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Metasploit's HD Moore releases 'war dialing' tools

HD Moore wants to simplify pen-testing and simulated hacking attacks against telephone systems. The Metasploit founder has released WarVOX as a free suite of tools to explore, classify and audit a range of telephone systems, including modems, faxes, voicemail boxes, PBXs, loops, dial tones, IVRs and forwarders....

Tags: Phone, Telephone System, Tool, Metasploit, HD Moore, WarVOX, Moore, Modems, Productivity, Telephony, Telecommunications, VOIP, Fax, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Components, Networking, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-06

HD Moore pwned with his own DNS exploit, vulnerable AT

HD Moore pwned with his own DNS exploit, vulnerable ATOn top of thisIt wasn't HD who was hacked, as Dancho points out. I just want to reiterate that point, as Austin TX was what was hacked. The AT&T DNS servers there were what was hijacked, and unfortunately, HD...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Games, Domain names, Pwned, game, DNS

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

|)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit

|)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploitSo, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...So, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...Nice work!CoolNate, nice post and analysis!Wasn't the replacing the ns.victim.com cache entry part of the Halvar Flake speculation? I thought first part of the exploit was to...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Operating systems, Alecco, DNS, ruid, exploit, HD Moore, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Metasploit Reloaded

HD Moore's open-source Metasploit Framework has been rewritten from scratch and released with 177 exploits, 104 payloads and new modules to exploit Wi-Fi driver vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel.In addition to hundreds of exploits and payloads, Moore said Metasploit 3.0 also ships with 30 auxiliary modules to perform tasks like...

Tags: SECURITY, HD Moore, payload, denial of service, exploit, vulnerability, Wi-Fi, open source, Microsoft Windows

Image galleries 2007-03-27

Additional Resources

Report: Netbooks now one-fifth of portable PC shipments

The point of netbooksis that they are cheap, portable second computers. More expensive portable computers may sell and they may sell well, but they are not competing with the same market. Customers would only want to drop more money for a portable computer if it were going to be their...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, computer

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Coming in July: Month of Twitter Bugs

A well-known security researcher plans to use the month of July to expose serious vulnerabilities in the Twitter ecosystem. The Month of Twitter Bugs, a project which launches on July 1, is the handiwork of Aviv Raff left, a researcher known for his work on Web-based security...

Tags: Vulnerability, Twitter, Aviv Raff, Web 2.0, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Quickfire Deal: $160 Asus Eee PC 900A

Quickfire Deal: $160 Asus Eee PC 900AAccording to Murphy's LawThat should be under $100.Those netbooks aren't even worth it now adays. You can get the 10.1" screen. 160GIG HD, and the ATOM 270 (1.8GHZ) processor. And 2gigs of ram for $299.RE: Quickfire Deal: $160 Asus Eee PC...

Tags: Asus Eee PC 900A, Quickfire Deal, ASUS Eee PC, Asus EEE, ASUS

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

G.E. discovers how to put 500GB on a disc; eventual Blu-ray killer?

G.E. discovers how to put 500GB on a disc; eventual Blu-ray killer?Double edged swordWith the ISPs boosting fees and limiting monthly usage the "instant media download" scheme will never take off. The "flash" thing is still too expensive and unreliable (what would a 500 gig flash module cost). ...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Flash Media, DVD archive, killer, G.E., disc, DVD, disk, Flash Movie

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Anatomy of Microsoft's "It's a PC" ads

Anatomy of Microsoft's "It's a PC" adsPC adsWhy would M$ which doesn't even make a PC be so aggressive pitching a PC over a Mac? There's the rub. A company with a given 90% of the market is threatened by lil' ol' Apple? And Apple is just a hardware manufacturer,...

Tags: Desktops, M$ Office, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., PC, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-04-10

News to know: IBM-Sun; RIM, Web 2.0; CTIA; Facebook; iPhone

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: IBM-Sun deal nears finish line; Antitrust worries just starting Sam Diaz: RIM delivers solid Q4 on BlackBerry...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Facebook, Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, CTIA, IBM Corp., Web 2.0, Open Source, Internet

Blog posts 2009-04-03

Beware of the "premium" netbook cash grab

Beware of the "premium" netbook cash grab1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, and 160GB hard drive... Meh!I got that for $300...RE: Beware of the A premium Netbook or a entry level notebook? This line is starting to only be defined by the Atom and a smaller keyboard.Charging for styleA couple of years ago,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), netbook

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak: Wolfram Alpha is Coming â€" and It Could be as...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-09

Adobe swings and misses as PDF abuse worsens

After more than two weeks (months?) of inexplicable silence on mitigations for a known code execution vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat product lines, Adobe has finally posted public information on the problem but the company's response falls well short of providing definitive mitigation guidance for end users. ...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, JavaScript, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Why ComCast hates - and fears - the Internet

Why ComCast hates - and fears - the InternetCooling process"Gigabit Ethernet to every home should be a national goal. Let people, not companies, decide what they want to see. Let entrepreneurs build new services to use that bandwidth and see what happens."I agree with the UK government's answer to piracy...

Tags: NETWORKING, Comcast Corp., Internet

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

From Metasploit to Microsoft: Skape goes to Redmond

Metasploit developer Matt Miller, who for years frustrated Microsoft officials with the public release of Windows exploits, is heading to Redmond to join Microsoft's Security Science team. Miller, who uses the hacker moniker Skape,will work on improved ways to find security vulnerabilities and better software defenses through...

Tags: Developer, Microsoft Corp., Matt Miller, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-18

News to know: 64-bit Windows; JavaFX; Net neutrality; Apple

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player? Larry Dignan: JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft launches new search...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Broadband, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Microsoft Windows, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking

Blog posts 2008-07-31

HD Moore pwned with his own DNS exploit, vulnerable AT&T DNS servers to blame

A week after |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit, HD Moore's company BreakingPoint has suffered a traffic redirection to a rogue Google site, thanks to the already poisoned cache at AT&T servers to which his company was forwarding DNS traffic : "It happened on Tuesday...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., DNS, DNS Server, AT&T Corp., Server, Attack, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-30

Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream64bit Vista Ultimate on my ....... HTPC since Beta 1. A few minor issues with video card drivers, nVidia during beta. Other then that it has been rock solid and a pleasure to use.Going StrongI have Vista Ultimate x64 on my office, and Sadly,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, X64

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

DNS cache poisoning attacks exploited in the wild

UPDATE: Arbor Networks have provided more details in their "30 Days of DNS Attack Activity" analysis, SANS confirmed HD Moore's statement on DNS cache poisoned AT&T DNS servers. Numerous independent sources are starting to see evidence of DNS cache poisoning attempts on their local networks, in what appears to be...

Tags: Query, DNS, Vulnerability, Server, Attack, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-29

Evilgrade: Exploit toolkit pwns insecure online updates

A security research outfit in Argentina has released a malcode distribution toolkit capable of launching man-in-the-middle attacks against popular products that use insecure update mechanisms. The toolkit, called Evilgrade, works in conjunction with man-in-the-middle techniques (DNS, ARP and DHCP spoofing) to exploit a wide range of applications,...

Tags: DNS, Toolkit, Evilgrade README, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-28