11 million personal unprotected MongoDB records leaked online

By Uzair Amir Another day, another trove of sensitive data exposed online. This time, a MongoDB database containing a whopping 43.5GB of the dataset used in marketing campaigns has been left exposed for public access. The data was discovered by Bob Diachenko, an independent security researcher wh...

Apple removes top anti-malware apps from its store for “stealing data”

By Waqas Adware Doctor and Trend Micro Apps have been kicked out by Apple. Apple Inc. has always propagated its products as designed with most advanced security and privacy practices. The company has also promoted itself as the only firm that prioritizes and safeguards user privacy. The iOS and M...

Air-conditioned apocalypse: A blackout scenario involving smart climate control devices

By David Balaban Science fiction movies often depict various situations related to cybercriminals’ activity. These can include predicaments where threat actors disrupt the transportation system of a large city or cause power outages in entire regions. In fact, this is beyond science fiction these...

T-Mobile data breach: Personal data of 2 million users stolen

By Waqas The stolen data also includes "encrypted" passwords. Another day, another T-Mobile data breach. This time, the telecommunication giant T-Mobile has announced that it has suffered a data breach in which unknown hackers have stolen personal data of 2 million customers. According to the...

Defcon: 11-year-old modifies Florida Presidential voting results

By Waqas At the largest hacking conference in the world, Defcon 2018, there have been many surprising discoveries. However, the news that has shocked the United States is the hacking and modifications of election results by young kids. The 26th Defcon conference is being held in Las Vegas...

Anonymous hackers vow to expose Q-Anon

By Waqas Q-Anon gained popularity from the Far-Right's favorite website 4chan. The online hacktivist group Anonymous has been missing from the limelight for a while but now, the group is back and vows to carry out a doxxing operation against Q-Anon and expose the real identity of whoever is behin...

Windows 10 May Not Be Free for Businesses Anymore

By Waqas Microsoft Launching Dedicated Program To Manage Windows 10 Related Updates… But with a Monthly Fee. Microsoft has always referred to Windows 10 as a service, which we suspected was a hint that the software giant may at some point start charging some fee for the maintenance of the OS. Now...

Identity theft protection firm LifeLock may have exposed user email addresses

By Waqas LifeLock, an Arizona-based identity theft protection firm may have exposed email addresses of millions of its customers - Simply put: A firm vowing to protect online identity of its customers may have exposed their identity to malicious hackers and cybercriminals. It happened due to a...

Gentoo Linux on Github hacked; repositories modified

By Waqas Another day, another data breach - This time, it is This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gentoo Linux on Github hacked; repositories modified...

Hundreds of Android devices shipped with pre-installed malware

By Waqas It is commonly believed that a brand new handset would This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundreds of Android devices shipped with pre-installed malware...

Medicine pumps & Pacemaker threat as Dr’s simulate hacked overdose

By Waqas Doctors Demonstrate Dangers of Hacked Medicine Pumps By Simulating Emergency This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Medicine pumps & Pacemaker threat as Dr’s simulate hacked overdose...

Localblox exposes personal data of millions of Facebook & LinkedIn users

By Waqas Facebook has been at the receiving end of backlash and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Localblox exposes personal data of millions of Facebook & LinkedIn users...

Cortana Lets Hackers Infect Windows PC Even when it is Locked

By Waqas The voice commands enabled, multi-language Cortana virtual assistant is probably This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cortana Lets Hackers Infect Windows PC Even when it is Locked...

Hacker extracts customer data from Canadian Telecom Firm after rebuttal

By Waqas A hacker who found critical vulnerability in Canadian Freedom Mobile has This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker extracts customer data from Canadian Telecom Firm after rebuttal...

Browsealoud plugin hacked to mine Monero on 4,000 Govt websites

By Waqas There were thousands of UK and US government websites mining Monero This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Browsealoud plugin hacked to mine Monero on 4,000 Govt websites...

Apple’ iBoot Baseband Code for Various iPhone Models Leaked on GitHub

By Uzair Amir Apple has been going through a rough phase lately and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple’ iBoot Baseband Code for Various iPhone Models Leaked on GitHub...

Dark Web’s largest cybercrime group indicted after stealing $530M

By Waqas Infraud organization is the largest group of cybercriminals on Dark This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web’s largest cybercrime group indicted after stealing $530M...

All Ledger hardware wallets vulnerable to man in the middle attack

By Waqas Ledger hardware wallet that is currently operating in the cryptocurrency This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: All Ledger hardware wallets vulnerable to man in the middle attack...

BeeToken’s ICO Hit by Phishing Scam; $1M worth of Ethereum Stolen

By Waqas The decentralized home sharing network The BeeToken customers have been This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BeeToken’s ICO Hit by Phishing Scam; $1M worth of Ethereum Stolen...

139 Malware Samples Identified that Exploit Meltdown & Spectre Flaws

By Waqas Hackers could be close to developing malware that exploits flaws, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 139 Malware Samples Identified that Exploit Meltdown & Spectre Flaws...

Man used Fruitfly Mac malware to spy on US citizens for 13 years

By Uzair Amir In 2017 we reported about a notorious malware that was This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man used Fruitfly Mac malware to spy on US citizens for 13 years...

Popular GoKeyboard App Spying on Millions of Android Users

By Waqas For Android smartphone users, online life is always on the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular GoKeyboard App Spying on Millions of Android Users...

