New wormable Android malware poses as Netflix to hijack WhatsApp sessions 2 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology New wormable Android malware poses as Netflix to hijack WhatsApp sessions admin April 7, 2021 A new variant of Android malware has been discovered in an app on Google Play that entices...Read More
Microsoft account hijack vulnerability earns bug bounty hunter $50,000 3 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Microsoft account hijack vulnerability earns bug bounty hunter $50,000 admin March 3, 2021 Microsoft has awarded a bug bounty hunter $50,000 for disclosing a vulnerability leading to account hijacking. In...Read More
Bugs Allowed Hackers to Hijack Kindle Accounts With Malicious Ebooks 3 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Bugs Allowed Hackers to Hijack Kindle Accounts With Malicious Ebooks admin January 22, 2021 A series of vulnerabilities in Amazon’s Kindle could have allowed hackers to take control of victims’ devices...Read More
This new malware uses remote overlay attacks to hijack your bank account 3 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology This new malware uses remote overlay attacks to hijack your bank account admin October 19, 2020 Researchers have uncovered a new form of malware using remote overlay attacks to strike Brazilian bank account...Read More
WordPress File Manager plugin flaw causing website hijack exploited in the wild 3 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology WordPress File Manager plugin flaw causing website hijack exploited in the wild admin September 3, 2020 The developers of the WordPress File Manager plugin have patched an actively-exploited security issue permitting full website...Read More
Critical vuln that lets miscreants hijack computers via Slack? *Sucks in air* We’ll give you $1,750 for it • The Register 5 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Critical vuln that lets miscreants hijack computers via Slack? *Sucks in air* We’ll give you $1,750 for it • The Register admin September 1, 2020 A critical remote-code-execution vulnerability affecting past versions of the Slack desktop app was disclosed on Friday after...Read More
Crooks hijack “Black Lives Matter” to spread zombie malware – Naked Security 6 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Crooks hijack “Black Lives Matter” to spread zombie malware – Naked Security admin June 11, 2020 Community-focused cbyersecurity website abuse.ch is warning of a malware spreading campaign that is using “Black Lives Matter”...Read More
CERT-In warns against Android vulnerability that lets the attacker hijack any app on an infected device 4 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology CERT-In warns against Android vulnerability that lets the attacker hijack any app on an infected device admin May 31, 2020 India’s cybersecurity agency, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has recently issued a warning on its website...Read More
StrandHogg 2.0 vulnerability in Android lets hackers hijack apps to steal victims’ data 3 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology StrandHogg 2.0 vulnerability in Android lets hackers hijack apps to steal victims’ data admin May 26, 2020 Researchers at a Norwegian cybersecurity firm have discovered a vulnerability in Android that can be exploited by...Read More
A hacker group tried to hijack 900,000 WordPress sites over the last week 2 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Videos Vulnerabilties A hacker group tried to hijack 900,000 WordPress sites over the last week admin May 5, 2020 A hacker group has attempted to hijack nearly one million WordPress sites in the last seven, according...Read More
Zero-click, zero-day flaws in iOS Mail ‘exploited to hijack’ VIP smartphones. Apple rushes out beta patch • The Register 3 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Videos Vulnerabilties Zero-click, zero-day flaws in iOS Mail ‘exploited to hijack’ VIP smartphones. Apple rushes out beta patch • The Register admin April 23, 2020 Apple has reportedly patched a pair of critical vulnerabilities in iOS that are being exploited by what...Read More
Zero-click, zero-day flaw in iOS Mail ‘exploited to hijack’ VIP smartphones. Apple rushes out beta patch • The Register 3 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Videos Vulnerabilties Zero-click, zero-day flaw in iOS Mail ‘exploited to hijack’ VIP smartphones. Apple rushes out beta patch • The Register admin April 23, 2020 Apple has reportedly patched a pair of critical vulnerabilities in iOS that are being exploited by what...Read More
Bugs that let sites hijack Mac and iPhone cameras fetches $75k bounty 3 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Videos Vulnerabilties Bugs that let sites hijack Mac and iPhone cameras fetches $75k bounty admin April 3, 2020 Ryan Pickren A security bug that gave malicious hackers the ability to access the cameras of Macs,...Read More
Apple Paid $75K For Bugs Letting Sites Hijack iPhone Cameras 2 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Videos Vulnerabilties Apple Paid $75K For Bugs Letting Sites Hijack iPhone Cameras admin April 3, 2020 Apple has paid a $75,000 bug bounty to a security researcher who chained together three different exploits that...Read More
Weakness in Zoom for macOS allows local attackers to hijack camera and microphone 5 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Videos Vulnerabilties Weakness in Zoom for macOS allows local attackers to hijack camera and microphone admin April 2, 2020 The Zoom video conferencing client for macOS does not take full advantage of the application hardening features...Read More
Android malware allows attackers to hijack social media accounts 2 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Videos Vulnerabilties Android malware allows attackers to hijack social media accounts admin March 14, 2020 Researchers at Kaspesky have discovered two new Android malware modifications that, when combined, can steal cookies collected...Read More
Cookiethief Android malware uses proxies to hijack your Facebook account 3 min read Featured Forensics Gadget Infographic Malware News OSINT Papers Privacy Proxy security Security-Distro Technology Videos Vulnerabilties Cookiethief Android malware uses proxies to hijack your Facebook account admin March 12, 2020 You’ll need more than an antivirus: ‘Malware-free’ attacks on the rise Malware-free or fileless techniques accounted for...Read More
Hackers hijack social media accounts for the NFL and 15 teams 4 min read News Hackers hijack social media accounts for the NFL and 15 teams admin January 28, 2020 Image: Hence the Boom on Unsplash A Saudi hacker group has mass-defaced the social media accounts of...Read More
PayPal Hacked, Scary Router Hijack, PinePhone, Mac Pro Server 1 min read Videos PayPal Hacked, Scary Router Hijack, PinePhone, Mac Pro Server admin January 17, 2020 Become a Patron: https://patreon.com/newsroom Here are the stories we are following this week in the Category5.TV Newsroom:...Read More
Microsoft Hijack’s 50 Domains Used by Thallium Hacker Group 2 min read News security Microsoft Hijack’s 50 Domains Used by Thallium Hacker Group admin December 31, 2019 Microsoft takes control of the 50 domains used by North Korea based Thallium hacker group for breaking...Read More