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Tech Study Reveals Media Players Susceptible To Hacking

A team of researchers at Check Point Software Technologies recently announced the disturbing results of a new study that identified media player subtitles as a new avenue of attack for hackers. Cyber hacks typically fall into two broad categories, either: (a) enticing the user to visit a malicious website; or (b) masking a malicious file that the user is conned into running on a device themselves. The latest vulnerability discovered by Check Point falls into the latter category, but is particularly dangerous due to the minimal amount of action required on the part of a user, and the general lack of awareness the public has about the vulnerability. …

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Massive Ransomware Attack Hits Approximately 150 Countries

May 15, 2017 / Cybercrime

A massive cyberattack spread to at least 150 countries and more than 200,000 victims beginning Friday. The software exploit, which is used to take advantage of a system’s or program’s vulnerability, at the center of the attack appears to have used code that was developed by the National Security Agency. The exploit was recently released to the public by a group of hackers called the Shadow Brokers. The exploit delivered the WannaCry ransomware to computers running unpatched versions of Microsoft Windows. The software exploit has a sophisticated delivery system, which when triggered (often through a phishing email), spread quickly through vulnerable systems, encrypting data throughout networks and individual computers. …

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