Arrested: 4 most active hackers involved in SIM Swap, malware attacks

By Deeba Ahmed These hackers were involved in malware attacks, sim swapping scams, and e-commerce fraud. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Arrested: 4 most active hackers involved in SIM Swap, malware attacks...

Major Instagram App Bug Could've Given Hackers Remote Access to Your Phone

Ever wonder how hackers can hack your smartphone remotely? In a report shared with The Hacker News today, Check Point researchers disclosed details about a critical vulnerability in Instagram's Android app that could have allowed remote attackers to take control over a targeted device just by...

A Bluetooth Flaw Leaves Billions of Devices Vulnerable

Indictments against Iranian hackers, a Veterans Affairs data breach, and more of the week's top security news...

Researchers Uncover 6-Year Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Iranian Dissidents

Capping off a busy week of charges and sanctions against Iranian hackers, a new research offers insight into what's a six-year-long ongoing surveillance campaign targeting Iranian expats and dissidents with an intention to pilfer sensitive information. The threat actor, suspected to be of Iranian...

US charges APT 41 group members for hacking over 100 companies

By Deeba Ahmed Two Malaysian hackers and five Chinese hackers allegedly part of a state-sponsored hacking group APT 41 charged for hacking 100 companies worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US charges APT 41 group members for hacking over 100 companies...

U.S. Announces Charges Against 2 Russian and 2 Iranian Hackers

Immediately after revealing criminal charges against 5 Chinese and 2 Malaysian hackers, the United States government yesterday also made two separate announcements charging two Iranian and two Russian hackers and added them to the FBI's most-wanted list. The two Russian nationals—Danil Potekhin a...

Feds Charge Chinese Hackers With Ripping Off Video Game Loot From 9 Companies

A group known as Barium allegedly attacked hundreds of targets around the globe—and manipulated in-game goods and currency...

FBI adds 5 Chinese APT41 hackers to its Cyber's Most Wanted List

The United States government today announced charges against 5 alleged members of a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group and 2 Malaysian hackers that are responsible for hacking more than 100 companies throughout the world. Named as APT41 and also known as 'Barium,' 'Winnti, 'Wicked Panda,' and...

DoJ Indicts Two Hackers for Defacing Websites with Pro-Iran Messages

The Department of Justice DoJ has indicted two hackers – including one teenager – for allegedly vandalizing more than 50 websites hosted in the U.S. with pro-Iran messages. The indictment, unsealed on Tuesday, indicts Behzad Mohammadzadeh, a national of the Islamic Republic of Iran who is believe...

2 Hackers Charged for Defacing Sites after U.S. Airstrike Killed Iranian General

The US Department of Justice DoJ on Tuesday indicted two hackers for their alleged involvement in defacing several websites in the country following the assassination of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani earlier this January. Behzad Mohammadzadeh aka Mrb3hz4d, 19, and Marwan Abusrour aka...

Hackers actively exploiting unfixed flaws in VPNs, Microsoft servers – CISA

By Waqas CISA believes Chinese state-sponsored hackers are targeting critical cyberinfrastructure in the US by exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers actively exploiting unfixed flaws in VPNs, Microsoft servers - CISA...

Magecart hackers launched largest ever attack against Magento stores

By Waqas Around 1,904 individual online stores were hacked due to the outdated Magento 1 platform. Here's what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Magecart hackers launched largest ever attack against Magento stores...

CISA: Chinese Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Devices to Target U.S. Agencies

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA issued a new advisory on Monday about a wave of cyberattacks carried by Chinese nation-state actors targeting US government agencies and private entities. "CISA has observed Chinese Ministry of State Security-affiliated cyber threat...

Feds Warn Nation-State Hackers are Actively Exploiting Unpatched Microsoft Exchange, F5, VPN Bugs

The U.S. government is warning that Chinese threat actors have successfully compromised several government and private sector entities in recent months, by exploiting vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP devices, Citrix and Pulse Secure VPNs and Microsoft Exchange servers. Patches are currently available...

Hackers Target Porn Site Visitors Using Flash and Internet Explorer

Plus: Ransomware holds up schools, Zoom adds two-factor, and more of the week's top security news...

Design/Logic Flaw

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Hackers Stole $5.4 Million From Eterbase Cryptocurrency Exchange

Cybercriminals successfully plundered another digital cryptocurrency exchange. European cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase this week disclosed a massive breach of its network by an unknown group of hackers who stole cryptocurrencies worth 5.4 million dollars. Eterbase, which has now entered...

Russia’s Fancy Bear Hackers Are Hitting US Campaign Targets Again

Microsoft says the GRU hacking group has attacked hundreds of organizations over the past year, many of them tied to the upcoming election...

Kids' Smartwatches Are a Security Nightmare Despite Years of Warnings

Five out of six brands tested by researchers would have allowed hackers to track kids—and in some cases eavesdrop on them...

Improper Input Validation

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