What is hyperjacking?

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What is hyperjacking?

  • adding outdated security software to a virtual machine to gain access to a data center server
  • using processors from multiple computers to increase data processing power
  • overclocking the mesh network which connects the data center servers
  • taking over a virtual machine hypervisor as part of a data center attack

Explanation: Hyperjacking occurs when an attacker hijacks a virtual machine (VM) hypervisor and then uses that VM to launch an attack on other data center devices.

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