Fake security researchers push malware files on GitHub

Researchers from VulnCheck have observed a campaign using real security researchers as bait for malware. The campaign goes to some lengths to appear genuine, using fake profiles, downloads, websites, and bogus GitHub profiles, to paint a convincing picture of security professionals offering up...

British hacker pleads guilty to hacking schemes, faces 77 years in prison

By Habiba Rashid Joseph James O'Connor was part of a hacking group that hacked over 130 Twitter accounts in July 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: British hacker pleads guilty to hacking schemes, faces 77 years in prison...

Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash

Security researchers are advised to be on the lookout for scammers targeting their interest in the latest hard to obtain security testing tools. Flipper Zero, a slick looking portable multi-tool which frequently makes its way into the news, is one of the hottest pieces of kit around for security...

ZINC attacks against security researchers

In recent months, Microsoft has detected cyberattacks targeting security researchers by an actor we track as ZINC. The campaign originally came to our attention after Microsoft Defender for Endpoint detected an attack in progress. Observed targeting includes pen testers, private offensive securit...

Two Former Twitter Employees Caught Spying On Users For Saudi Arabia

Two former employees of Twitter have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government, likely with the purpose of unmasking the identity of dissidents. According to an indictment filed on November 5 and unsealed just yesterday, one of the...

Keeping up with the Petyas: Demystifying the malware family

Last June 27, there was a huge outbreak of a Petya-esque malware with WannaCry-style infector in the Ukraine. Since there is still confusion about how exactly this malware is linked to the original Petya, we have prepared this small guide on the background of the Petya family. The origin of Petya...

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks UK based Media Websites

Syrian Electronic Army SEA, a pro-hacker group supposed to be aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has again gain media attention by compromising a number of popular news websites and displayed a Thanksgiving popups informing people that they've been hacked. The Forbes, The Independent,...

Miniduke APT Campaigh Returns with New Targets, Hacking Tools

The Miniduke advanced persistent threat APT campaign uncovered by researchers at Kaspersky Lab and CrySys Lab in February 2013 is back after a year-long hiatus in which attacks abated almost entirely. While the initial Miniduke operations primarily targeted government organizations in Europe, thi...

Dutch Police arrested TorRAT Malware Gang for stealing over Million Dollar

The TorRAT malware was first appeared in 2012 as spying tool only. But from August 2012, Bitcoin Mining feature was added and it became a powerful hacking tool that was commonly associated with attacks on Financial institutions. ab This year TorRat Malware targeted two out of three major Banks in...

Beware of Fraudulent Sites, phishing for Twitter accounts

There's a scam spreading through Twitter Direct messages DMs and fake emails, appealing users to visit a fake twitter phishing site i.e "twittler.com". Scam uses a hijacked Twitter account to send out direct messages that appear completely legitimate. Security blogger, Janne Ahlberg blogged about...

Beware of Fraudulent Sites, phishing for Twitter accounts

There's a scam spreading through Twitter Direct messages DMs and fake emails, appealing users to visit a fake twitter phishing site i.e "twittler.com". Scam uses a hijacked Twitter account to send out direct messages that appear completely legitimate. Security blogger, Janne Ahlberg blogged about...

Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

The Financial Times has become the latest news outlet to be hacked by supporters of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, following a phishing attack on the company’s email accounts. The posh broadsheet's Tech Blog - at http://blogs.FT.com/beyond-brics was compromised to run stories headlined...

Energy Department networks hit by major Cyber Attack

The Computer networks of Energy Department were attacked by unknown hackers in a major cyber attack two weeks ago and personal information on several hundred employees was compromised. The Washington Free Beacon reports that, FBI agents are investigating the attacks and 14 computer servers and 20...

Russian hackers hit Twitter with automated hashtags tweets

Russian hackers hit Twitter with automated hashtags tweets Russian hackers have taken aim at Twitter in recent days to hamper communication between opposition activists as outrage against the conduct of last week's general elections grows. The pro-government messages were generated by thousands o...

By Stefan Tanase

In general, a lack of user education and strong policies regarding online security often lead to undesirable events. Whether you manage an official Twitter account or a personal one, you should know how Twitter accounts get hacked so you can protect yourself. Here are some methods:...

Botnet Herders Can Command Via Twitter

A security researcher has unearthed a tool that simplifies the process of building bot armies that take their marching orders from specially created Twitter accounts. Read the full article. The Register...

Scareware Scammers Hijack Twitter Trending Topics

Security researchers are reporting on an ongoing scareware serving campaign abusing the popular micro-blogging service Twitter. Hundreds of tweets using four different URL shortening services are currently spammed through the automatically registered Twitter accounts, relying on a pseudo-random...