State of OT Security in 2022: Big Survey Key Insights

Learn about the state of OT Security in 2022 by reading the key insights found through surveying more than 900 ICS business and security leaders in the US, Germany and Japan...

Google Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2022-58404)

Google Android is a Linux-based open-source operating system from the US company Google. Google Android has an information leakage vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive information...

Google Android Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2022-61755)

Google Android is a Linux-based open source operating system from Google, a US-based company. The vulnerability is caused by an insecure deserialization flaw in the keystore library. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service situation...

How China Hacked US Phone Networks

Plus: Russia rattles its cyber sword, a huge Facebook phishing operation is uncovered, feds take down the SSNDOB marketplace, and more...

Ransomware Task Force priorities see progress in first year

This blog is part of our live coverage from RSA Conference 2022: US President Joseph R. Biden Jr., The White House, and law enforcement agencies across the world paid close attention last year when a group of more than 60 cybersecurity experts launched the Ransomware Task Force, heeding the group...

Hackers Selling US Colleges VPN Credentials on Russian Forums- FBI

By Waqas The network credentials and VPN access information were mainly acquired through ransomware, spear-phishing, and other cyberattacks. According to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Selling US Colleges VPN Credentials on Russian Forums- FBI...

Good Luck Not Accidentally Hiring a North Korean Scammer

DPRK hackers are tricking their way into jobs with Western firms. A US government alert reminds employers they're on the front lines—and potentially on the hook...

Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing

The Federal Trade Commission FTC and the Department of Justice DOJ have ordered Twitter to pay a $150M penalty for using users account security data deceptively. The deception violates an FTC order from 2011, that bars Twitter from "misleading consumers about the extent to which it protects the...

Google Urged to Stop Tracking Location Data Ahead of Roe Reversal

Lawmakers argue Android phone data could be “weaponized against women” if the US Supreme Court officially overturns abortion protections...

Malware-Infested Smart Card Reader

Brian Krebs has an interesting story of a smart ID card reader with a malware-infested Windows driver, and US government employees who inadvertently buy and use them. But by all accounts, the potential attack surface here is enormous, as many federal employees clearly will purchase these readers...

The Mystery of China’s Sudden Warnings About US Hackers

The Chinese government recently began saber-rattling about American cyberespionage. The catch? It’s all old news...

Google Android Competitive Conditions Issue Vulnerability (CNVD-2022-42126)

Google Android is a Linux-based open source operating system from Google. Google Android has a security vulnerability. An attacker exploits the vulnerability to cause local privilege escalation...

egypt.ab3.us Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-2623411

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

US Warns Firms About North Korean Hackers Posing as IT Workers

By Deeba Ahmed US government has warned organizations to beware of hackers in the guise of IT freelancers claiming to be… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Warns Firms About North Korean Hackers Posing as IT Workers...

Cardiologist Charged for Developing Jigsaw v.2 and Thanos Ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed The multi-tasking physician ran a Ransomware-as-a-Service and rented dangerous ransomware to cybercriminals. The US Department of Justice has unsealed a… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cardiologist Charged for Developing Jigsaw v.2 and Thanos Ransomware...

US Courts Are Coming After Crypto Exchanges That Skirt Sanctions

A newly unsealed opinion is likely the first decision from a US federal court to find that cryptocurrencies can't be used to evade sanctions...

Iran’s COBALT MIRAGE Threat Group Behind Ransomware Attacks in US

By Deeba Ahmed Cobalt Mirage is an Irani threat group believed to be linked to the Iranian Cobalt Illusion threat group,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Irans COBALT MIRAGE Threat Group Behind Ransomware Attacks in US...

Virtual credit cards coming to Chrome: What you need to know

When youre buying things online, reducing the exposure of payment details during transactions is one way to help reduce the risk of data theft. If you can hide this payment data and switch it out for something else entirely, even better. Google is proposing to do just that for customers in the US...

The Hidden Race to Protect the US Bioeconomy From Hacker Threats

A biotech threat intelligence group is gaining supporters as urgency mounts around an overlooked vulnerable sector...

F5 Access for Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability

F5 Access is a US-based company that uses VPN and optimization technologies to protect and accelerate mobile device access to enterprise networks and applications. f5 Access for Android is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to gain access to...