face aspect of bullying. “And rumours spread easily on the internet, and it’s harder to track down offenders and know their geographic location.”
He said a lot of it goes unreported. “The problem is a lot of kids are scared to come forward.”
Batemans Bay’s youth liaison officer Senior Constable Gina Hamilton works closely with children in primary schools, and says the vulnerable ages of 10 to 14 were most prone to cyber bullying.
-News Source (Bay Post)
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On 6/25/2012 10:26:00 pm
West Bengal State University & IIMM Pune Hacked By Mahesh (k9 Network Cyber Army)
An
Indian hacker code named
"Mahesh Haxor" from a newly formed hacker group named
"k9 Network cyber army" has successfully hacked and defaced one of domain of
West Bengal State University and few other websites of educational institute in India among them The Indian Institute of Materials Management
(IIMM) Pune also get defaced. The hacker not only defaced the index page but also manged to maintain access on that particular server for a decent time. The time when we are writing the news the home page of those sites are still showing the hacker's message. List of all the hacked sites can be found on a
pastebin release by Mahesh Haxor. The reason of this hack is still unknown.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 11/19/2012 02:17:00 am
Israel Ministry of Justice & it Sub-domains Hit By Godziila Volcanimum
After
Anonymous &
Hitcher it was the turn for
Indian hackers. A young hacker code named
"Godziila Volcanimum" joined the hack activity or in other word the Israeli rampage. During the attack he targeted several Israeli government websites including
Israel Ministry of Justice and its ten to twelve sub-domains. According to the sources all those targeted websites were frozen by the hacker while sending
massive traffic to generate load and interrupt the services. The attack was took place in the Friday evening and the hacker managed to violate the services for several hours. Several sources and medias confirmed that the official website of Israeli ministry of justice was remain down for more than a day. The list of all those targeted Ministry of Justice domain, which fallen victim to this round of
cyber attack, can be found on a
pastebin note; released by the hacker. In his press release Godziila Volcanimum said
"Is killing innocent people a Justice?? Stop killing small kids and women's.. Don't cross your limit.. ./Peace is just what we want..." which clearly indicating that the motive of this cyber attack was driven by the cause of Gaza and to to show support for Palestine, which is currently under heavy fire.
Update:- Now the server of Israeli Ministry of Justice has overcome the cyber attack. All those targeted websites have been restored and came back online, as expected they are functioning properly. So far the Israeli ministry have confirmed that more than 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government web sites since Wednesday when Israel began its Gaza air strikes.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 11/28/2011 02:10:00 pm
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) is again under cyber attack. One months ago a Pakistani hacker named
KhantastiC HaXor has hacked the BSNL site also a sub domain of it. Again Pakistani hackers hit BSNL. This time Shadow008 & KhantastiC HaXor again hacked and defaced the site of
BSNL.
Later an Indian hacker named H3r0 from Indishell changed the deface page of the Pakistani hacker and claimed to restore the site. Hackers from both countries are targeting the cyber fence respectively and thus the
Cyber War is growing larger.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 2/18/2013 08:55:00 pm
Yamaha Motor's Official Website of Six Different Countries Hacked By Dark Snipper
Yamaha, Japanese multinational corporation; widely known to us for manufacturing motorcycles and power sports equipment, have fallen victim in front of hackers. A newly formed hacker group calling themselves
"Dark Snipper" targeted several websites of Yamaha. This round of cyber attack has blown
Six Yamaha websites from different countries like
Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Slovenia &
Serbia. According to sources a few hackers code named
'Soul Inj3ct0r, P4K-CoMManDeR, Error Haxor, Dream.Killer, X3o-1337 &
SOG' mainly from
Pakistan took responsibility of the hack. So far the reason of the attack is not clear, but still the deface page is saying that the attack was inspired by the cause of
"Free Palestine". But it is very irrelevant that, why the hacker group targeted Yamaha, as there is hardly any relation between the cause of Gaza, Palestine and Yamaha. What ever! Yamaha authority and the cyber response team immediately recovered those hacked sites by deleting the hacker's page (as shown in the picture below) and patched the security hole.
It is come to our concern that, team 'Dark Snipper' managed to get access into Yamaha server, where all those domain were hosted, and that is why it became possible for the hackers to breach all those Yamaha sites. But, Yamaha did not passed any reaction after the breach.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 3/07/2012 04:50:00 pm
United Bank of India Under Cyber-Attack, UBI Mobile Site Hacked By Hitcher
Last week Pakistani hacker named
Hitcher has hacked into
IDBI Bank and blown the official website of IDBI Paisabuilder & Paisabuilder.in (both are the Online stock & share trading portal of India owned by IDBI Bank.) Now he moved his attack to another important Bank and that is United Bank of India widely known and UBI. As expected here he has hacked into the UBI Mobile Home (A sub-domain of UBI for Mobile Banking) and defaced the
homepage as well as
Administrator login panel. The hacker has also created a deface mirror on
Legend-H. Later the UBI authority has restored the index page to its normal format but still the Admin login link is defaced.
Hacked Site:-
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 11/28/2011 02:11:00 pm
Hacktivist Anonymous hit the Australian cyber fence. Anonymous has been busy recently with many different things going on, one of them is the ever on going battle of censorship with governments. As a result an Australian government website has been defaced and left in fairly messed up state. Previously Anonymous hacked and releases government records including Australian council data.
Recently Anon hacked and defaced the The CLGCA (Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority) Govt. of Australia. The message on the deface page contains:-
"This domain has been seized by Exphin1ty and #Antisec For Australia's decision to censor the internet. Consider this a warning as what is yet to come. We encourage all of our #Antisec friends to aim your canons at any Gov.Au address and flaunt the tag #Antisec on any defecement, leak or database dump. "
The CLGCA site is still unavailable. Site restoration and maintenance is going on.
Also the message of the hacker is clearly indicating that the Govt. of Australia might have to face massive cyber attack form the Hacktivist.
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