Meta reportedly fired staff for hijacking Facebook and Instagram accounts
Meta is apparently cracking down on employees who abuse their behind-the-scenes access. The Wall Street Journal sources claim Meta has fired or punished over…
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This WhatsApp Android knock-off is hijacking user accounts
Multiple WhatsApp knockoff applications have been discovered stealing the legitimate WhatsApp user access keys, researchers have found. With these keys,…
More than one billion TikTok users exposed to ‘one-click account hijacking’
A high-severity vulnerability in the TikTok Android application could have allowed accounts to be hijacked “with a single click”, Microsoft has revealed.In…
A ‘high severity’ TikTok vulnerability allowed one-click account hijacking
A vulnerability in the TikTok app for Android could have let attackers take over any account that clicked on a malicious link, potentially affecting…
Google Play Store is blocking full-screen ads, VPN hijacking
Google has announced new Play Store policies for Android developers in an effort to crack down on full-screen ads, VPNs, and fake apps impersonating…
Security bug left over 1,000 organizations open to ransomware, device hijacking
Security researchers have discovered two major flaws in FileWave’s endpoint (opens in new tab) management software which could have given threat actors a…
High-severity Microsoft bug opened door to container cluster hijacking
After being tipped off by cybersecurity researchers from Unit 42, a division of Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft has pushed out a patch for a high-severity…
Another dangerous malware strain is hijacking Microsoft Word documents
Cybersecurity researchers from HP Wolf Security have discovered a new malware (opens in new tab) strain being distributed via weaponized Microsoft Word…
url hijacking: Explainer: What is Typosquatting or URL hijacking and how to protect yourself from it
Typosquatting is a type of cyberattack where hackers try to trap internet users with a fake websitewhich has a similar url as that of the real one, with a…
First ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ season three trailer teases a starship hijacking
Amid the deluge of all the Star Trek shows CBS has produced since bringing the franchise back to TV in 2017, Lower Decks has stood out for its fun and smart…