The following are the phases of malicious hacking:

  1. Reconnaissance: In this phase, the attacker gathers information about the victim.
  2. Scanning: In this phase, the attacker begins to probe the target for vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
  3. Gaining Access: In this phase, the attacker exploits a vulnerability to gain access into the system.
  4. Maintaining Access: In this phase, the attacker maintains access to fulfill his purpose of entering into the network.
  5. Covering Tracks: In this phase, the attacker attempts to cover his tracks so that he cannot be detected or penalized under criminal law.

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Login Bypass vulnerability of Myanmar Sites (Fixed)

Last week PlanetCreator informed Security Weakness of Myanmar Uready http://www.myanmaruready.com/ and Su Aung Phyo Co., Ltd. http://www.suaungphyo.com to their webmaster and fixed as long as we reported. SQL injection is

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What are whois queries?

Whois queries are used to determine the IP address ranges associated with clients. A whois query can be run on most UNIX environments. In a Windows environment, the tools such

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Password stealing using fake login page

It’s quite easy to construct a bogus login page and steal password. Let’s look at the methods used to construct a fake login screen and how hackers steal your password.

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