Microsoft Accounts Targeted by Russian-Themed Credential Harvesting

While legitimate concerns abound about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict sparking a far-reaching cyberwarfare conflagration around the globe, small-time crooks are also ramping up their efforts amid the crisis. Phishing emails to Microsoft users warning of Moscow-led account hacking have started to...

Alohi: Waitlist bypass for accessing SIGN.PLUS Beta

During SIGN.PLUS beta phase, it was found out that hackers could trick the API response and pretend to have been accepted into the beta program. All server operations would be blocked, but the UI client would be accessible, exposing the work-in-progress design to non-beta users. There was no...

Iranian Hackers Using New Spying Malware That Abuses Telegram Messenger API

An Iranian geopolitical nexus threat actor has been uncovered deploying two new targeted malware that come with "simple" backdoor functionalities as part of an intrusion against an unnamed Middle East government entity in November 2021. Cybersecurity company Mandiant attributed the attack to an...

U.S., U.K. Agencies Warn of New Russian Botnet Built from Hacked Firewall Devices

Intelligence agencies in the U.K. and the U.S. disclosed details of a new botnet malware called Cyclops Blink that's been attributed to the Russian-backed Sandworm hacking group and deployed in attacks dating back to 2019. "Cyclops Blink appears to be a replacement framework for the VPNFilter...

Russia’s Sandworm Hackers Have Built a Botnet of Firewalls

Western intelligence services are raising alarms about Cyclops Blink, the latest tool at the notorious group’s disposal...

Inside the Lab Where Intel Tries to Hack Its Own Chips

Researchers at iSTARE have to think like the bad guys, finding critical flaws before processors go to production...

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Financial Trading Sector with Supply Chain Attack

An advanced persistent threat APT group operating with objectives aligned with the Chinese government has been linked to an organized supply chain attack on Taiwan's financial sector. The attacks are said to have first commenced at the end of November 2021, with the intrusions attributed to a...

Iranian Hackers Targeting VMware Horizon Log4j Flaws to Deploy Ransomware

A "potentially destructive actor" aligned with the government of Iran is actively exploiting the well-known Log4j vulnerability to infect unpatched VMware Horizon servers with ransomware. Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne dubbed the group "TunnelVision" owing to their heavy reliance on tunneling...

Hackers are using Microsoft Teams chat to spread malware

By Waqas So far, researchers have identified thousands of these attacks involving abuse of the Microsoft Teams chat feature. As… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers are using Microsoft Teams chat to spread malware...

US Agencies Say Russian Hackers Compromised Defense Contractors

Kremlin-backed cyber actors lurked in the networks for months, obtaining sensitive documents related to weapons and infrastructure development...

Hackers Rigged Hundreds of Ecommerce Sites to Steal Payment Info

The attackers exploited a known vulnerability and installed credit card skimmers on more than 500 websites...

ModifiedElephant APT hackers plant incriminating evidence on victims devices

By Waqas ModifiedElephant APT group has been carrying out its malicious activities since 2012 and successfully evading detection for over… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ModifiedElephant APT hackers plant incriminating evidence on victims devices...

Iranian Hackers Using New Marlin Backdoor in 'Out to Sea' Espionage Campaign

An advanced persistent threat APT group with ties to Iran has refreshed its malware toolset to include a new backdoor dubbed Marlin as part of a long-running espionage campaign that started in April 2018. Slovak cybersecurity company ESET attributed the attacks — codenamed "Out to Sea" — to a...

Russian Gamaredon Hackers Targeted 'Western Government Entity' in Ukraine

The Russia-linked Gamaredon hacking group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity operating in Ukraine last month amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions between the two countries. Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 threat intelligence team, in a new report publicized on February 3, sa...

Wormhole hack – Hackers steal $320M in one of the largest crypto heists

By Waqas Wormhole has confirmed the hack but claims that the stolen funds have been restored and the vulnerability in… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Wormhole hack - Hackers steal $320M in one of the largest crypto heists...

Iranian Hackers Using New PowerShell Backdoor in Cyber Espionage Attacks

An advanced persistent threat group with links to Iran has updated its malware toolset to include a novel PowerShell-based implant called PowerLess Backdoor, according to new research published by Cybereason. The Boston-headquartered cybersecurity company attributed the malware to a hacking group...

Ukraine Continues to Face Cyber Espionage Attacks from Russian Hackers

Cybersecurity researchers on Monday said they uncovered evidence of attempted attacks by a Russia-linked hacking operation targeting a Ukrainian entity in July 2021. Broadcom-owned Symantec, in a new report published Monday, attributed the attacks to an actor tracked as Gamaredon aka Shuckworm or...

16 Best DDOS Attack Tools in 2022

What are DDOS attack tools? DDOS attacks are cyber- attacks targeted at rendering certain computers, network systems and servers non-functional. The processes involved in its execution can be however complicated. Attackers have to carry out a long series of actions that involve social engineering...

OpenSubtitles Hacked-  Data Breach Affected 7 Million Subscribers

By Deeba Ahmed OpenSubtitles has acknowledged the data breach and confirmed that hackers managed to steal and leak email, hashed passwords,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OpenSubtitles Hacked- Data Breach Affected 7 Million Subscribers...

Chinese Hackers Spotted Using New UEFI Firmware Implant in Targeted Attacks

A previously undocumented firmware implant deployed to maintain stealthy persistence as part of a targeted espionage campaign has been linked to the Chinese-speaking Winnti advanced persistent threat group APT41. Kaspersky, which codenamed the rootkit MoonBounce, characterized the malware as the...