This Week in Security News: XORDDoS and Kaiji Botnet Malware Variants Target Exposed Docker Servers and Ripple20 Vulnerabilities Could Impact Millions of IoT Devices

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about two recently detected variants of existing Linux botnet malware types targeting exposed Docker servers. Also, read about a group...

Stalker Online data breach: Over 1.2m player records sold on dark web

By Deeba Ahmed The records are now up for sale on the dark web putting millions of Stalker Online players’ security at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stalker Online data breach: Over 1.2m player records sold on dark web...

IT guy from FEMA hacked medical center, sold data on dark web

By Waqas According to prosecutors, the 29-year old Johnson sold it on the dark web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: IT guy from FEMA hacked medical center, sold data on dark web...

New Hacking-for-Hire Company in India

Citizen Lab has a new report on Dark Basin, a large hacking-for-hire company in India. Key Findings: Dark Basin is a hack-for-hire group that has targeted thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions on six continents. Targets include advocacy groups and journalists, elected and senior...

FEMA IT Specialist Charged in ID Theft, Tax Refund Fraud Conspiracy

An information technology specialist at the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA was arrested this week on suspicion of hacking into the human resource databases of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC in 2014, stealing personal data on more than 65,000 UPMC employees, and selling the...

Information disclosure in Login - CVE-2020-4028

Users without session information should be pushed to the login page. Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote attackers to view sensitive information via an Information Disclosure vulnerability in Login. Affected versions: version...

Information disclosure in Login - CVE-2020-4028

Users without session information should be pushed to the login page. Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote attackers to view sensitive information via an Information Disclosure vulnerability in Login. Affected versions: version...

Indian IT Company Was Hired to Hack Politicians, Investors, Journalists Worldwide

A team of cybersecurity researchers today outed a little-known Indian IT firm that has secretly been operating as a global hackers-for-hire service or hacking-as-a-service platform. Based in Delhi, BellTroX InfoTech allegedly targeted thousands of high-profile individuals and hundreds of...

Indian IT Company Was Hired to Hack Politicians, Investors, Journalists Worldwide

A team of cybersecurity researchers today outed a little-known Indian IT firm that has secretly been operating as a global hackers-for-hire service or hacking-as-a-service platform. Based in Delhi, BellTroX InfoTech allegedly targeted thousands of high-profile individuals and hundreds of...

Dark web hacker leaks sensitive Indian defense contractor data

By Waqas Indian defense contactor Bharat Earth Movers Limited BEML has been hacked. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web hacker leaks sensitive Indian defense contractor data...

Dark Basin Hack-For-Hire Group Targeted Thousands Over 7 Years

A hack-for-hire group, called Dark Basin, has been outed after targeting thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide – including advocacy groups and journalists, elected and senior government officials, and hedge funds — over the course of seven years. Dark Basin conducted commercial...

Significant increase in demand of stolen YouTube credentials on dark web

By Waqas Here's why there has been an increase in the sale of stolen YouTube credentials on the dark web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Significant increase in demand of stolen YouTube credentials on dark web...

MAZE hackers hit US Nuclear contractor; steal sensitive documents

By Waqas MAZE hackers have leaked the data on their website which is accessible to the public on the normal web as well as the dark web. The US is perhaps undergoing the most difficult phase in its recent history with riots taking place all over the country. Seems like the government’s woes are f...

Database of dark web host with 7600 websites leaked by KingNull

By Sudais Asif The dark web hosting firm known as Daniel's Hosting was under cyber attacks since 2018. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database of dark web host with 7600 websites leaked by KingNull...

Authorities arrest active dark web child abuser in Italy

By Waqas Joint Operation from Europol and International Agencies leads to Arrest of Dark Web Child Sexual Abuser in Italy. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities arrest active dark web child abuser in Italy...

A New Free Monitoring Tool to Measure Your Dark Web Exposure

Last week, application security company ImmuniWeb released a new free tool to monitor and measure an organization's exposure on the Dark Web. To improve the decision-making process for cybersecurity professionals, the free tool crawls Dark Web marketplaces, hacking forums, and Surface Web resourc...

A New Free Monitoring Tool to Measure Your Dark Web Exposure

Last week, application security company ImmuniWeb released a new free tool to monitor and measure an organization's exposure on the Dark Web. To improve the decision-making process for cybersecurity professionals, the free tool crawls Dark Web marketplaces, hacking forums, and Surface Web resourc...

Hackers Sell Data from 26 Million LiveJournal Users on Dark Web

A database containing credentials from more than 26 million LiveJournal accounts has been leaked online and is being sold on the Dark Web and hacker forums. The data contained in the files appears to be from a 2014 incident in which 33 million accounts were hacked, according to a published report...

How the Cybercriminal Underground Has Changed in 5 Years

The cybercrime economy is one of the runaway success stories of the 21st century — at least, for those who participate in it. Estimates claim it could be worth over $1 trillion annually, more than the GDP of many countries. Part of that success is due to its ability to evolve and shift as the...

Dark Web hackers publish 200GB of Toll Group’s stolen corporate data

By Deeba Ahmed The trend of targeting companies with ransomware then leaking on the dark web is increasing. In the latest, Toll group is the victim. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web hackers publish 200GB of Toll Group’s stolen corporate data...