The inside job that cost ransomware victims millions

When a ransomware crew locks up your servers, the outside negotiator you hire has to know everything about you so that they can negotiate a smaller ransom payment. You tell them what your cyber-insurance covers and what your board is willing to pay. You have to. That's the whole reason you hire...

CVE-2026-57024

A Use of Multiple Resources with Duplicate Identifier vulnerability in the IKE daemon iked of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX with SPC3 and SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service DoS. On an MX with SPC3 and SRX devices configured for VPN service,...

CVE-2026-57024

The CVE-2026-57024 entry concerns Juniper Junos OS on MX-SPC3 and SRX Series devices, where the iked process can crash under a high volume of VPN negotiation failures. According to the connected documents, repeated VPN failures cause a peer index rollover, leading to new peers being assigned indi...

CVE-2026-57024 Junos OS: MX with SPC3, SRX Series: Repeated VPN negotiation failures will eventually cause iked to crash continuously

A Use of Multiple Resources with Duplicate Identifier vulnerability in the IKE daemon iked of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX with SPC3 and SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service DoS. On an MX with SPC3 and SRX devices configured for VPN service,...

CVE-2026-57024 Junos OS: MX with SPC3, SRX Series: Repeated VPN negotiation failures will eventually cause iked to crash continuously

A Use of Multiple Resources with Duplicate Identifier vulnerability in the IKE daemon iked of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX with SPC3 and SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service DoS. On an MX with SPC3 and SRX devices configured for VPN service,...

Professional Athletes and Wearables

I haven't thought about the privacy issues surrounding professional athletes and wearables. Wearables present serious privacy issues for "Average Joe" consumers, who are entrusting tech companies to safely store and protect their biometric data. Imagine the stakes for a professional athlete, whos...

PT-2025-40985

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Negotiator version 3.15.2 Description A stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS issue exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data. A remote user can exploit this by sending a POST request with a...

EUVD-2023-26567

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

Inside LockBit's Admin Panel Leak

Inside the LockBit's Admin Panel Leak: Affiliates, Victims and Millions in Crypto By Jambul Tologonov · June 12, 2025 Introduction On May 7, 2025, the LockBit admin panel was hacked by an anonymous actor who replaced their TOR website with the text ‘ Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague ’...

How In-Person Meetings Fast-Tracked Our vPPA Negotiations in Europe

In-person interactions can build trust, foster collaboration, and achieve efficiency — especially for complex negotiations — even in the post-pandemic world...

LockBit Ransomware Claims 33 TB of US Federal Reserve Data for Ransom

LockBit ransomware claims to hold 33 TB of data from the US Federal Reserve for ransom. Hackread.com investigates, reaching out to CISA for comments on the breach and ongoing negotiations. Stay updated!...

CVE-2024-30397 Junos OS: An invalid certificate causes a Denial of Service in the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) process

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key Infrastructure daemon pkid of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause Denial of Service DoS. The pkid is responsible for the certificate verification. Upon a failed...

CVE-2024-30397 Junos OS: An invalid certificate causes a Denial of Service in the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) process

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key Infrastructure daemon pkid of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause Denial of Service DoS. The pkid is responsible for the certificate verification. Upon a failed...

Western Digital Confirms Customer Data Stolen by Hackers in March Breach

Digital storage giant Western Digital confirmed that an "unauthorized third party" gained access to its systems and stole personal information belonging to the company's online store customers. "This information included customer names, billing and shipping addresses, email addresses and telephon...

BlackCat (ALPHV) Gang Claims Ransomware Attack on NCR Data Center

By Deeba Ahmed BlackCat ransomware initially claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack on its dark web blog but later removed its post, indicating negotiations between the two parties. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlackCat ALPHV Gang Claims Ransomware Attack on...

APT-C-36 Strikes Again: Blind Eagle Hackers Target Key Industries in Colombia

The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been linked to a new campaign targeting various key industries in Colombia. The activity, which was detected by the BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team on February 20, 2023, is also said to encompass Ecuador, Chile, and Spain, suggesting a slow...

K05263202: BIG-IP IPsec tunnel endpoint vulnerability CVE-2017-6156

Security Advisory Description When the BIG-IP system is configured with a wildcard IPsec tunnel endpoint, it may allow a remote attacker to disrupt or impersonate the tunnels that have completed phase 1 IPsec negotiations. The attacker must possess the necessary credentials to negotiate the phase...

Ransomware pushes City of Oakland into state of emergency

The ransomware attack that hit Oakland on Wednesday February 8, 2023 is still crippling many of the citys services a week later. In fact, the situation is so bad that the Interim City Administrator has now declared a state of emergency. Tweet announcing the state of emergency The ransomware attac...

Ransomware revenue significantly down over 2022

According to blockchain data platform Chainalysis, ransomware revenue "plummeted" from $765.6 in 2021 to at least $456.8 in 2022. The data is based on an analysis of the cryptocurrency addresses known to be controlled by ransomware attackers. Precision While the real numbers are likely much highe...

Are cybercriminals turning away from the US and targeting Europe instead?

Significant cyberattacks against critical targets in Europe have doubled in the past year, according to EU figures obtained by CNN. And with the announced pressure from the US against major ransomware gangs we can expect these figures to go up even more. Its also clear from recent attacks that th...