2016 SEC Hack May Have Benefited Insider Trading

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the watchdog of Wall Street, said this week that hackers infiltrated one of its systems last year, something that likely facilitated insider trading. The SEC waited nearly nine months to disclose the hack. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton devoted four sentence...

How SS7 Flaw Can Be Used to Hack Gmail ID and Bitcoin Wallet

By Waqas An old vulnerability in the Signalling System No. 7 SS7 This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How SS7 Flaw Can Be Used to Hack Gmail ID and Bitcoin Wallet...

A week in security (September 11 – September 17)

Last week, we dug into phishing campaigns done via Linkedin accounts, remediation versus prevention, issues with smart syringe pumps, and advised you to go patch against a Word 0day. We had some tips regarding identity theft protection, explored crowdsourced fraud, and explained YARA rules...

Road Sign in Modesto Hacked with Anti-Trump Message

By Carolina Why hack websites when you can hack electronic sign boards This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Road Sign in Modesto Hacked with Anti-Trump Message...

Equifax Hack Blamed on a Flaw in Apache Struts Framework

By Carolina A flaw in Apache Struts framework caused Exposure of Personal This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Equifax Hack Blamed on a Flaw in Apache Struts Framework...

Equifax sued for Billions after 143 million data hack

By Uzair Amir As reported yesterday, the credit reporting agency Equifax was hacked This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Equifax sued for Billions after 143 million data hack...

This Week in Security News

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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Someone Hacked Selena Gomez Instagram, Shared Nude Justin Bieber Photos

The highest followers account on Instagram owned by Selena Gomez has recently been hacked with unknown hackers posting a bunch of nude photographs of her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber on her account. The latest hack is not part of the ongoing Fappening events affecting a majority of celebrities by...

A week in security (August 21 – August 27)

In our blog posts, we announced the introduction of, and explained the necessity for, real-time protection for our Mac and Android users. Also explaining what you can expect them to do for you and answering the questions that we expect to be frequently asked. We looked at 4 key steps you can take...

GSA Bounty: CSRF in generating a new Personal Key

Hello team, I would like to report a CSRF which would allow an attacker to change a user's personal key. Vulnerable URL- staging.login.gov POC- Use the following HTML form for performing the CSRF attack- history.pushState'', '', '/' This will redirect you to...

This Week in Security News

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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Wallarm goes to Singapore

By Leonid iaitskyi. — Own work., CC BY-SA 3.0, What: Hack In The Box GSEC SINGAPORE 2017 When: August 21st — 25th 2017 Where: InterContinental Singapore Why go: REASON 1: Meet Wallam and find out how to extend your security team with AI REASON 2: Go to the talk by Ivan Novikov and find what the...

Sony PlayStation Social Media Accounts Hacked; Claims PSN Database Breach

After hacking social media accounts of HBO and its widely watched show Game of Thrones, a notorious group of hackers calling itself OurMine took control over the official Twitter and Facebook accounts for Sony's PlayStation Network PSN on Sunday. After taking over the accounts, OurMine, Saudi...

Warning: Enigma Hacked; Over $470,000 in Ethereum Stolen So Far

More Ethereum Stolen! An unknown hacker has so far stolen more than $471,000 worth of Ethereum—one of the most popular and increasingly valuable cryptocurrencies—in yet another Ethereum hack that hit the popular cryptocurrency investment platform, Enigma. According to an announcement made on thei...

Autistic Man Hacked Sports Direct Website To Get Employment

By Uzair Amir The retail giant Sports Direct’s website went down for 30m This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Autistic Man Hacked Sports Direct Website To Get Employment...

This Week in Security News

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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Blowing the Whistle on Bad Attribution

The New York Times this week published a fascinating story about a young programmer in Ukraine who'd turned himself in to the local police. The Times says the man did so after one of his software tools was identified by the U.S. government as part of the arsenal used by Russian hackers suspected ...

17-years-old kid hacks US air force for the good

By Uzair Amir In April 2017, it was reported that the US Department of Defence This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 17-years-old kid hacks US air force for the good...

Alexa, Are You Spying On Me? Not Really, Maybe, It's Complex!

Do you own an Amazon Echo? So are you also worried about hackers turning out your device into a covert listening device? Just relax, if there's no NSA, no CIA or none of your above-skilled friends after you. Since yesterday there have been several reports on Amazon Echo hack that could allow a...

Hacker Leaks Data From Mandiant (FireEye) Senior Security Analyst

Reportedly, at least one senior cyber security analyst working with Mandiant, a Virginia-based cybersecurity firm owned by the FireEye, appears to have had its system compromised by hackers, exposing his sensitive information on the Internet. On Sunday, an anonymous group of hackers posted some...