hijacking
Popular TP-Link wireless home router open to remote hijacking
By concatenating a known improper authentication flaw with a newly discovered CSRF vulnerability, remote unauthenticated attackers can obtain full control over TP-Link …
185,000+ vulnerable Wi-Fi cameras just waiting to be hijacked
A generic wireless camera manufactured by a Chinese company and sold around the world under different names and brands can be easily hijacked and/or roped into a botnet. The …
Can your Netgear router be hijacked? Check now!
Yesterday, researcher Simon Kenin of Trustwave SpiderLabs released information about an authentication bypass flaw affecting a wide variety of Netgear routers, as well as PoC …
Malvertising campaign compromises routers instead of computers
The DNSChanger exploit kit is back and more effective than ever, and is being used in a widespread malvertising attack whose goal is to compromise small/home office routers. …
Icarus takes control of drones by impersonating their operators
Researcher Jonathan Andersson, a member of Trend Micro’s TippingPoint DVLabs, has demonstrated how a specialized hardware module dubbed Icarus can be used to hijack a …
Beware of browser hijacker that comes bundled with legitimate software
Lavians, a “small software vendor team,” is packaging its offerings with a variant of browser-hijacking malware Bing.vc. The company sells and offers for free …
Critical ScreenOS bugs allow undetectable decryption of VPN connections, device hijacking
Juniper Networks has discovered and patched a critical, high-impact vulnerability affecting ScreenOS on its NetScreen devices, and is advising customers to update their …