Tag: Hacker News
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Operation Hackerazzi : FBI arrests alleged Hacker for Stealing naked photos of Hollywood stars
Pperation Hackerazzi : FBI arrests alleged Hacker for Stealing naked photos of Hollywood stars FEDERAL officials on Wednesday arrested a 35-year-old Florida man,Christopher Chaney and charged him with 26 counts of cyber-related crimes against Hollywood stars following an 11-month federal probe dubbed “Operation Hackerazzi”. Twitter was ablaze earlier today with messages claiming to link to […]
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Sony hacked again – 93,000 accounts compromised with brute-force attack
Sony hacked again – 93,000 accounts compromised with brute-force attack Sony has warned users against a massive bruteforce attack against PlayStation and Sony network accounts. The attack – which used password and user ID combinations from an unidentified third-party source – succeeded in compromising 60,000 PlayStation Network and 33,000 Sony Online Entertainment network accounts. These […]
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REMnux: A Linux Distribution for Reverse-Engineering Malware
REMnux: A Linux Distribution for Reverse-Engineering MalwareREMnux is a lightweight Linux distribution for assisting malware analysts in reverse-engineering malicious software. The distribution is based on Ubuntu and is maintained by Lenny Zeltser. REMnux is designed for running services that are useful to emulate within an isolated laboratory environment when performing behavioral malware analysis. As part […]
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Hash Code Cracker V 1.2 Released ~ Password Cracking from BreakTheSecurity
Hash Code Cracker V 1.2 Released ~ Password Cracking from BreakTheSecurity BreakTheSecurity is proud to release the Hash Code Cracker Version 1.2. Our latest release supports Online Cracking function.Description:This password cracker is developed for PenTesters and Ethical hackers. Please Use this software for legal purposes(Testing the Password Strength).Features:This software will crack the MD5, SHA1,NTLM(Windows Password) […]
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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 established platforms for recognising excellence amongst […]
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Atlanta Worker Hacked Ex-Employers Database
An Atlanta man could receive up to five years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to hacking into a former employer’s patient database, stealing information and then wiping the database clean. Federal prosecutors said Eric McNeal, 37, used the patient information from a firm identified as “A.P.A.” for a direct marketing campaign at his new […]