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A network diagram showing router NAT tables and TCP session connections being hijacked and redirected, with attackers' interception points highlighted in the da
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NatJack: New Attack Hijacks TCP Sessions by Abusing Network Address Translation

Researcher Malcolm Stagg showed at Black Hat USA 2026 how to twist NAT tables to steal live connections, fake DNS answers, and unmask hidden users.

4 min read
Network routers running Windows and Linux operating systems with their NAT translation tables being exploited to steal live TCP sessions, visualized as hijacked
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NatJack: A New Way to Hijack Internet Traffic by Poisoning Router Memory

Researcher Malcolm Stagg says routers running Windows and Linux mishandle connection tracking in ways that let attackers steal live sessions and forge DNS replies.

4 min read
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