How hackers break in: the most common attacks on people, websites and apps
Unpatched software: how attackers get in when nobody clicks anything
Nobody clicked a link. Nobody opened a file or answered a phone call. Still, attackers got into the website during the night. The "Later" button on an update screen plays a part. Meet vulnerabilities, patches and zero-days, with the real cases of Equifax and WannaCry.
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Miva now checks every caller and every file before she trusts them. One busy morning, the admin page of the shop shows a note: a new version of the review plugin, the small add-on from another company that shows customer reviews, is ready. Miva has orders to pack, and the shop works fine. She clicks "Later".
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That night, while Miva sleeps, Rono's bot gets into the shop. Nobody opened a file. Nobody picked up a phone. Nobody clicked anything. So how did it get in?
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