According to the news by SANS Internet Storm Center, Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.124.0 has a vulnerability which is being actively exploited. Some earlier versions may also be affected.
This was also confirmed by Symantec that there are reported incidents of “Remote Code Execution Vulnerability” being exploited.
Bug in Flash 9 being exploited by hackers
May 28th, 2008 by Kiyani
How to recover or hack Windows XP password
May 18th, 2008 by Kiyani
Well I am using both words “recover” and “hack” depending on how you use this technique. If you have lost your password then it will be called recovery but if you try it on your friend’s PC then of course it’s hacking!
It only takes 5 minutes so let’s get started.
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Intology came under DDOS attack yesterday
May 17th, 2008 by Kiyani
Yesterday Intology.com came under DDOS attack due to which users faced problems in accessing the website.
The attack started at around 6 AM EDT and lasted for over 2 hours.
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Interview with Yousif Yalda a former Kaspersky information security officer, and V.A.P.T. CEO and Founder
May 12th, 2008 by Kiyani
On the subject of web application security and testing, Intology sat down with Yousif Yalda, founder of Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing (www.vapt-sec.com). He is a former Kaspersky information security officer and has wide experience in this field.
V.A.P.T. is a new starting provider of web application security services. It develops useful, easy-to-use, cost-effective solutions that […]
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India accuses China of hacking
May 9th, 2008 by Kiyani
After Belgium it’s India’s turn to point fingers at China for hacking and cyber crimes. According to Times of India, the country’s largest circulation daily newspaper, Indian websites particularly Government owned are under attack from China.
It’s been going on for the past one year and attacks are increasing day by day.
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Software breaks Hotmail’s CATCHPA code to send spam
May 2nd, 2008 by Kiyani
I am sure you are all aware of the CATCHPA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) code which requires you to enter random characters in a text box to verify if you are a human or machine. More and more websites are now employing this technique to prevent automated programs […]
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BBC hacks Facebook - exposes flaw
May 1st, 2008 by Kiyani
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has made an application called “The Miner” that scrapes personal information from the profile it is added to - and from the profiles of all the friends of that person. According to their technology program “Click” has exposed a security flaw in the social networking site Facebook which could compromise privacy.
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New flaw found in QuickTime for Windows
April 28th, 2008 by Kiyani
A security think tank GNUCitizen says it has found a vulnerability in Apple’s QuickTime multimedia player that can be exploited remotely to compromise Windows Vista PCs upgraded to Service Pack 1, as well as XP SP2.
According to details published on the GNUCitizen.org blog, the exploit involves a maliciously crafted media file. When a user opens […]
Microsoft releases details of massive web attack
April 28th, 2008 by Kiyani
Microsoft has released details about a massive web attack that happend on April 17, 2008. Hundreds of thousands of pages on legitimate domains—including several at the United Nations and in the UK government—were attacked. Many of these sites ended up serving malware by redirecting users to malicious pages using JavaScript and IFRAMES. Users’ PCs were […]
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Hacking of Credit Cards and ATMs
April 23rd, 2008 by Kiyani
For some credit card is a boon while for some it’s a bane. You are the latter one if your card has been stolen and/or hacked and misused. Credit card and ATM hacking is not new and it happens world wide. Last month The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) unilaterally suspended its One-Link service with […]
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