RIM notes that the vulnerability does not grant
attackers access to email, calendar, contact, or application store data.
Not exact matches
Fortune requested a sample of stolen information
to verify the
attackers» claims of having
access to 30 GB of stolen data, but the
email address administrator declined.
In an
email sent in February
to ZDNET by Yahoo, the company explained that state - sponsored
attackers gained
access to users» accounts, using what it regarded as sophisticated cookie forging...
Chinese hackers have established a reputation for low - tech «phishing,» the sending of disguised
emails to get a company's employees or a government's bureaucrats
to allow the
attackers access to their computer networks.
Apparently, an
attacker managed
to take control of the
email address of the Inputs.io administrator, gain
access to the site's database and transfer out $ 1.2 million of other people's bitcoins.
Requesting password recovery
email allowed
attacker to gain
access to gaming accounts without needing password or
access to email account
Any
attacker would be kicked off of Slack instantly and will not be able
to regain
access without
access to team member's
email.
This at least ensures an
attacker would need both your Steam account password and
access to your
email account
to gain
access to that account.
If you
access services like your
email and calendar on the fridge — that's the point, after all — an
attacker could gain
access to your
email and use that
to access other accounts.
Exploitation is trivial, as an
attacker can host the malicious code inside JavaScript files served over a website the victim is
accessing, add the malicious code
to email file attachments, or send a boobytrapped file
to a victim via an instant messaging client.
In an
email sent in February
to ZDNET by Yahoo, the company explained that state - sponsored
attackers gained
access to users» accounts, using what it regarded as sophisticated cookie forging...
In addition
to alerting users about browsing sites they were led
to by clicking a link from inside their
emails, Gmail is making improvements
to the protection from state - sponsored attacks by providing users with enhancements
to the warnings they receive in the event that a government - backed
attacker is trying
to gain
access to their information.