15-Year-Old Schoolboy Posed as CIA Chief to Hack Highly Sensitive Information

Remember "Crackas With Attitude"? A notorious pro-Palestinian hacking group behind a series of embarrassing hacks against United States intelligence officials and leaked the personal details of 20,000 FBI agents, 9,000 Department of Homeland Security officers, and some number of DoJ staffers in...

January 19, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Puppies” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 19, 2018 - Headlines The Five Laws Of Cybersecurity - Forbes 3 things y...

BlackWallet hacked: Hackers replace DNS server, steal $400k in Stellar

By Waqas As the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is surging, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlackWallet hacked: Hackers replace DNS server, steal $400k in Stellar...

Hundreds of GPS Location Tracking Services Leaving User Data Open to Hackers

Security researchers have unearthed multiple vulnerabilities in hundreds of GPS services that could enable attackers to expose a whole host of sensitive data on millions of online location tracking devices managed by vulnerable GPS services. The series of vulnerabilities discovered by two securit...

Smartphone sensors can leak the four-digit PIN code to hackers

By Uzair Amir Smartphones have remained the primary domain of experimentation for cybercriminals This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smartphone sensors can leak the four-digit PIN code to hackers...

Sound Waves can Help Hackers Disrupt Functions of Hard Disk Drives

By Waqas Hard Disk Drives HDDs are most commonly used storage components This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sound Waves can Help Hackers Disrupt Functions of Hard Disk Drives...

Hackers Spreading Digmine Monero Mining Malware via Facebook

By Waqas If you frequently use Facebook Messenger then we advise that This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Spreading Digmine Monero Mining Malware via Facebook...

Greedy North Korean Hackers Targeting Cryptocurrencies and Point-of-Sale Terminals

The North Korean hacking group has turned greedy. Security researchers have uncovered a new widespread malware campaign targeting cryptocurrency users, believed to be originated from Lazarus Group, a state-sponsored hacking group linked to the North Korean government. Active since 2009, Lazarus...

Pre-Installed Password Manager On Windows 10 Lets Hackers Steal All Your Passwords

If you are running Windows 10 on your PC, then there are chances that your computer contains a pre-installed 3rd-party password manager app that lets attackers steal all your credentials remotely. Starting from Windows 10 Anniversary Update Version 1607, Microsoft added a new feature called Conte...

Newly Uncovered 'MoneyTaker' Hacker Group Stole Millions from U.S. & Russian Banks

Security researchers have uncovered a previously undetected group of Russian-speaking hackers that has silently been targeting Banks, financial institutions, and legal firms, primarily in the United States, UK, and Russia. Moscow-based security firm Group-IB published a 36-page report on Monday,...

Hacked Password Service Leakbase Goes Dark

Leakbase, a Web site that indexed and sold access to billions of usernames and passwords stolen in some of the world largest data breaches, has closed up shop. A source close to the matter says the service was taken down in a law enforcement sting that may be tied to the Dutch police raid of the...

Here's the NSA Employee Who Kept Top Secret Documents at Home

A former employee—who worked for an elite hacking group operated by the U.S. National Security Agency—pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally taking classified documents home, which were later stolen by Russian hackers. In a press release published Friday, the US Justice Department announced that...

Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Now Run Even After You Close Your Browser

Some websites have found using a simple yet effective technique to keep their cryptocurrency mining javascript secretly running in the background even when you close your web browser. Due to the recent surge in cryptocurrency prices, hackers and even legitimate website administrators are...

U.S. Charges Three Chinese Hackers for Hacking Siemens, Trimble & Moody

The United States Justice Department has charged three Chinese nationals for allegedly hacking Moody's Analytics economist, German electronics manufacturer Siemens, and GPS maker Trimble, and stealing gigabytes of sensitive data and trade secrets. According to an indictment unsealed Monday in...

3 #Infosec Things I Am Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a great time to eat, drink and reflect on the previous year. This year I am thankful for: Innovation. This is often overstated and has become a dirty buzzword, but I believe innovation in the space has driven solutions that are providing defenders a huge amount of value. From...

Uber Paid Hackers $100k to Hide Massive Theft of 75M Accounts

By Waqas It’s surprising to some and shocking to many. Despite a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Uber Paid Hackers $100k to Hide Massive Theft of 75M Accounts...

After Getting Hacked, Uber Paid Hackers $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret

Uber is in headlines once again—this time for concealing last year's data breach that exposed personal data of 57 million customers and drivers. On Tuesday, Uber announced that the company suffered a massive data breach in October 2016 that exposed names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers of 57...

Hackers steal $30 million worth of cryptocurrency in Tether hack

By Waqas Tether, a start-up firm known for offering dollar-backed cryptocurrency has announced that hackers have This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal $30 million worth of cryptocurrency in Tether hack...

Investigation Report for the September 2014 Equation malware detection incident in the US

Background In early October, a story was published by the Wall Street Journal alleging Kaspersky Lab software was used to siphon classified data from an NSA employee's home computer system. Given that Kaspersky Lab has been at the forefront of fighting cyberespionage and cybercriminal activities ...

Updated roundcubemail packages fix security vulnerability

It was discovered that roundcubemail contained a zero-day file disclosure vulnerability caused by insuficient input validation which was currently being exploited by hackers to read roundcube's configuration files and steal its database credentials CVE-2017-16651...