How a Group of Israel-Linked Hackers Has Pushed the Limits of Cyberwar

From repeatedly crippling thousands of gas stations to setting a steel mill on fire, Predatory Sparrow’s offensive hacking has now targeted Iranians with some of history's most aggressive cyberattacks...

Tech Giant HP Enterprise Hacked by Russian Hackers Linked to DNC Breach

Hackers with links to the Kremlin are suspected to have infiltrated information technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise's HPE cloud email environment to exfiltrate mailbox data. "The threat actor accessed and exfiltrated data beginning in May 2023 from a small percentage of HPE mailboxes...

HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers

The company says it wants to protect you from “viruses.” Experts are skeptical...

Microsoft Executives’ Emails Breached by Russia Hackers

By Waqas The SolarWinds-infamous hackers, Nobelium, have struck again. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Executives Emails Breached by Russia Hackers...

Chinese Hackers Silently Weaponized VMware Zero-Day Flaw for 2 Years

An advanced China-nexus cyber espionage group previously linked to the exploitation of security flaws in VMware and Fortinet appliances has been attributed to the abuse of a critical vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server as a zero-day since late 2021. "UNC3886 has a track record of utilizing...

Iranian Hackers Masquerade as Journalists to Spy on Israel-Hamas War Experts

High-profile individuals working on Middle Eastern affairs at universities and research organizations in Belgium, France, Gaza, Israel, the U.K., and the U.S. have been targeted by an Iranian cyber espionage group called Mind Sandstorm since November 2023. The threat actor "used bespoke phishing...

Turkish Hackers Exploiting Poorly Secured MS SQL Servers Across the Globe

Poorly secured Microsoft SQL MS SQL servers are being targeted in the U.S., European Union, and Latin American LATAM regions as part of an ongoing financially motivated campaign to gain initial access. "The analyzed threat campaign appears to end in one of two ways, either the selling of 'access'...

SpectralBlur: New macOS Backdoor Threat from North Korean Hackers

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Apple macOS backdoor called SpectralBlur that overlaps with a known malware family that has been attributed to North Korean threat actors. "SpectralBlur is a moderately capable backdoor that can upload/download files, run a shell, update its...

Russian Hackers Had Covert Access to Ukraine's Telecom Giant for Months

Ukrainian cybersecurity authorities have disclosed that the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm was inside telecom operator Kyivstar's systems at least since May 2023. The development was first reported by Reuters. The incident, described as a "powerful hacker attack," first ca...

fhmc.co.in Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3827581

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2023

From Sam Altman and Elon Musk to ransomware gangs and state-backed hackers, these are the individuals and groups that spent this year disrupting the world we know it...

Ubisoft Hackers Scrambled for 900GB of Data Before Foiled

By Deeba Ahmed The cyberattack on Ubisoft came just days after hackers from the Rhysida ransomware gang targeted Insomniac Games, the developers of Spider-Man 2. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ubisoft Hackers Scrambled for 900GB of Data Before Foiled...

British LAPSUS$ Teen Members Sentenced for High-Profile Attacks

Two British teens part of the LAPSUS$ cyber crime and extortion gang have been sentenced for their roles in orchestrating a string of high-profile attacks against a number of companies. Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old from Oxford, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order due to his intent ...

Hackers Stole $59 Million of Crypto Via Malicious Google and X Ads

By Deeba Ahmed Corrected sentence: "Anti-scam solutions provider Scam Sniffer and cybersecurity firm Check Point Research CPR have warned of increasing attacks aimed at your crypto funds through malicious ads." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Stole $59 Million of...

UAC-0099 Hackers Using Old WinRAR Flaw in New Cyberattack on Ukraine

By Waqas UAC-0099 is a pro-Russian hacking group that has been targeting Ukraine since the conflict between the two countries began. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UAC-0099 Hackers Using Old WinRAR Flaw in New Cyberattack on Ukraine...

Iranian Hackers Using MuddyC2Go in Telecom Espionage Attacks Across Africa

The Iranian nation-state actor known as MuddyWater has leveraged a newly discovered command-and-control C2 framework called MuddyC2Go in its attacks on the telecommunications sector in Egypt, Sudan, and Tanzania. The Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, is tracking the activity under th...

Cybersecurity Industry Baffled by FBI’s Lack of Action on Ransomware Gang

Plus: Hackers reveal flaws in crypto wallets holding $1 billion, a massive breach of Danish electric utilities, and more...

Hackers Access Customer Info, Corporate Systems in MongoDB Data Breach

By Waqas The latest cybersecurity incident to impact a large-scale and highly popular company is the MongoDB Data Breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Access Customer Info, Corporate Systems in MongoDB Data Breach...

Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool

Plus: Apple tightens anti-theft protections, Chinese hackers penetrate US critical infrastructure, and the long-running rumor of eavesdropping phones crystallizes into more than an urban legend...

Zerocopter Debuts First Hacker-Led Cybersecurity Marketplace

By Deeba Ahmed Cybersecurity firm Zerocopter has launched the first-ever Cybersecurity Marketplace led by white-hat hackers. With cybercrime projected to cost… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zerocopter Debuts First Hacker-Led Cybersecurity Marketplace...