DarkGate and PikaBot Malware Resurrect QakBot's Tactics in New Phishing Attacks

Phishing campaigns delivering malware families such as DarkGate and PikaBot are following the same tactics previously used in attacks leveraging the now-defunct QakBot trojan. "These include hijacked email threads as the initial infection, URLs with unique patterns that limit user access, and an...

Why Defenders Should Embrace a Hacker Mindset

Today's security leaders must manage a constantly evolving attack surface and a dynamic threat environment due to interconnected devices, cloud services, IoT technologies, and hybrid work environments. Adversaries are constantly introducing new attack techniques, and not all companies have intern...

The vulnerability of Zoom’s video conferencing software relates to the use of an unreliable search path, which allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of Zoom’s video conferencing software is related to the use of an unreliable search path. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a hacker to cause service failures...

Alleged Extortioner of Psychotherapy Patients Faces Trial

Prosecutors in Finland this week commenced their criminal trial against Julius Kivimäki, a 26-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a once popular and now-bankrupt online psychotherapy practice and thousands of its patients. In a 2,200-page report, Finnish authorities laid out how they...

Zero-Day Flaw in Zimbra Email Software Exploited by Four Hacker Groups

A zero-day flaw in the Zimbra Collaboration email software was exploited by four different groups in real-world attacks to pilfer email data, user credentials, and authentication tokens. "Most of this activity occurred after the initial fix became public on GitHub," Google Threat Analysis Group T...

Hacker Leaks 800,000 Scraped Chess.com User Records

By Waqas Chess.com has not experienced a cyber attack or security breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker Leaks 800,000 Scraped Chess.com User Records...

Hacker Leaks 35 Million Scraped LinkedIn User Records

By Waqas The hacker responsible for this leak is the same individual who previously leaked databases from InfraGard and Twitter. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker Leaks 35 Million Scraped LinkedIn User Records...

1Password Detects Suspicious Activity Following Okta Support Breach

Popular password management solution 1Password said it detected suspicious activity on its Okta instance on September 29 following the support system breach, but reiterated that no user data was accessed. "We immediately terminated the activity, investigated, and found no compromise of user data ...

DDoS Attacks Leveraged by Attackers in Israel Conflict

Over the last few years, we’ve observed Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks used in many conflicts. In the Russia-Ukraine war, DDoS was used both by government cyber agencies and individual hacktivist groups to disrupt the flow of information and deface sites to promote propaganda. The...

Journey Down Under: How Rocco Became Australia’s Premier Hacker

Fun facts about Rocco Calvi @TecR0c: Microsoft MVR: Rocco is a 2023 Microsoft Most Valuable Researcher. Fitness fanatic: Inspired by old-school body building and countless hours of chopping and carrying wood in the mountains during his youth, Rocco remains a fitness enthusiast, setting himself...

90GB of Data Posted on Hacker Forum Linked to T-Mobile Glitch

By Waqas Another day, another data security incident at T-Mobile - Because why not! A cybersecurity year without a T-Mobile… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 90GB of Data Posted on Hacker Forum Linked to T-Mobile Glitch...

Ukrainian Hacker Suspected to be Behind "Free Download Manager" Malware Attack

The maintainers of Free Download Manager FDM have acknowledged a security incident dating back to 2020 that led to its website being used to distribute malicious Linux software. "It appears that a specific web page on our site was compromised by a Ukrainian hacker group, exploiting it to distribu...

Hackers Claiming to Jailbreak AI Chatbots to Write Phishing Emails

By Deeba Ahmed Cybercriminals on multiple hacker forums claim to jailbreak AI chatbots to write malicious content, including phishing emails, a new report from SlashNext has revealed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Claiming to Jailbreak AI Chatbots to Write...

FBI Hacker Dropped Stolen Airbus Data on 9/11

In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that a cybercriminal using the handle "USDoD" had infiltrated the FBIs vetted information sharing network InfraGard, and was selling the contact information for all 80,000 members. The FBI responded by reverifying InfraGard members and by seizing t...

China-Linked Hackers Breached a Power Grid—Again

Signs suggest the culprits worked within a notorious Chinese hacker group that may have also hacked Indian electric utilities years earlier...

API Misuse: Hacker Exposes 2.6M Duolingo Users’ Emails & Names

By Waqas Duolingo Investigates Data Leak as Hacker Shares Personal User Information on Hacker Forums and Telegram. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: API Misuse: Hacker Exposes 2.6M Duolingo Users Emails & Names...

Over 120,000 Computers Compromised by Info Stealers Linked to Users of Cybercrime Forums

A "staggering" 120,000 computers infected by stealer malware have credentials associated with cybercrime forums, many of them belonging to malicious actors. The findings come from Hudson Rock, which analyzed data collected from computers compromised between 2018 to 2023. "Hackers around the world...

n00b’s guide to DEF CON. Surviving the Matrix of the underground

Ah, DEF CON. The worlds largest hacker convention. A beacon for the diverse spectrum of cyber security enthusiasts. From code-cracking challenges to the infamous Wall of Sheep, the event is a hive of activities and opportunities. But before we dive into the world of hackerdom, lets get one thing...

Malicious code in test-hacker-sharma (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware e719660cef7a5f238345da6413201c023f88d40596fc85983cf0489e0d68fb9b 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-2023-1023 Malicious code in test-hacker-sharma (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware e719660cef7a5f238345da6413201c023f88d40596fc85983cf0489e0d68fb9b Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...