A Battle.net account is something attackers find valuable. They can use it to get access to purchased games as well as characters and in-game currency and items. If a player has properly configured their account, however, then contacting technical support will likely help them regain control and restore stolen virtual wealth. Nevertheless, attackers can still cause you a lot of … [Read more...] about How hijackers tried to steal my World of Warcraft character
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TeamViewer Flaw Could Let Hackers Steal System Password Remotely
If you are using TeamViewer, then beware and make sure you're running the latest version of the popular remote desktop connection software for Windows.TeamViewer team recently released a new version of its software that includes a patch for a severe vulnerability (CVE 2020-13699), which, if exploited, could let remote attackers steal your system password and eventually … [Read more...] about TeamViewer Flaw Could Let Hackers Steal System Password Remotely
Hackers Using Google Analytics to Bypass Web Security and Steal Credit Cards
Researchers reported on Monday that hackers are now exploiting Google's Analytics service to stealthily pilfer credit card information from infected e-commerce sites.According to several independent reports from PerimeterX, Kaspersky, and Sansec, threat actors are now injecting data-stealing code on the compromised websites in combination with tracking code generated by Google … [Read more...] about Hackers Using Google Analytics to Bypass Web Security and Steal Credit Cards
Qualcomm Chip Flaws Let Hackers Steal Private Data From Android Devices
Hundreds of millions of devices, especially Android smartphones and tablets, using Qualcomm chipsets, are vulnerable to a new set of potentially serious vulnerabilities.According to a report cybersecurity firm CheckPoint shared with The Hacker News, the flaws could allow attackers to steal sensitive data stored in a secure area that is otherwise supposed to be the most … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Chip Flaws Let Hackers Steal Private Data From Android Devices
Amazon’s Ring Video Doorbell Lets Attackers Steal Your Wi-Fi Password
Security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a high-severity security vulnerability in Amazon's Ring Video Doorbell Pro devices that could allow nearby attackers to steal your WiFi password and launch a variety of cyberattacks using MitM against other devices connected to the same network.In case you don't own one of these, Amazon's Ring Video Doorbell is a smart … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Ring Video Doorbell Lets Attackers Steal Your Wi-Fi Password
How viruses steal autofill data from browsers
Most browsers kindly offer to save your data: account credentials, bank card details for online stores, billing address, name, and passport number for travel sites, and so on. It’s convenient and saves having to fill out the same forms all over again or worry about forgotten passwords. However, there is a catch: All of this autofill data can be scooped up by cybercriminals if … [Read more...] about How viruses steal autofill data from browsers
17-Year-Old Weakness in Firefox Let HTML File Steal Other Files From Device
Except for phishing and scams, downloading an HTML attachment and opening it locally on your browser was never considered as a severe threat until a security researcher today demonstrated a technique that could allow attackers to steal files stored on a victim's computer.Barak Tawily, an application security researcher, shared his findings with The Hacker News, wherein he … [Read more...] about 17-Year-Old Weakness in Firefox Let HTML File Steal Other Files From Device
RAMBleed Attack – Flip Bits to Steal Sensitive Data from Computer Memory
A team of cybersecurity researchers yesterday revealed details of a new side-channel attack on dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) that could allow malicious programs installed on a modern system to read sensitive memory data from other processes running on the same hardware.Dubbed RAMBleed and identified as CVE-2019-0174, the new attack is based on a well-known class of DRAM … [Read more...] about RAMBleed Attack – Flip Bits to Steal Sensitive Data from Computer Memory