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May 24, 2017 11:27 am GMT
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Those movie subtitles you downloaded might open your doors to hackers
If you thought movie subtitles are just benign text files you can download to your computer and use without fear, think again.
A report from security company Check Point claims that subtitles can be extremely dangerous, potentially allowing malicious hackers to completely take over your computer.
The subtitles come in many different forms — over 25, according to the report — and the way media files such as VLC or services such as Popcorn Time use them is often insecure. If a malicious user slips in a dangerous file instead of an actual subtitle, he can do a lot of damage to the victim's computer. Check out how an attacker can take control of the victim's machine in the video, below. Read more...
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