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Secure Messaging Applications Prone to Session Hijacking
2018-12-11 15:27

Secure messaging applications such as Telegram, Signal and WhatsApp can expose user messages through a session hijacking attack, Cisco’s Talos security researchers warn.  read more

Mitigating the risk of Office 365 account hijacking
2018-12-10 10:56

Office 365 – the online, subscription-based version of Microsoft’s Office application suite – is one the most widely used enterprise cloud applications/services, which makes it the preferred...

Google’s G Suite, Search and Analytics Taken Down in Hijacking
2018-11-13 17:44

Google cloud business customers were impacted by a Border Gateway Protocol hijacking.

Stop us if you've heard this one: Remote code hijacking flaw in Apache Struts, patch ASAP
2018-11-07 01:49

Advisory issued over yet another critical security vulnerability The Apache Foundation is urging developers to update their Struts 2 installations and projects using the code – after a critical...

PoC Exploit Compromises Microsoft Live Accounts via Subdomain Hijacking
2018-11-01 15:44

Poor DNS housekeeping opens the door to account takeover.

China hijacking internet traffic using BGP, claim researchers
2018-10-30 11:28

Researchers claim that unusual BGP routing changes are actually man-in-the-middle surveillance.

IoT Flaw Allows Hijacking of Connected Construction Cranes
2018-10-29 20:50

An attacker can send spoofed commands to the crane's controller.

Get patching, if you can: Grave TCP/IP flaws in FreeRTOS leave IoT gear open to mass hijacking
2018-10-22 20:05

AWS-stewarded net-connected platform has multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities Serious security flaws in FreeRTOS – an operating system kernel used in countless internet-connected devices...

Popular TP-Link wireless home router open to remote hijacking
2018-10-03 10:35

By concatenating a known improper authentication flaw with a newly discovered CSRF vulnerability, remote unauthenticated attackers can obtain full control over TP-Link TL-WRN841N, a popular...

Instagram fights misinformation and account hijackings with new tools
2018-08-30 09:30

Users will soon be able to use authenticator apps for 2FA codes, request blue verified badges, and get more context about big accounts.