- Security
- By Marius Nestor
- December 6th, 2019
New Vulnerability Lets Attackers Hijack VPN Connections on Most UNIX Systems
The security flaw affects OpenVPN, WireGuard and IKEv2/IPSec
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 21st, 2018
Thousands of WordPress Sites Send Visitors to Tech Support Scams
Crooks use multiple attack vectors to hijack websites
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 10th, 2018
OAuth Exploit Allowed Researcher to Takeover Periscope TV Account
He hijacked the OAuth flow via host header poisoning
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 19th, 2016
Google Removes Suite of Chrome Extensions That Hijacked Facebook Accounts
"Viral Content Age Verify" and others removed from Web Store
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 11th, 2016
Hacker Hijacks and Defaces Countless Subreddits Just for Fun
BVM is hijacking mod accounts and defacing big subreddits
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 4th, 2016
Some High-End Police Drones Can Be Hacked Using $40 Kits
Affected drones can't be patched, researcher says
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 20th, 2015
Store-Side Keylogger Captures Credit Card Details on Infected Magento Shops
Campaign is active for 6 months, affected 3,500 stores
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Marius Nestor
- June 10th, 2015
Wine Will Migrate Away from SourceForge
The well-known project will be hosted elsewhere
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 11th, 2015
Twitter CFO Loses Control over Tweet Feed
Lack of two-factor authentication was likely at fault
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 11th, 2015
Cyber Caliphate Hackers Take Over Twitter Account of Newsweek
Hackers post threats against the Obama Family
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 13th, 2015
Pro-ISIS Group Hijacks Social Accounts of US Central Command
Perps publish documents with info on military plans
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 30th, 2014
Instagram Profile for Australian Charitable Event Hijacked for Ransom
Supporter of the event restores ownership of the account
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 6th, 2014
Email Scam Uses Legitimate Sender Address
Scammers try to make victims pay up with sob-story of a stranded friend
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 21st, 2014
Anonymous Hacker Takes Control of Kenya Defence Forces Twitter Account
Hacker hijacks accounts twice in less than 24 hours
- Advisories
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 13th, 2014
Facebook Accounts Are Gold for Cybercrooks
Spot phishing attempts and avoid becoming a victim
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- June 4th, 2014
Student Accused of Using Potato Peeler to Hijack Elderly Man's Car
Derek Creswell appeared at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Wednesday
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 25th, 2014
Virgin Australia Passenger Plane “Hijacked” on Its Way to Bali UPDATE
It seems that a drunk passenger tried to enter the cockpit