New Clickjacking Threat

**kline11** · 10-09-2008, 04:22 PM

Nobody's safe from this one.

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Internet and Web browser security experts are sounding the alarm about a new type of malicious attack called "clickjacking," a technique that can be used to dupe Web surfers into revealing confidential information while clicking on seemingly innocuous Web pages. Among other things, a clickjacking attack can be used to take control of a computer's Webcam and microphone without the knowledge of the user.

Clickjacking has been identified as a vulnerability for the Adobe Flash player, as well as for every major browser, including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari and even the newly released Google Chrome.

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**Brian07002** · 10-15-2008, 03:43 AM

If someone wants to see or hear me that bad, put me on tv...I wouldn't mind the extra paycheck...Do it without my consent, and that's a no no.

**hector** · 12-08-2008, 10:17 AM

Nothing is safe....Ahhhhhhhhhh!

**Earnest** · 07-14-2009, 05:34 AM

Boy, don't I know that - that's mostly transparent, but there are tough tricks too - fell for one (doh!).

**Brian07002** · 08-04-2009, 05:19 PM

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Nobody's safe from this one.

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What do you mean nobody's safe from this one? If you don't have a webcam, your safe, or I guess out of luck if you want to get "Clickjacked"...

**Dairyman** · 08-08-2009, 05:13 AM

As the internet grows, so too the appearance of new jargons like clickjack etc...

Hackers are smarter than security experts and that is the reason for hijacking of your confidential data.