YouPorn passwords available for download, thousands of users exposed [Updated]

SophosLabs: Want a free password for one of the world’s most popular adult websites? YouPorn, one of the world’s most popular porn video websites and one of the top 100 websites of any kind in the world, appears to have been caught with its pants down – after a list of many of its users’ email addresses, passwords and dates of birth were left exposed on a public-facing server. ...

February 23, 2012 Â· 2 min Â· 383 words Â· Omid Farhang

Chinese hackers had free rein at Nortel

The H-Online: According to a report, hackers, allegedly from China, had access to telecoms equipment manufacturer Nortel‘s IT systems over a period of several years – access that they took full advantage of. Citing an internal investigation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that, using seven passwords stolen from senior managers, intruders had access to almost all confidential information within Nortel from 2000 onwards. ...

February 15, 2012 Â· 2 min Â· 387 words Â· Omid Farhang

350,000 users exposed by hacking porn mavens Brazzers

SophosLabs: A hacker, identified as a 17-year-old based in Morocco, claims to have stolen the personal information of 350,000 users from hardcore porn mavens Brazzers. The point, claims the hacker, was to highlight a security vulnerability on the adult site. According to reports, the teen uploaded a small small of the stolen data to the internet, displaying customer emails, usernames and passwords. Presumably to offer up proof that he was behind the breach. ...

February 13, 2012 Â· 2 min Â· 329 words Â· Omid Farhang

Beware of spam this Valentine's Day

SophosLabs: It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow and the spammers are out in force to make the most of unwitting shoppers on the international day of love. Looking to buy a present for someone this Valentine’s Day? Ooh look what popped into my inbox, an email inviting me to buy my Valentine an *ahem* “romantic” gift. Valentine’s Day, the 14th February, is the day we celebrate our feelings of affection for our boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives. It is traditional to do this with a special romantic gift. Looking for a Valentine’s Day Gift for him or the perfect token of love for her? Look no further than here! ...

February 13, 2012 Â· 2 min Â· 247 words Â· Omid Farhang

"NASA Own3d Again" – NASA Database Leaked by r00tw0rm

The Hacker News: Hackers from Team r00tw0rm again hit NASA. According to Latest tweet by Hackers, They claim to hack the one of the Sudomain of Nasa (Link is not exposed by hackers and claimed to be reported for Fix). Hackers claim to hack GB’s of database and they Leaked sample of database include Users names, emails and Passwords , Contact as shown: ...

February 12, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 82 words Â· Omid Farhang

Microsoft Store India got hacked in India!

The Hacker News: Today, Hackers from group EvilShadow successfully hack and deface the website of Microsoft Store India (http://www.microsoftstore.co.in) . But Hacker upload his deface page at location http://www.microsoftstore.co.in/evil.html . Hacker revealed that user passwords were saved in plain text as shown below: ...

February 12, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 43 words Â· Omid Farhang

Microsoft to send users 4 critical patches on Valentine's Day

The Register: Microsoft plans to publish nine updates next Tuesday – four of which are critical – as part of a Valentine’s Day edition of its Patch Tuesday update cycle. Highlights of the batch, which collectively address 21 vulnerabilities, include a critical update for Internet Explorer. There are also two critical fixes for Windows itself, plus one for Microsoft’s .NET framework. Three the five remaining “important” fixes grapple with remote code execution-type vulnerabilities, one of which involves Office. Flaws of this type are best addressed sooner rather than later because they might easily be exploited by malware slingers. ...

February 12, 2012 Â· 2 min Â· 345 words Â· Omid Farhang

Hacker claims to have compromised Intel

The Inquirer: A Hacker using the pseudonyms ‘Weedgrower’ or ‘X-pOSed’ claims that he has compromised Intel and obtained sensitive data. The solo hacker claims to have found a flaw in the subscriber segment of Intel’s web site, according to The Hacker News. He said that he has access to sensitive data that includes credit card numbers, email addresses and passwords. ...

February 12, 2012 Â· 2 min Â· 222 words Â· Omid Farhang

CIA website brought down – were Anonymous attackers responsible?

SophosLabs: The CIA’s website was brought down for some hours last night by what appears to have been an internet distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. A post made from an Anonymous-affiliated Twitter account announced that the site was doing using the phrase “CIA Tango Down”, although a later tweet left ambiguity as to whether the hacktivists were claiming responsibility for the attack. ...

February 11, 2012 Â· 3 min Â· 444 words Â· Omid Farhang

Dutch ISP KPN hacked, credentials and personal information leaked

SophosLabs: One of the largest ISPs in The Netherlands has shut down its email services after hackers posted usernames, passwords, phone numbers, addresses and more of more than 500 customers on the internet. KPN discovered the attackers on its network January 27th, but decided not to disclose the information immediately after consulting with the Dutch government and law enforcement agencies. ...

February 11, 2012 Â· 2 min Â· 393 words Â· Omid Farhang