What to do when you receive an extortion email

In the last few weeks, there has been an upswing in people receiving threatening, extortion email messages, demanding payment to avoid release of sensitive information. Most of the time, these emails are what we call "sextortion" emails, as they claim that malware on your computer has captured...

Nursery school teacher arrested for years-long dark web child abuse

By Waqas Europol was tipped about the teacher’s involvement in the selling of child sexual abuse content on the dark web and then... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nursery school teacher arrested for years-long dark web child abuse...

Ransomware hackers leak pharmaceutical giant’s data on dark web

By Sudais Asif Ransomware hackers are everywhere and now they have an upper hand when it comes to targeting businesses and unsuspecting users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware hackers leak pharmaceutical giant's data on dark web...

Chinese COVID-19 detection firm hacked; source code sold on dark web

By Sudais Asif The hackers claim to have stolen a trove of data that is currently being sold on the dark web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese COVID-19 detection firm hacked; source code sold on dark web...

Dark web hackers selling 400,000 South Korean & US payment card data

By Sudais Asif According to researchers, this is the biggest sale of South Korean payment cards both credit and debit on the dark web in 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web hackers selling 400,000 South Korean & US payment card data...

Zoom Upgrades Encryption Keys to What It Promised All Along

Plus: Facebook data on the dark web, Nintendo accounts keep getting hacked, and more of the week's top security news...

Notorious dark web child abuser arrested after int’l operation

By Deeba Ahmed Authorities have arrested a dark web child abuser known for uploading highly graphic content on several marketplaces and online forums. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Notorious dark web child abuser arrested after int'l operation...

Dark web scammers selling ventilators & MP3 files to kill Coronavirus

By Sudais Asif Dark web cybercriminals now claim to get your coronavirus infection cured by listening to the MP3 files they are selling. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web scammers selling ventilators & MP3 files to kill Coronavirus...

Fraud & hacking guides are the most sold item on dark web

By Sudais Asif Who could have imagined fraud and hacking guides are the most sold item on the dark web aiming at teaching people how to hack PayPal or a website, etc. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fraud & hacking guides are the most sold item on dark web...

Malicious Package

Overview dark-skyweather is a malicious package. Affected versions of this package were found to be a Malicious Package, as it utilised typosquatting to run Malicious 3rd party scripts. It replaced genuine packages using an and replaced it with - and vice versa Remediation Avoid using...

Over half a million Zoom accounts being sold on hacker forum

By Sudais Asif A hacker is selling 500,000 zoom account credentials on the dark web and an infamous hacker forum putting the privacy of users at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Over half a million Zoom accounts being sold on hacker forum...

52k Iranian ID cards with selfies sold on dark web & hacking forum

By Waqas The data is being sold both on the dark web and an infamous hacking forum putting the privacy of thousands of Iranians at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 52k Iranian ID cards with selfies sold on dark web & hacking forum...

Fake Coronavirus vaccine, patients’ blood & saliva sold on dark web

By Sudais Asif Dark web cybercriminals and online scums are selling fake Coronavirus vaccines, patients' blood and saliva to 'cure' the disease. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Coronavirus vaccine, patients' blood & saliva sold on dark web...

Login details of verified Zoom accounts posted on Dark Web

By Deeba Ahmed These Zoom accounts are currently on the dark web but not for sale but free rather for a very wrong reason against Zoom users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Login details of verified Zoom accounts posted on Dark Web...

Dark Web child abuse gang busted; 15TB of files seized

By Deeba Ahmed Since it involved no less than 15 TB of files and many contacts via the dark web... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web child abuse gang busted; 15TB of files seized...

Dark Web Hosting Provider Hacked

Daniel's Hosting, which hosts about 7,600 dark web portals for free, has been hacked and is down. It's unclear when, or if, it will be back up...

openSUSE Security Update : opera (openSUSE-2020-402)

This update for opera fixes the following issues : Update to version 67.0.3575.97 - DNA-84063 Open URL in new tab with Go to web address in search/copy popup and right mouse click context menu - DNA-84780 Search in Search and Copy popup opens tab in wrong position from popup window - DNA-84786...

Security update for opera (moderate)

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for opera Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0402-1 Rating: moderate References: Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.1:NonFree An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. Description: This update for opera fixes the following issues: Updat...

Dark web hosting firm quits after hackers delete its database

By Sudais Asif A dark web hosting firm has quit its operation after being hit by one successful cyber attack after another. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web hosting firm quits after hackers delete its database...

The Wawa Breach: 30 Million Reasons to Try Dark Web Monitoring

We’re all getting a little more worldly wise to the dangers that lurk around every corner of our digital lives. We know that the flipside of being able to shop, chat, bank and share online at the push of a button is the risk of data theft, ransomware and identity fraud. That’s why we protect our...