Microsoft Seizes Domains Used by a Chinese Hacking Group

The move delivers a blow to the hackers behind sophisticated attacks on government agencies, think tanks, and other organizations...

Google Disrupts Blockchain-based Glupteba Botnet; Sues Russian Hackers

Google on Tuesday said it took steps to disrupt the operations of a sophisticated "multi-component" botnet called Glupteba that approximately infected more than one million Windows computers across the globe and stored its command-and-control server addresses on Bitcoin's blockchain as a resilien...

SolarWinds Hackers Targeting Government and Business Entities Worldwide

Nobelium, the threat actor attributed to the massive SolarWinds supply chain compromise, has been once again linked to a series of attacks targeting multiple cloud solution providers, services, and reseller companies, as the hacking group continues to refine and retool its tactics at an alarming...

Microsoft Seizes 42 Malicious Web Domains Used By Chinese Hackers

Microsoft on Monday announced the seizure of 42 domains used by a China-based cyber espionage group that set its sights on organizations in the U.S. and 28 other countries pursuant to a legal warrant issued by a federal court in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Redmond company attributed the...

BitMart Exchange hacked as hackers steal $150 million

By Waqas BitMart Exchange has confirmed that the security breach involves one of its ETH hot wallets and one of BSC hot wallets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BitMart Exchange hacked as hackers steal $150 million...

Hackers steal $120m from Badger Defi and $30m from MonoX

By Waqas MonoX security breach was caused by a bug in smart contracts meanwhile Badger is still investigating the incident. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal $120m from Badger Defi and $30m from MonoX...

Researchers Detail How Pakistani Hackers Targeting Indian and Afghan Governments

A Pakistani threat actor successfully socially engineered a number of ministries in Afghanistan and a shared government computer in India to steal sensitive Google, Twitter, and Facebook credentials from its targets and stealthily obtain access to government portals. Malwarebytes' latest findings...

A Software Bug Let Hackers Drain $31M From a Crypto Service

An attacker exploited a vulnerability in MonoX Finance's smart contract to inflate the price of its digital token and then cash out...

DNA testing service data breach impacting 2.1 million users

By Waqas DNA Diagnostics Center DDC has revealed that hackers managed to access highly sensitive and personal data of users including payment card data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DNA testing service data breach impacting 2.1 million users...

A week in security (Nov 15 – Nov 21)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Instagram’s memorialize feature abused to memorialize…Instagram’s boss Evasive manoeuvres: HTML smuggling explained FBI server hijacked to send up to 100,000 bogus attack mails New Mac malware raises more questions about Apple’s security patching SharkBot Android...

Make Room for Cloud Security in Your 2022 Budget

Are you thinking about cloud security when making your 2022 budget? You should be. Cloud is the key to innovation and business transformation. It can make life so much easier. The cloud enables companies to expand their products or services, rapidly develop new products, and reach new customers. ...

Iranian Hackers Are Going After US Critical Infrastructure

A hacking group is targeting a broad range of organizations, taking advantage of vulnerabilities that have been patched but not yet updated...

U.S. Charged 2 Iranian Hackers for Threatening Voters During 2020 Presidential Election

The U.S. government on Thursday unsealed an indictment that accused two Iranian nationals of their involvement in cyber-enabled disinformation and threat campaign orchestrated to interfere in the 2020 presidential elections by gaining access to confidential voter information from at least one sta...

Russian language hacking forums warming up to Chinese hackers

By Waqas Russian cybercrime and hacking forums are opening doors to Chinese and English-speaking threat actors, which so far had been a relatively restricted domain for them. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian language hacking forums warming up to Chinese hackers...

U.S., U.K. and Australia Warn of Iranian Hackers Exploiting Microsoft, Fortinet Flaws

Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. on Wednesday released a joint advisory warning of active exploitation of Fortinet and Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell vulnerabilities by Iranian state-sponsored actors to gain initial access to vulnerable systems for follow-on activities...

New vulnerabilities allowed attackers to intercept Zoom meetings

By Waqas These critical security vulnerabilities could have allowed hackers to intercept your Zoom meetings and target customer infrastructure. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New vulnerabilities allowed attackers to intercept Zoom meetings...

A week in security (Nov 8 – Nov 14)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Multiple video games break after domain name snafu How to remove adware on an Android phone Smart TV adverts put a wrinkle in your programming Are cybercriminals turning away from the US and targeting Europe instead? Patch now! Microsoft plugs actively exploited...

Hackers Targeted Hong Kong Apple Devices in Widespread Attack

Visitors to pro-democracy and media sites in the region were infected with malware that could download files, steal data, and more...

Congress Mulls Banning Big Ransomware Payouts

A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill – the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act H.R.5936 PDF – that would make it illegal for financial firms to pay ransoms over $100,000 without first getting the government’s permission. The legislation was introduced on Wednesday by the top Republican on the...

Robinhood Data Breach – Hackers access millions of users’ data

By Waqas Robinhood data breach involved social engineering attack in which hackers somehow managed to gain access to the company's support system. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Robinhood Data Breach - Hackers access millions of users data...