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Decade-Old Steam Bug Could've Been Used to Hijack PCs
2018-05-31 22:17:31| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Security researcher Tom Court noticed the problem in some 'very old' Steam computer code.
'Rowhammer' Attack Can Hijack Smartphones Via Browser
2018-05-04 15:17:19| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Security researchers are demonstrating that the Rowhammer effect in DRAM chips can be used to tamper with Android smartphones.
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Hackers hijack government websites to mine crypto-cash
2018-02-11 22:11:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A security expert says thousands of sites used visitors' computers to mine cryptocurrency.
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AT&T Attempts to Hijack Net Neutrality Day of Action With Deceptive Webpage
2017-07-13 22:15:34| Extremetech
Yesterday was the net neutrality day of action protest around the internet. AT&T tried to exploit it. The post AT&T Attempts to Hijack Net Neutrality ‘Day of Action’ With Deceptive Webpage appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Home hijack
2017-06-16 01:01:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A security weakness in Gary Berman's home network may have lost him a $400,000 contract.
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