FreeFloat FTP Server - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Ashfaq Ansari Reported FreeFloat FTP Server - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. In computer security and programming, a buffer overflow, or buffer overrun, is an anomaly where a program, whilewriting data to a buffer, overruns the buffer's boundary and overwrites adjacent memory. This is a special case ofviolation of memory safety.Buffer overflows can be triggered by inputs that are designed to execute code, or alter the way the program operates.This may result in erratic program behavior, including memory access errors, incorrect results, a crash, or a breach ofsystem security.

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UCLA psychology department database hacked by Inj3ctor

Inj3ctor team of Hackers take responsibility for the release of information from the psychology department’s database which included the names, home addresses and dates of birth of 26 applicants to the university. The attacker also published some information that helped him access the database. He highlighted the open ports and the versions of the services he relied on to hack the site.

This is not the first time that the department database has been dumped on Pastebin. In July 2011, another hacker posted psychology department faculty’s phone number, first and last name, e-mail address, street address, and UCLA ID number. Webmasters from UCLA IT are still investigating the hacking, but Bollens said it is likely the result of a SQL injection, which makes programs give more information than intended for release.

The psychology department’s outdated database may have made it more susceptible to the SQL injection, where the hacker puts in a code that the program doesn’t recognize. That can cause the program to give up information that the programmer did not intend to release. SQL injections are responsible for more than 90 percent of hacks.

Sky News Twitter account Hacked

Hackers yesterday accessed the Twitter account for Sky News business desk and posted a tweet claiming that James Murdoch had been arrested by London police. It has also lately been used by hacker groups to simply raise their profile and make the public aware of their existence.

Soon re-twitted by many followers, the fake news created quite a stir.The false tweet was erased within minutes, but not before other Twitter users had shared it across the network. Sky News is likely to find out soon whether the hack was executed by an insider - possibly as a joke - or by hackers.

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