World’s Largest Bank ICBC Discloses Crippling Ransomware Attack

By Deeba Ahmed Reportedly, it was a ransomware attack orchestrated by the notorious LockBit gang. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Worlds Largest Bank ICBC Discloses Crippling Ransomware Attack...

World’s Leading Copper Producer Aurubis Suffers Crippling Cyberattack

By Deeba Ahmed According to a statement from the Germany-based Aurubis, the attack was detected on the night of October 28th. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Worlds Leading Copper Producer Aurubis Suffers Crippling Cyberattack...

New HTTPS URL Leakage Attack Leaves PCs, Macs, Linux Systems Vulnerable

LAS VEGAS — Researchers have found flaws in the Web Proxy AutoDiscovery protocol tied to DHCP and DNS servers that allow hackers spy on HTTPS-protected URLs and launch a myriad of different malicious attacks against Linux, Windows or Mac computers. According to the security firm SafeBreach, this...

ProtonMail Paid Hackers $6000 Ransom in Bitcoin to Stop DDoS Attacks

The Geneva-based encrypted email service ProtonMail was forced to pay a Ransom of almost $6,000 to stop sustained Denial-of-service DDoS attacks that have knocked its service offline since Tuesday. ProtonMail – a full, end-to-end encrypted email service that launched last year – has been dealing...