Neowin News Feed for: Hijack

Microsoft fixes Skype account hijack issue

John Callaham — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:34:08 +0000

Microsoft has announced it has now fixed a reported issue in its Skype service, which briefly allowed anyone to hijack a Skype account using a simple email method. Read more...

Any Skype account can be hijacked with just an email address, Microsoft already on the case

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:35:31 +0000

Using a simple method it was possible to hijack any Skype account with just the email address of the account holder, causing serious security concerns. The Skype team are currently on the case. Read more...

Cookie hijacking vulnerability discovered in Internet Explorer

Denis Wong — Fri, 27 May 2011 08:06:03 +0100

A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer, including IE9, on all versions of Windows. This vulnerability allows hackers to steal login information for any sites requiring passwords. The theft... Read more...

Hotmail in Israel defaced by Turksec [Updated]

Steven Parker — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:47:50 +0100

The popular email service Hotmail has been defaced in Israel by a Turkish hacker going by the name of TurkGuvenligi of Turksec. It appears the site has been subject to a DNS hijack, the practice of... Read more...

TalkTalk stages file-sharing wi-fi stunt

Matthew Hopson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:23:02 +0100

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British ISP TalkTalk has staged a stunt aimed at proving to Lord Mandelson that his plans to cut-off file-sharers without due process is "naive". The company's stunt demonstrates how innocent parties could easily be disconnected... Read more...

iPhone bug to hijack phone by SMS will be revealed tomorrow

Tom Warren — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:27:18 +0100

Forbes is reporting that two researchers plan to reveal an un-patched iPhone bug that could virally infect phones via SMS. The hijack was discovered by iPhone hacker Charlie Miller. Miller is a well known security... Read more...

Gaza propaganda war takes place online

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:49:32 +0000

Branded by some as "hacktivism", the conflict between Israel and Palestine has spilled onto the web, with activists from both sides defacing websites, taking over computers and shutting down Facebook groups, according to a report... Read more...

Hackers hijack Windows Update's downloader

Slimy — Thu, 10 May 2007 23:01:08 +0100

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The Background Intelligent Transfer Service used by Microsoft Corporation's operating systems to deliver patches via Windows Update, is being used by hackers to sneak malware past firewalls, according to Symantec researchers. BITS, which debuted in... Read more...

Hackers hijack satellite TV in Southern China

Tom Warren — Fri, 04 May 2007 07:51:03 +0100

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Hackers allegedly hijacked satellite TV signals in southern China to broadcast anti-government messages, news reports said Thursday. Viewers complained that their TV screens went blank for nearly two hours or showed anti-government messages for 30... Read more...

Computer Routers face Hijack Risk

Slimy — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:24:49 +0000

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Researchers at the University of Indiana and Symantec are warning that about half of internet users with a home router are vulnerable to having the hardware hijacked. The researchers found that home router users are... Read more...

Google Plugs Account Hijack Holes

Slimy — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:33:00 +0000

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Had Google left the the cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability unpatched, hackers could have modified third-party Google documents and spreadsheets as well as had access to e-mail subjects and search history. According to Philipp Lenssen,... Read more...

Exploit Released for Critical PC Hijack Flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:59:28 +0000

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A fully working exploit for a high-risk vulnerability fixed by Microsoft two days ago has been put into limited release, prompting new "patch now" warnings from computer security experts. The exploit, which allows PC takeover... Read more...

Thieves hijack truck with lots of Xbox 360s

Mike Brown — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:14:50 +0000

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Back in September, Xbox Europe launched a new TV and cinema advertising campaign called 'Cops and Robbers'. The ad, features three 'robbers' wearing ski masks running away from 'cops', holding what looks like a bag... Read more...

RealPlayer Flaws Trigger PC Hijack Alert

malebolgia — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:56:10 +0100

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Digital-media delivery company RealNetworks on Thursday rolled out patches for four high-risk vulnerabilities in its flagship RealPlayer software, warning that the flaws put millions of users at risk of PC hijack attacks. The Seattle, Wash.-based... Read more...

GTA to hijack GBA in October

Dice — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 03:30:57 +0100

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After much rumour-mongering, Rockstar finally confirmed to us today that the GBA incarnation of epic crime fest Grand Theft Auto will release in Europe on October 22 - the same day as the PS2 launch... Read more...

'Critical' Windows Hijack Flaw Reported

Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:30:47 +0100

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Security researchers have discovered a serious boundary error vulnerability in multiple versions of Microsoft's Windows platform and warned that attackers could hijack systems via Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer (IE). Rodrigo Gutierrez, a... Read more...

Web hijack riles Belkin router users

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 20:20:44 +0000

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Belkin is trying to defuse a potentially embarrassing situation that arose after network administrators learned the company's routers can periodically hijack users' Web connection and display an advertisement for parental control software. Every eight hours,... Read more...

DVLA fails in reverse domain name hijack

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 01 Jan 2003 09:41:48 +0000

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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the government body responsible for administering and issuing driving licences in the UK, has been heavily censured in a rejection of its bid to acquire the domain DVLA.com.... Read more...

IE bug allows full MSN Messenger hijack

configure — Sun, 10 Feb 2002 07:29:33 +0000

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The recent privacy stuff-up in Messenger "pales in comparison to what can be done if you use MSN Messenger through unpatched IE vulnerabilities," security researchers Tom Gilder and Thor Larholm have discovered. ... Read more...