The technique used by hackers appears as an attempt to exploit a flaw in older browsers where HTML, JavaScript or VBScript is attached to the end of the image code. JavaScript, typically used to ...

Malicious SVG files on adult websites hide JavaScript that hijacks Facebook sessions, secretly liking posts, and potentially exposing victims to identity theft and credential harvesting.

If it's an Apple device, this JavaScript code reads the image file to extract the hidden code from inside it. The external JavaScript code executes the code extracted from the image.

Malvertisers target Mac users with steganographic code stashed in images Clever HTML5 coding helps a blitz of malicious ads slip past scanners.