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Kali Linux 2017.2 Released with Powerful New Tools

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Kali Linux is a Penetration Testing Distribution based on Debian. Developed by Offensive Security. It is the world’s most capable and famous security testing platform, utilized by security experts in an extensive variety of specializations, including penetration testing, forensics, reverse engineering, and vulnerability assessment. Kali Linux 2017.2 With the new release, they have added dozens of Powerfull tools and also updates for existing tools, if you are kali lover then it’s time to Upgrade by using following Commands. First Time users can download from here . Some New Tools hurl  – a beneficial little hexadecimal and URL encoder/decoder phishery  – phishery lets you inject SSL-enabled basic auth phishing URLs into a .docx Word document ssh-audit  – an SSH server auditor that checks for encryption types, banners, compression, and more apt2  – an Automated Penetration Testing Toolkit that runs its own scans or imports results from vario...

Info Security Can Save Your Identity

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Cyber security has become a hot topic throughout businesses and organizations as new technology continues to develop. In the past several years the world has evolved around technology tremendously, making it hard for people to keep up and adapt to it. As new phones, computers, automated tellers, and security devices become familiar around the world; there are also people determined to break into them, as opposed to utilizing them correctly. These people are known as hackers, and they are dangerous. Their intention is to steal, bribe, and or threaten technology users for their information. Safety in the household, at work, and in the economy have increasingly developed into daily task items. Whether that means enabling a home safety device, locking a computer at work, or even encrypting bank information. The number of hackers increases daily around the globe and their actions ranging from spamming your email to as far as stealing encrypted data from banks and capital markets. The U...

Ubuntu Linux for Windows 10 Released

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Windows and Linux in the same line? Yes, you heard that right... and that too, on the same computer and within the same operating system. Two months ago, Microsoft announced its plans to let its users install  three different flavours of the Linux  operating system –  Ubuntu ,  Fedora , and  SUSE  – directly through their Windows Store, allowing them to run Windows and Linux apps side-by-side. Now, downloading an entire operating system has just become as easy as downloading an application with the availability of popular Linux distro  'Ubuntu' in the Windows App Store . However, unlike a conventional Ubuntu installation, this Ubuntu version runs in a sandboxed alongside Windows 10 with limited interaction with the operating system and is focused on running regular  command-line utilities like bash or SSH  as a standalone installation through an Ubuntu Terminal. For now, Ubuntu is currently only available to Windows 10 In...

Wannacry/ WannaCrypt Ransomware First Analysis Report

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CRITICAL ALERT Wannacry/ WannaCrypt Ransomware Original Issue Date:- May 13, 2017 Updated On:- May 15, 2017 Virus Type:-  Ransomware It has been reported that a new ransomware named as "Wannacry" is spreading widely. Wannacry encrypts the files on infected Windows systems. This ransomware spreads by using a vulnerability in implementations of Server Message Block (SMB) in Windows systems. This exploit is named as ETERNALBLUE. The ransomware called WannaCrypt or WannaCry encrypts the computer's hard disk drive and then spreads laterally between computers on the same LAN. The ransomware also spreads through malicious attachments to emails. In order to prevent infection, users and organizations are advised to apply patches to Windows systems as mentioned in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010. https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS17-010 After infecting, this Wannacry ransomware displays following screen on infected system: Source: Symante...

Ransomware Virus Also Strikes India, Systems Of Andhra Pradesh Police Hit

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An unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks, which affected over 45,000 computers in at least 74 countries since Friday evening, has also spread to India. NEW DELHI:   The unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks, which have affected over 45,000 computers in at least 74 countries since Friday evening, have also spread to India. Over 100 systems of the Andhra Pradesh police have been affected by the virus, called ransomware. Confirming the attack, Gulshan Rai, Director General of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), said "We held an assessment meeting today and have found that 102 systems of Andhra Police have been infected with ransomware, particularly those using the Windows operating system." Mr Rai added that it is not just the Andhra Pradesh Police system that would be affected but "while our experts are trying to debug the hacked systems, we will only know the real magnitude of the damage once offices re-open on Monday and systems are...

Massive ransomware infection hits computers in 99 countries

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The ransomware has been identified as WannaCry - here shown in a safe environment on a security researcher's computer A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been developed by the US National Security Agency has struck organisations around the world. Computers in thousands of locations have been locked by a programme that demands $300 (£230) in Bitcoin. In April hackers known as The Shadow Brokers claimed to have stolen the tools and released them online. Microsoft released a patch for the vulnerability in March, but many systems may not have been updated. How big is the attack? There have been reports of infections in 99 countries, including the UK, US, China, Russia, Spain, Italy and Taiwan. Cyber-security firm Avast said it had seen 75,000 cases of the ransomware - known as WannaCry and variants of that name - around the world. "This is huge," said Jakub Kroustek at Avast. Many researchers say the incidents appear to be linked, but ...