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Critical Vulnerability in PayPal
One of our readers, Farhan has discovered* that some of websites having PayPal portal for payment are vulnerable and can be exploited using simple JavaScript. The JavaScript bypasses the payment page and redirects the user to download page for products like software or eBooks. He has already informed the PayPal about this issue and they [...]
Jul 2nd, 2011 | Filed under Security -
LinkedIn SSL Cookie Vulnerability
Rishi Narang, a security researcher and consultant, has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) which can enable an attacker to modify an account “without password”. Read information of this session management nightmare at www.wtfuzz.com or contact him at twitter (@rnarang) for further details.
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PWN0 Scripts
PWN0 (http://pwn0.com) the hackers playground is a VPN where (almost) anything goes. You just need to sign up, connect to the VPN and start hacking. This is what the website says! I loved the domain name and felt to give it a shot. Here is how the home page looks like, Pretty intriguing! Isn’t it? [...]
Apr 25th, 2011 | Filed under Hacking -
Facebook Spam
I could see lots of people publishing this content on my wall, so felt to give it a shot to analyze. The link that is spreading a lot is www.stump.ws/rdgct7s. After analyzing this link, in a non-Facebook session, here is what it resolves to – www.1119999977u7.info. This page further redirects to www.2220000099×9.info. This page looks [...]
Apr 19th, 2011 | Filed under Security -
Penetration Testing
All the CXO, security enthusiasts know this term – Pentest (Penetration Testing). What is pentesting and how has it evolved all these years? Is it catching up with the hackers of this century, or now this trend is just side tracked? Pentest as per Wikipedia, is a method of evaluating the security of a computer [...]