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16 Apr

Cybercriminals Hijack Router DNS to Distribute Android Banking Trojan

Security researchers have been warning about an ongoing malware campaign hijacking Internet routers to distribute Android banking malware that steals users’ sensitive information, login credentials and the secret code for two-factor authentication. In order to trick victims into installing the...
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23 Jan

Critical Flaw in All Blizzard Games Could Let Hackers Hijack Millions of PCs

A Google security researcher has discovered a severe vulnerability in Blizzard games that could allow remote attackers to run malicious code on gamers’ computers. Played every month by half a billion users—World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo III, Hearthstone and Starcraft...
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6 Dec

New TeamViewer Hack Could Allow Clients to Hijack Viewers’ Computer

Do you have remote support software TeamViewer installed on your desktop? If yes, then you should pay attention to a critical vulnerability discovered in the software that could allow users sharing a desktop session to gain complete control of the...
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16 Nov

Can #hackers #hijack your #antivirus #software on your #PC?

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Antivirus software is basically software designed to defend your PC from malicious attacks. Though this ‘firewall’ is supposed to be robust, it seems that some of these security apps are suffering...
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2 Nov

iPhone #Wi-Fi #bug lets #hackers #hijack your #phone and #secretly install #malicious #apps

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The cyber security community is still reeling after the revelation of the KRACK security vulnerability that breaks down Wi-Fi encryption. Now it seems another Wi-Fi-based bug has also been discovered. Presented...
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31 Oct

Highly Critical Flaw (CVSS Score 10) Lets Hackers Hijack Oracle Identity Manager

A highly critical vulnerability has been discovered in Oracle’s enterprise identity management system that can be easily exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to take full control over the affected systems. The critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-10151, has been assigned the...
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21 Oct

Attackers #hijack #state agency #server for #malware

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cybercriminals are always upping their game. One of their latest gambits, a sophisticated phishing attack that involved hosting malware on at least one state’s government servers, shows that they may be...
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17 Oct

How #hackers can #hijack your #computer to make free #money

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If you experienced a sudden drop of performance when visiting Politifact on Friday, it was most likely because the popular fact-checking website was fast busy taxing your computer’s resources to make...
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19 Sep

Here’s How Hackers Can Hijack Your Online Bitcoin Wallets

Researchers have been warning for years about critical issues with the Signaling System 7 (SS7) that could allow hackers to listen in private phone calls and read text messages on a potentially vast scale, despite the most advanced encryption used...
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29 Aug

Using LabVIEW? Unpatched Flaw Allows Hackers to Hijack Your Computer

If you’re an engineer and use LabVIEW software to design machines or industrial equipments, you should be very suspicious while opening any VI (virtual instrument) file. LabVIEW, developed by American company National Instruments, is a visual programming language and powerful...
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