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Microsoft Issues Optional Windows Update to Fix MouseJack Vulnerability

Update only addresses its own wireless devices. Along with its regular monthly security updates, Microsoft also released some optional updates, among which is one for a superstar vulnerability discovered this past February called MouseJack. According to our previous article on MouseJack, security firm Bastille found flaws in the protocol used by wireless mice and keyboards to […]

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Mousejack: Hacking Computers Via Your Mouse With 15 Lines Of Code And Radio Dongle

Short Bytes: A new hack, known as ‘Mousejack’, performed by the security firm Bastille Networks, shows that your wireless mouse and keyboards are not completely safe. Exploiting the weakly encrypted wireless signals, the researchers were able to take control of a computer from up to 300 feet away. Many people prefer using wireless mice and keyboard […]

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