Iranian Gas Stations Crippled After Suffering Cyberattack

By Deeba Ahmed Soon after the cyberattack, videos and posts started surfacing on social media displaying messages that read: "Khamenei! Where is our gas?" Another sign read: "Free gas in Jamaran gas station." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian Gas Stations Crippled...

Cyberattack Cripples Iranian Fuel Distribution Network

An attack on the fuel distribution chain in Iran reportedly forced the shutdown of a network of filling stations Tuesday, leaving motorists stranded at pumps across the country and unable to fill up their tanks. The incident disabled government-issued electronic cards providing subsidies that man...

U.S. Ban on Sales of Cyberattack Tools Is Anemic, Experts Warn

The launch of a standing offer to pay for Windows virtual private network VPN software zero-day exploits came to light this week, even as the U.S. mulls new regulations on the export of tools that could be used in cyberattacks against the U.S. or its interests. The developments signal that the U....

Before and After a Pen Test: Steps to Get Through It

An effective cybersecurity strategy can be challenging to implement correctly and often involves many layers of security. Part of a robust security strategy involves performing what is known as a penetration test pen test. The penetration test helps to discover vulnerabilities and weaknesses in...

Credential Stuffing Attack: ❗️ Definition and Protection

Introducing A new SecureAuth study discovered that 53% of shoppers reuse similar secret phrase for various accounts. When login credentials are presented to programmers, even once, they can be utilized to get to a large number of records, regardless of whether it is an email account, medical...

Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

Experts at Kaspersky have been investigating various computer incidents on a daily basis for over a decade. Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime worlds modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime worl...

Sinclair Confirms Ransomware Attack That Disrupted TV Stations

Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns hundreds of local television stations across the U.S., confirmed Monday that it has suffered a ransomware attack. The incident is disrupting its advertising operations, among other things, and spread to many of its owned TV affiliates over the weekend, knockin...

“Killware”: Is it just as bad as it sounds?

On October 12, after interviewing US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, USA TODAY’s editorial board warned its readers about a dangerous new form of cyberattack under this eye-catching headline: “The next big cyberthreat isnt ransomware. Its killware. And its just as bad as it...

What is RCE (Remote code execution) attack ❓ Prevention methods

What is Remote Code Execution? Remote Code Execution or execution, also known as Arbitrary Code Execution, is a concept that describes a form of cyberattack in which the attacker can solely command the operation of another person’s computing device or computer. RCE takes place when malicious...

How nation-state attackers like NOBELIUM are changing cybersecurity

This is the first post in a four-part series on the NOBELIUM nation-state cyberattack. Microsoft started telling the industry about this extremely advanced cyberattack in December 2020. The NOBELIUM blog series—which mirrors Microsoft’s four-part video series “Decoding NOBELIUM”—will pull the...

HP Omen Hub Exposes Millions of Gamers to Cyberattack

Millions of devices running the HP Omen Gaming Hub were using on a driver with a bug that could give attackers kernel-mode access without administrator privileges. HP has since released a patch, but a new report on the flaw CVE-2021-3437 from researchers from SentinelLabs details how the gaming...

Virginia National Guard suffers cyberattack as Marketo leaks data

By Waqas According to the organization, email accounts linked with Virginia National Guard were targeted in the cyberattack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Virginia National Guard suffers cyberattack as Marketo leaks data...

[updated] Windows MSHTML zero-day actively exploited, mitigations required

Several researchers have independently reported a 0-day remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML to Microsoft. The reason it was reported by several researchers probably lies in the fact that a limited number of attacks using this vulnerability have been identified, as per Microsoft’s securi...

The pitfalls of relying only on your ISP for DDoS protection

Relying on your Internet Service Provider ISP for DDoS protection is like going to a restaurant known for the freshest, tastiest seafood and ordering beef. Sure, they have it on the menu and they are happy to sell it to you, but the experience is not likely to compare well to what you’d have in a...

LockBit Jumps Its Own Countdown, Publishes Bangkok Air Files

After Bangkok Airways disclosed that it had been clobbered by a cyberattack last week, the LockBit 2.0 ransomware gang tossed its own countdown clock in the trash and went ahead and published what it claims are the airline’s encrypted files on its leak site. BleepingComputer posted an image shown...

15 Must-Have Tools for Penetration Testing in 2021⚙️

Do you require the best web entrance testing apparatuses? In this piece, we’ll be investigating data about entrance and the absolute best infiltration testing devices that you can approach.‍ What is Penetration Testing? Penetration, Security, Infiltration or Entrance testing is a type of safety...

T-Mobile’s Security Is ‘Awful,’ Says Purported Thief

On Thursday, a 21-year-old US citizen claiming to be the attacker who stole data on more than 50 million T-Mobile customers called the telecom’s security “awful.” On Friday, a “humbled” T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert wiped the egg from his face and apologized for the debacle, the repercussions of whic...

Watch as hackers disrupt Iran’s prison computers; leak live footage

By Waqas The group of hackers behind the cyberattack on the Iranian prison goes by the name of Edaalate Ali. Here's what footage was leaked online. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch as hackers disrupt Irans prison computers; leak live footage...

Connected Farms Easy Pickings for Global Food Supply-Chain Hack

A group of hackers made an unnerving DEF CON 29 presentation showing how the sprawling growth of digital and automated farming has left the world’s food supply chain vulnerable to cyberattack. A video for DEF CON 29 hacker conference this week put out by the group Sick Codes explained that modern...

COVID-19 vaccine appointment system attacked in Italy

In another cyberattack on a healthcare system, threat-actors have tried to throw a wrench into the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in the region of Lazio, Italy. The large and densely populated region is the countrys second most populous and includes the countrys capital, Rome. On Sunday the...