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Liverpool transfer news: Barcelona preparing to hijack Thomas Lemar deal, talks planned
The Catalan giants have been chasing the Liverpool star for months but the Reds insist he won’t be sold and have rejected every offer they’ve received. And with the transfer deadline fast approaching, Barca are looking elsewhere in case they can’t sign the Brazilian. Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo claim Monaco’s Lemar is on their wishlist. […]
Replacement screens can be used to hijack your phone
A new study has shown that one of the most common fixes to a stock smartphone ailment can be used to steal your data, and compromise your device. In the newly published paper, researchers from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveal how a replacement screen can easily be altered to override your mobile. By […]
Secret chips in replacement parts can completely hijack your phone’s security
Enlarge (credit: Omer Shwartz et al.) People with cracked touch screens or similar smartphone maladies have a new headache to consider: the possibility the replacement parts installed by repair shops contain secret hardware that completely hijacks the security of the device. The concern arises from research that shows how replacement screens—one put into a Huawei […]
Real Madrid ready to hijack Tottenham's bid for Davinson Sanchez – report
Sanchez played a huge part in Ajax’s success last season after joining from Atletico Nacional the previous summer. The defender played in all but three of Ajax’s Europa League matches last season as they went on to reach the final only to be beaten by Manchester United. And Sanchez’s performances have attracted the interest of […]
Chelsea Transfer News LIVE updates: Van Dijk to Liverpool hijack, £27m Serge Aurier talks
CHELSEA TRANSFER NEWS: LATEST ON ANTONIO CONTE’S SEARCH FOR PLAYERS Tuesday August 8 Chelsea hope for Van Dijk 10:33: Virgil van Dijk is understood to prefer a move to Liverpool, where he would play under Jurgen Klopp. But The Times say Chelsea and Arsenal hope that Southampton could still refuse to sell their captain to […]
Berlin to boost aviation safety amid fears hackers can hijack warplanes
Germany’s military is launching a new “aviation cyber expertise” as an urgent measure in response to a government-funded research revealing that hackers would be able to seize command of a military aircraft with equipment worth just a few thousand dollars. The new initiative, propelled by the head of the German Military Aviation Authority, Major General […]
Paper round-up: Lukaku’s Manchester United medical, Chelsea could hijack deal for striker
Manchester United target Romelu Lukaku is expected to undergo a medical in Los Angeles ahead of his reported £75million move to Old Trafford. Lukaku is currently on holiday stateside with friend and Manchester United star Paul Pogba and is understood to have extended his stay to undergo the medical. The Red Devils are believed to […]
Vigilante botnet infects IoT devices before blackhats can hijack them
Enlarge (credit: Seth Anderson) Mirai, the botnet that threatened the Internet as we knew it last year with record-setting denial-of-service attacks, is facing an existential threat of its own: A competing botnet known as Hajime has infected at least 10,000 home routers, network-connected cameras, and other so-called Internet of Things devices. Hajime uses a decentralized […]
Hijack threat prompts high alert at Indian airports
Published time: 16 Apr, 2017 10:23 Three major international airports in India are on high alert after police received an email warning of a threat to hijack aircrafts. Security at Mumbai, Chennai, and Hyderabad airports has been increased as officials investigate the potential threat. An email came from a woman in Mumbai who claimed to […]
