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Hotmail puts a block on flimsy passwords

...and 'gogiants', in an attempt to make it harder for spammers to hijack users' email accounts. People who sign up for the web email service... Read more

15 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Vodafone femtocell hack lets intruders listen to calls

...text messages made by customers. Intruders can also use the femtocells to hijack a number and make calls and send SMS messages from that number... Read more

14 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Google Chrome adopts default encryption for Gmail

...that approach defends against SSLstrip-type attacks, which can be used to hijack browsing sessions. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Chrome... Read more

16 June, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Hacker demos GSM call hijack, calls for 2G end

A security researcher has demonstrated how to use a makeshift base station to trick handsets into allowing calls to be intercepted and recorded Read more

2 August, 2010 by David Meyer

Hackers target North Korean Twitter, YouTube accounts

North Korea's Twitter and YouTube accounts were hijacked by hackers over the weekend, and used to post critical comments and videos about Kim Jong-Un, the heir apparent of Kim Jong-Il Read more

11 January, 2011 by Elinor Mills

China hijacked UK internet traffic, says McAfee

The security company has said that internet traffic for 15 percent of the world, including for UK and US military and civilian governments, was redirected through Chinese servers in April Read more

18 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Anonymous tool hijacks Twitter trends

...activists released a new tool on Thursday designed to allow people to hijack trending topics on Twitter and post messages within them. The Anonymous online... Read more

9 September, 2011 by Elinor Mills
Audio <endeca_term>Hijack</endeca_term> Pro 2.10.3

Audio Hijack Pro 2.10.3

Audio Hijack Pro drastically changes the way you use audio on your computer, giving... Read more

22 March, 2012
Desktop <endeca_term>Hijack</endeca_term> Fix 1.4.1

Desktop Hijack Fix 1.4.1

Desktop Hijack Fix can be used to fix most problems in which your normal... Read more

23 February, 2011

EU shrugs off e-petition hijack fears

Lobbyists attempting to take advantage of European citizen e-petitions will be blocked by safeguards in the petitioning... Read more

10 April, 2012
<endeca_term>HiJack</endeca_term> Oscilloscope 0.1

HiJack Oscilloscope 0.1

HiJack is a hardware/software platform for creating cubic-inch sensor peripherals for... Read more

23 July, 2011
<endeca_term>Hijack</endeca_term> Hunter 1.8.4.1

Hijack Hunter 1.8.4.1

Hijack Hunter is an application that thoroughly scans your computer and displays all... Read more

21 January, 2011
<endeca_term>Hijack</endeca_term> Defender 1.2

Hijack Defender 1.2

...to protect your computer against common attempts that malicious programs use to hijack your computer. It looks in places where malicious programs commonly attempt to... Read more

21 January, 2011
<endeca_term>Hijack</endeca_term> Hunter Portable 1.8.4.1

Hijack Hunter Portable 1.8.4.1

Hijack Hunter is an application that thoroughly scans your computer and displays all... Read more

21 January, 2011

Apple patches iOS security vulnerability

...with a flaw in its iOS software that could allow hackers to hijack the devices. The flaw, which was fixed on Friday, was used for... Read more

16 July, 2011

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