Neowin News Feed for: Drive-by

Drive-by attack is targeting older Android devices on porn sites

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:26:01 +0000

A new attack pattern has been discovered online, where older Android devices are being infected with ransomware just by visiting certain sites. The attack uses exploits leaked from the Hacking Team. Read more...

QuickTime Bug Gives Hackers New Drive-by Attack

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:23:34 +0000

A year-old bug in QuickTime that, when paired with Firefox allows, hackers to hijack PCs and Macs now has Mozilla Corp. scrambling for a fix, the company's chief security officer said Wednesday. According to Petko... Read more...

Cisco: 77 Routers Vulnerable to New Drive-By Pharming Attack

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:55:43 +0000

Cisco has posted a Security Response on its Web site which describes the 77 routers that are vulnerable to a new form of attack. Researchers at security company Symantec first warned users about the new... Read more...

Welcome to the era of drive-by hacking

Tue, 06 Nov 2001 20:40:15 +0000

BBC News Online has been shown just how lax security is on wireless networks used in London's financial centre. On one short trip, two-thirds of the networks we discovered using a laptop and free software... Read more...