Hackers have gone back to the future by attempting to infect targets with booby-trapped subtitle files. By crafting malicious subtitle files for films and TV programmes, which are then downloaded by viewers, attackers can hope to take complete control of any device running the vulnerable platforms. Hackers have pushed trojans under the guise of subtitle files as far back as 2003. This time around vulnerabilities in particular media player software packages are playing a role in facilitating the attack. Users of popular players – including VLC, Kodi, Popcorn Time and Stremio – are most at risk, according to researchers at security firm Check Point.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register
