hijack Archives - Techie News (UK and Ireland)

Apple iDevices hacked & held for ransom by ‘Oleg Pliss’

Posted on 27 May 2014

Ransomware strikes Apple devices; demands $100 payout for unlock.

Google: Turkish ISPs are intercepting our DNS

Posted on 31 March 2014

Google on Saturday confirmed that most of the Turkish Internet service providers are intercepting its public DNS (Domain Name System) service by setting up masquerade DNS servers. “We have received several credible…

Twitter warns attacks will continue

Posted on 30 April 2013

It seems to be an almost daily occurrence in the news that high profile twitter feeds are being hijacked with nonsense tweets. Just today (30th April) the Guardian’s twitter account has been hacked by pro-Syria…

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