Iran’s Fars News Agency website hacked as part of anti-govt protests

By Habiba Rashid The hackers from Black Reward Team are also claiming to have deleted nearly 250 terabytes of data from the website from its servers and computers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Irans Fars News Agency website hacked as part of anti-govt protests...

Google Identifies 34 Cracked Versions of Popular Cobalt Strike Hacking Toolkit in the Wild

Google Cloud last week disclosed that it identified 34 different hacked release versions of the Cobalt Strike tool in the wild, the earliest of which shipped in November 2012. The versions, spanning 1.44 to 4.7, add up to a total of 275 unique JAR files, according to findings from the Google Clou...

Some Meta Employees and Security Guards Hacked User Accounts

By Deeba Ahmed The fired individuals included on-contract security guards who worked for Meta and could access an internal tool for employees. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Some Meta Employees and Security Guards Hacked User Accounts...

Iran State-Run TV’s Live Transmission Hacked by Edalate Ali Hackers

By Waqas As seen by Hackread.com, the Iranian broadcaster was hacked while airing a news bulletin on Saturday night. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iran State-Run TVs Live Transmission Hacked by Edalate Ali Hackers...

Fast Company hacked to send obscene and racist messages

Yesterday, Apple News announced it had disabled the channel of Fast Company, a US-based business magazine, after surprised Twitter users reported it was tweeting offensive comments. An incredibly offensive alert was sent by Fast Company, which has been hacked. Apple News has disabled their channe...

2K Games Help Desk Platform Hacked to Spread Info-stealing Malware

By Deeba Ahmed Famous publisher 2K Games helpdesk platform was hacked where the attackers attempted to distribute malware to gamers devices.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 2K Games Help Desk Platform Hacked to Spread Info-stealing Malware...

5 Signs your WordPress Site is Hacked (And How to Fix It)

By Owais Sultan Currently, there are over 455 million websites powered by WordPress which highlights the fact that this open-source content management system is a lucrative target for cybercriminals and why security should be the top priority of WP users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the...

Starlink Successfully Hacked Using $25 Modchip

A Belgian security researcher has successfully hacked the SpaceX operated Starlink satellite-based internet system using a homemade circuit board that cost around $25 to develop, he revealed at Black Hat. Lennert Wouters revealed a voltage fault injection attack on a Starlink User Terminal UT—or...

Wrestling star Mick Foley's Twitter compromised, selling PS5 consoles

One of the biggest wrestling stars around, Mick Foley, had his Twitter account hijacked in an attempt to legitimize a very popular scam. When a well known individual has their social media accounts compromised, disaster looms, as everything from phishing to malware distribution waits in the wings...

Criminals using compromised social media accounts to “post indecent images of children” says UK cybercrime organization

Action Fraud, the UKs national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime, is warning of a very disturbing scam involving social media and "indecent images of children." Details are light, but social media fans should take this as a warning to lock down their accounts immediately. Criminals are...

Ukrainian Radio Stations Hacked to Broadcast Fake News About Zelenskyy's Health

Ukrainian radio operator TAVR Media on Thursday became the latest victim of a cyberattack, resulting in the broadcast of a fake message that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was seriously ill. "Cybercriminals spread information that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is allegedly in...

NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Used against Thailand Pro-Democracy Activists and Leaders

Yet another basic human rights violation, courtesy of NSO Group: Citizen Lab has the details: Key Findings We discovered an extensive espionage campaign targeting Thai pro-democracy protesters, and activists calling for reforms to the monarchy. We forensically confirmed that at least 30 individua...

iPhones of Activists in Thailand Hacked by Israeli Pegasus Spyware

By Deeba Ahmed According to Thailand’s legal rights watchdog iLaw, the Pegasus spyware was used during street protests in 2020-2021, where Thai… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhones of Activists in Thailand Hacked by Israeli Pegasus Spyware...

British Military’s Twitter and YouTube Accounts Hacked to Scam Crypto Users

By Deeba Ahmed The British Army has confirmed the breaching of its Twitter and YouTube accounts. On Sunday, July 3rd, the… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: British Military’s Twitter and YouTube Accounts Hacked to Scam Crypto Users...

Google Improves Its Password Manager to Boost Security Across All Platforms

Google on Thursday announced a slew of improvements to its password manager service aimed at creating a more consistent look and feel across different platforms. Central to the changes is a "simplified and unified management experience that's the same in Chrome and Android settings," Ali Sarraf,...

North Korean Hackers Suspected to be Behind $100M Horizon Bridge Hack

The notorious North Korea-backed hacking collective Lazarus Group is suspected to be behind the recent $100 million altcoin theft from Harmony Horizon Bridge, citing similarities to the Ronin bridge attack in March 2022. The finding comes as Harmony confirmed that its Horizon Bridge, a platform...

Malicious Package

Overview got-hacked is a malicious package. The package's name is based on existing repositories, namespaces, or components used by popular companies in an effort to trick employees into downloading it, also known as 'dependency confusion'. Therefore, you're only vulnerable if this package was...

Meet the Administrators of the RSOCKS Proxy Botnet

Authorities in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. last week said they dismantled the "RSOCKS" botnet, a collection of millions of hacked devices that were sold as "proxies" to cybercriminals looking for ways to route their malicious traffic through someone elses computer...

Malicious code in hacked-shakti (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware a09b8274fbae7c8d9f1a144415ff61b7fa28150a0fe324d069df47a28e87adfb Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

MAL-2022-3550 Malicious code in hacked-shakti (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware a09b8274fbae7c8d9f1a144415ff61b7fa28150a0fe324d069df47a28e87adfb Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...