A week in security (March 19 – March 25)

Last week, we looked at the growing problem of smartphone addiction, how link rot is continually slicing down portions of the web, and the theft of our intellectual property. We also explored the landscape of DDoS problems, and tackled a Stephen Hawking 419 scam. Other news What can only really b...

FBI: Iranian Firm Stole Data In Massive Spear Phishing Campaign

The United States Department of Justice announced charges against nine Iranians accused of stealing private data from U.S. universities, private companies and U.S. government agencies. FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich said in a statement that the state-sponsored hackers worked for more than four...

LeakVM - Research & Pentesting Framework For Android, Run Security Tests Instantly

LeakVM: Run security tests instantly. Why LeakVM : LeakVM fast security test on Android, by skipping the time-consuming build pen-testing laboratories, you can test on real devices or virtual devices. LeakVM makes researchers and pen-testers more productive since they can run the test on real tim...

Adrian Lamo, ‘Homeless Hacker’ Who Turned in Chelsea Manning, Dead at 37

Adrian Lamo, the hacker probably best known for breaking into The New York Times's network and for reporting Chelsea Manning's theft of classified documents to the FBI, was found dead in a Kansas apartment on Wednesday. Lamo was widely reviled and criticized for turning in Manning, but that chapt...

Intentionally Insecure Webapp for Security Training: OWASP Juice Shop

OWASP Juice Shop is an intentionally insecure webapp for security trainings written entirely in JavaScript which encompasses the entire OWASP Top Ten and other severe security flaws. Juice Shop is written in Node.js, Express and AngularJS. It was the first application written entirely in JavaScri...

Powershell-RAT - Python Based Backdoor That Uses Gmail To Exfiltrate Data Through Attachment

Python based backdoor that uses Gmail to exfiltrate data as an e-mail attachment. This RAT will help someone during red team engagements to backdoor any Windows machines. It tracks the user activity using screen capture and sends the information to an attacker as an e-mail attachment. Note: This...

The ‘Perfect Storm’ of Disinformation and Hacking

We live in an age of fake news, misinformation and disinformation. Recently, we have been falling for it – mostly. That is largely thanks to a confluence of social media, hacking and good old fashion disinformation campaigns, according to Matt “Pwn all the Things” Tait, a senior cybersecurity...

A View of Upcoming Threat Coverage from Pwn2Own 2018

This blog will be updated throughout the competition so keep tracking for the latest updates on upcoming threat coverage! St. Patrick’s Day is coming up later this week, but the contestants at Pwn2Own 2018 will need more than luck on their side. They will need to dive into their expert hacking...

Israeli Rabbi arrested for hacking CCTV cameras at women’ bathing suit shop

By Carolina Israeli police have arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly hacking This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Israeli Rabbi arrested for hacking CCTV cameras at women’ bathing suit shop...

APT Hackers Infect Routers to Covertly Implant Slingshot Spying Malware

Security researchers at Kaspersky have identified a sophisticated APT hacking group that has been operating since at least 2012 without being noticed due to their complex and clever hacking techniques. The hacking group used a piece of advanced malware—dubbed Slingshot—to infect hundreds of...

Bitcoin Price Drops 10% Amid Binance Exchange Hacking Rumors

By Waqas Being part of cryptocurrency industry is like constantly riding on This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bitcoin Price Drops 10% Amid Binance Exchange Hacking Rumors...

Run 'Kali Linux' Natively On Windows 10 — Just Like That!

Great news for hackers. Now you can download and install Kali Linux directly from the Microsoft App Store on Windows 10 just like any other application. I know it sounds crazy, but it's true! Kali Linux, a very popular, free, and open-source Linux-based operating system widely used for hacking an...

Application Security Testing — The Wallarm Approach

Testing the security of the corporate applications is a part of every-day life for Ops and DevOps professionals. Larger companies have whole teams dedicated to independent security testing, called Red Teams. These folks use various tools at their disposal to discover the flaws in both application...

Russians Hacked the Olympics

Two weeks ago, I blogged about the myriad of hacking threats against the Olympics. Last week, the Washington Post reported that Russia hacked the Olympics network and tried to cast the blame on North Korea. Of course, the evidence is classified, so there's no way to verify this claim. And while t...

Ad Network Circumvents Ad-Blocking Tools To Run In-Browser Cryptojacker Scripts

Cryptojackers are getting resourceful and have figured out how to bypass ad-blocking software and deliver the Coinhive JavaScript miner via browser-based ads. Researchers at Qihoo’s Netlab 360 said it recently spotted an advertising network that was using what is called a domain generation...

Cellebrite’ Hacking Tool Unlocks Any iOS Devices Including iPhone X

By Waqas You must remember the long and tedious battle between Federal This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cellebrite' Hacking Tool Unlocks Any iOS Devices Including iPhone X...

Over 50,000 baby monitors can be hacked but its vendor is AWOL

By Waqas Hacking baby monitors is nothing new but the fact that This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Over 50,000 baby monitors can be hacked but its vendor is AWOL...

Securing Our Connected Car Future with Panasonic

There are few more exciting frontiers of the Internet of Things IoT than connected cars. Gartner predicts that there will be 61 million vehicles with built-in connectivity on our roads by 2020. But as we drive ever closer to a future where autonomous vehicles are a commonplace sight, we must be...

Man admits hacking former employer’s computer system for revenge

By Waqas In October 2017, Gavin Paul Prince, 37, chief executive of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man admits hacking former employer’s computer system for revenge...

BLEAH - A BLE Scanner For "Smart" Devices Hacking

A BLE scanner for "smart" devices hacking based on the bluepy library, dead easy to use because retarded devices should be dead easy to hack. Explanatory post and screenshots can be found here. How to Install Install bluepy from source: git clone https://github.com/IanHarvey/bluepy.git cd bluepy...