BackTrack 4 R1 Dev public release
BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to …
phpnuke.org compromised, serving exploits
PHP-Nuke is a popular Web content management system based on PHP and various databases. Once upon a time it was an open-source platform, but is now commercial software. …
SQLninja 0.2.5 released
SQLninja is a tool targeted to exploit SQL Injection vulnerabilities on a web application that uses Microsoft SQL Server as its back-end. Its main goal is to provide a remote …
Week in review: Money mules, community anti-virus and Facebook bugs and privacy issues
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and reviews: Mobilizing a community to fight malware The word about …
New Facebook bug adds unauthorized apps to your profile
Just a few days after the bug that let users see their friends’ personal chats, another Facebook bug has been discovered yesterday, and this one was adding applications …
Small ISP wins in court, spammers must pay
Asis Internet Service, a smallish Californian ISP that counts only 4 employees, has 2.6 millions reason to celebrate. The ISP filed a lawsuit against a company named …
Clueless fraudster targets ThinkGeek
Popular online retailer ThinkGeek is – like many other retailers – sometimes targeted by fraudsters. To diagnose potential fraudulent orders, they usually …
Screenshot of YouTube video leads to DoS-capable worm
A screenshot of a YouTube video embedded with a link is the gateway to a malicious site where a worm with DoS capabilities is distributed, TrendLabs reports. The innocent …
Botnets battling for digital real estate
April saw high activity from multiple botnets, namely Gumblar and Sasfis, according to a report by Fortinet. While Gumblar remained in the No. 1 position in Fortinet’s …
Rogue software details: RST Antivirus 2010
RST Antivirus 2010 is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files …
Wireshark 1.2.8 released
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Suricata: Network intrusion detection and prevention engine
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