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Major OS Players Misinterpret Intel Docs, and Now Kernels Can Be Hijacked
2018-05-10 15:37

Apple, Microsoft, Red Hat and others have built an uncannily similar privilege escalation flaw into their Intel-based products.

Every major OS maker misread Intel's docs. Now their kernels can be hijacked or crashed
2018-05-09 06:53

Grab those patches while Chipzilla updates its manuals Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, and some implementations of Xen have a design flaw that could allow attackers to, at best, crash Intel and...

LoJack security code hijacked by Fancy Bear to rat on tis prey
2018-05-02 19:57

Computer recovery code plays double agent on users LoJack software, designed to rat on computer thieves, appears to be serving a double purpose by also working with a Russian state-sponsored hacking team.…

Has Your Company's Infrastructure Been Hijacked by Bitcoin Miners?
2018-05-01 11:37

Crypto-mining Malware Exposes Organizations to a Host of Monetary and Reputational Risks read more

Emergency alert systems used across the US can be easily hijacked
2018-04-10 19:35

A vulnerability affecting emergency alert systems supplied by ATI Systems, one of the leading suppliers of warning sirens in the USA, could be exploited remotely via radio frequencies to activate...

Trojanized BitTorrent Software Update Hijacked 400,000 PCs Last Week
2018-03-14 17:33

A massive malware outbreak that last week infected nearly half a million computers with cryptocurrency mining malware in just a few hours was caused by a backdoored version of popular BitTorrent...

Robots hijacked by ransomware may soon become a reality
2018-03-09 21:54

How soon will we see our home, office or industrial robots being hijacked and held ransom by attackers? If they dedicate their efforts to research, that day may come sooner rather than later....

Ongoing Email Exchanges Hijacked in Spear-Phishing Attacks
2017-10-06 12:29

Malicious actors have injected themselves into ongoing email exchanges in highly targeted spear-phishing attacks aimed at entities across the world, Palo Alto Networks said on Thursday. read more

Thousands of Elasticsearch Servers Hijacked to Host PoS Malware
2017-09-13 19:51

Over 4,000 insecure Elasticsearch servers have been hosting the point-of-sale malware Alina and JackPoS.

Phishers targeting LinkedIn users via hijacked accounts
2017-09-13 16:51

A new phishing campaign has been spotted hitting LinkedIn users via direct messages and the LinkedIn InMail feature. They are sent from legitimate LinkedIn Premium accounts that have been hijacked...