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The infection started when a USB flash drive containing malicious code created by a foreign intelligence agency was plugged into a laptop that was attached to United States Central Command. From there it spread undetected to other systems, both classified and unclassified. [1] [2]
In computer security, a drive-by download is the unintended download of software, typically malicious software. The term "drive-by download" usually refers to a download which was authorized by a user without understanding what is being downloaded, such as in the case of a Trojan horse. In other cases, the term may simply refer to a download ...
The first three games in the series were developed using Adobe Flash. [3] The games follow a storyline where the player crash-lands or awakens on a hostile alien planet, and must find a way to survive or escape. The initial installment, Zombotron 1, was released in July 2011 as an Adobe Flash game. Its sequel, Zombotron 2, followed in June 2012.
Maia arson crimew [a] (formerly known as Tillie Kottmann; born August 7, 1999) is a Swiss developer and computer hacker.Crimew is known for leaking source code and other data from companies such as Intel and Nissan, and for discovering a 2019 copy of the United States government's No Fly List on an unsecured cloud server owned by CommuteAir.
ROM hacking (short for Read-only memory hacking) is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file to alter the contents contained within, usually of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements.
This attack works by programming the fake USB flash drive to emulate a keyboard. Once it is plugged into a computer, it is automatically recognized and allowed to interact with the computer. It can then initiate a series of keystrokes which open a command window and issue commands to download malware.
It has no uninstaller, and is installed in such a way that inexpert attempts to uninstall it can cause the operating system to fail to recognize existing drives. Soon after Russinovich's first post, several trojans and worms exploiting XCP's security holes appeared. [13] Some even used the vulnerabilities to cheat in online games. [14]
In computer security, a cold boot attack (or to a lesser extent, a platform reset attack) is a type of side channel attack in which an attacker with physical access to a computer performs a memory dump of a computer's random-access memory (RAM) by performing a hard reset of the target machine.