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3. September 2008

Google Chrome - First day first show

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Google just released their new browser, Chrome. It’s a pretty cool, lightweight browser that renders sites pretty fast. Good news for India where broadband’s still not well penetrated. While it a test drive. So far, I’ve got to say I’m [...]

Cracking the 10 most badass security codes :-)

30. August 2008

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Cracking the 10 most badass security codes :-)

In the words of Edgar Allen Poe “human ingenuity cannot concoct a cipher which human ingenuity cannot resolve” The act of creating secret messages has probably been around for as far back as humans have existed and communicated, secret codes have been used in wartime, in business and in personal affairs to conceal everything from battle [...]

27. August 2008

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Newest method of spamming that cannot be stopped:ASCII Spam

An old computer art form is making a comeback as a newer way to evade spam filters. For decades, computing fans have enjoyed a form of expression called ASCII art that shows pictures or messages as a low-resolution graphic, a grid made of numerous computer characters encoded with the venerable ASCII standard. With a photo digitized [...]

27. August 2008

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How do people boost download speed in LAN internet- [BlackHat DIY]

If you use internet via a LAN medium, and the network administrator has imposed restrictions on your downloading/uploading speed, then READ ON- This hack has been tried on Sify internet, Spectranet. I am sure it will work with any internet connection which uses a LAN topology to connect you to internet. [ This hack doesn't work [...]

26. August 2008

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This is how they spy/eavesdrop your cellphone

digg_url = "http://digg.com/gadgets/This_is_how_they_spy_your_cellphone_A_Symbian_Tool"; Today Cellphones have become a true identity of a person. We take it wherever we go, it follows us. I was shocked after I did experiments with the tool below, wonder how easy it is to spy over a person by installing this backdoor in his/her phone- A small tool called FlexiSpy can be used [...]

19. August 2008

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Browser Clipboards Under Attack!!

A new browser-based attack is making the rounds with a rather innovative mode of attack. It tries to spread malicious links by hijacking end users’ clipboards!! What’s worse is that as of now, the attack infects only Firefox users with Internet ExploDer, oops I mean Explorer users seemingly unaffected!! The attack, which had earlier this year [...]

16. August 2008

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MIT Students Banned From Exposing Subway Hack!!

Three college students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been ordered by the Federal court to cancel tomorrow’s (Aug 17, Sunday) presentation at the well known hackers’ conference, DefCon,in Las Vegas where they planned to showcase security flaws that they had researched in Boston’s subway. DefCon, which is a major attraction for the [...]

29. July 2008

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DIY: Ripping off Windows XP using Backtrack Linux in 10 mins

It takes only an inch in your pocket to carry a Pen Drive :-) Along this post, we’ll see how Backtrack Distro loaded into a Pen Drive or a Live CD can wreck havoc on a Windows machine in just 10 minutes. The Backtrack Live CD can be a golden resource in bypassing the preloaded Windows XP, it cuts [...]

12. July 2008

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IPhone app: Control Pan-Zoom sureveillance cameras

Lextech Labs introduced iRa, a remote surveillance viewing and control system that puts the power of multiple live video feeds and direct camera pan-tilt-zoom control in the palm of your hand on an iPhone or iPod Touch. iRa’s intuitive interface lets users to access multiple video feeds (from their own security cameras) over WiFi. The capabilities to view videos full screen, [...]

6. July 2008

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IIT Kanpur website twice compromised

No wonder the IITs are the best technical Institues in country, someone tried hacking the IIT Kanpur website and succeeded, couple of times more than expected. Mid 2007 was first, a seemingly McDonald fan defaced the homepage and “McDonaldified” the site Seemingly the harmless hack didn’t use any offensive lingo. Though, it was a proof enough how [...]

5. July 2008

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The sweet theory behind WiFi Hacking / Wardriving

I reside in Delhi, where Internet is still not that cheap. One has to shell out INR 800-1000 per month for a decent enough internet connection. One day while going around the terrace I discovered that the laptop was catching somebody’s wireless connection. Alas to my surprise! I found that wireless connection so dependable and now [...]

24. April 2008

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Bluetooth Intrusion: How it works

A tutorial I wrote a long time back for neworder group The fundamentals of Bluetooth Security still remain same. Read on This manual aims at enabling all people know the Pandora’s box in their very own pocket and know how it works! Mobile Phone Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth, as we all know is a method for wirelessly [...]

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Google Chrome - First day first show

Cracking the 10 most badass security codes :-)

Newest method of spamming that cannot be stopped:ASCII Spam

How do people boost download speed in LAN internet- [BlackHat DIY]

This is how they spy/eavesdrop your cellphone

Browser Clipboards Under Attack!!

MIT Students Banned From Exposing Subway Hack!!

DIY: Ripping off Windows XP using Backtrack Linux in 10 mins

IPhone app: Control Pan-Zoom sureveillance cameras

IIT Kanpur website twice compromised

The sweet theory behind WiFi Hacking / Wardriving

Bluetooth Intrusion: How it works

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