CCleaner Malware: Here is the Full List of Affected Companies

By Waqas Last week news came out that CCleaner software was infected This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CCleaner Malware: Here is the Full List of Affected Companies...

Adobe to Completely Disable Flash Player by 2020

By Uzair Amir Adobe Flash has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, and it won’t be an overstatement that Flash Player is software that we love to hate. It has been receiving backlash from internet users for being resource sensitive and incompatible with smartphones apart from being...

8Track Hacked: 18M accounts from music social network site stolen

By Waqas A Dark Web hacker going by the online handle of nclay is claiming to have hacked the popular Internet radio and social networking website 8Track.com and has stolen 18 million accounts 18,674,447 of its registered users. The hacker tells HackRead that the website was hacked earlier this...

3 Ways Corporations are Keeping Track of Data Breaches

By Waqas It seems like every other day; we see a story on the news about the latest major data breach that has compromised the personal and financial records of hundreds and thousands of unsuspecting customers. Its even more frightening to think about how many unknown data breaches might have...

Google to stop scanning user emails for Gmail ads

By Jahanzaib Hassan Diane Greene, the founder of VMware Inc. and the board member at Google revealed that Google will now stop analyzing user’s personal emails for targeted advertising purposes. Gmail As you may know, Gmail users encounter a number of ads based on their emails content. That is, t...

New iCloud Phishing Scam steals credit card data, access device’ camera

By Waqas When it comes to phishing scams, the general concept is that cyber criminals will only send a link to trick users into logging in with their social media or email credentials. But since that is an old school trick, the malicious threat actors are aiming at much more than your Facebook or...

7 Arrested Over World’s Top Anime Piracy Site HiAnime

Vietnamese police, aided by US Homeland Security and ACE, arrested seven people accused of running HiAnime, tied to $12.85M in ad revenue...

4 Best Email Security Solutions to Keep Employee Inboxes Safe

Compare leading and best email security solutions with AI threat detection, phishing defense, malware blocking, and DLP features for teams...

The Lean Expansion Playbook AI Startups Are Using to Build Global Teams

Learn how AI startups use global hiring, EOR partners, and remote systems to access talent, stay compliant, and extend runway efficiently for sustainable growth...

VMware Licensing Changes and Their Impact on Infrastructure Modernization

Explore how VMware licensing changes are influencing infrastructure modernization, cloud strategy, and AI readiness, and what enterprises should evaluate next...

FortiBleed Credential Theft Connected to INC and Lynx Ransomware

FortiBleed, the Fortinet credential theft campaign, is now connected to INC Ransom and Lynx, with a Nextcloud zero-day vulnerability also under investigation...

Ransomware-Proof Backup: 7 Strategies for Enterprise IT Teams

Ransomware-proof backup planning helps IT teams protect clean data copies, isolate storage, test recovery, and keep operations running after cyber attacks fast...

Amos Stealer Targets macOS Keychain Files and Browser Passwords

Amos Stealer targets macOS users through fake downloads, stealing Keychain files, browser passwords, cookies, and developer configs for data theft...

AppViewX Launches Agent Identity Security to Govern Agents for the AI and Quantum Era

New York, United States of America, 16th June 2026, CyberNewswire...

Criminal IP at Infosecurity Europe 2026: Introducing AITEM, the Next Chapter of Attack Surface Management

Torrance, United States / California, 11th June 2026, CyberNewswire...

Handala Claims Israeli Radar Hack, But Evidence Shows Phone Admin Panel

An Iranian-linked hacker group called Handala claimed to have hit Israeli military targets with massive cyberattacks on Sunday,…...

Link11 is fully committed to Europe and is opening a Customer Excellence Hub in Lisbon

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 27th May 2026, CyberNewswire...

Europol Seizes First VPN Used by Ransomware Gangs, Arrests Administrator

Europol has seized First VPN, a service used by ransomware gangs, arrested its administrator and gained access to data linked to thousands of users...

Understanding Trend Structure: Higher Highs and Lower Lows Explained

Before indicators, before oscillators, before anything that requires a formula – the market communicates through price structure. Peaks…...

New Reaper Malware Uses Fake Microsoft Domain to Steal macOS Passwords

The newly discovered Reaper malware bypasses Apple's macOS Tahoe 26.4 security updates to steal passwords, crypto assets, and install a permanent backdoor...

Grafana Says It Rejected Ransom Demand After Source Code Theft

Grafana says hackers stole its source code after accessing a GitHub token, but no customer data or systems were affected...

China-Linked Twill Typhoon Uses Fake Apple and Yahoo Sites for Espionage

A new Darktrace report reveals how Chinese hackers use fake Apple and Yahoo sites and the FDMTP malware framework to spy on organisations...

Google Says Hackers Used AI to Develop a Zero-Day Exploit

Google researchers say hackers used AI to develop zero-day exploits, Android backdoors, and automated supply chain attacks targeting GitHub and PyPI...

Hackers Trick DigiCert Into Issuing Certificates Used to Sign Malware

DigiCert revokes 60 code signing certificates after hackers used a malicious support chat attachment to sign the Zhong Stealer malware...

Hackers Use Fake Claude AI Site to Infect Users With New Beagle Malware

Researchers have discovered a new malvertising campaign using a fake Claude AI website to plant a new, undocumented backdoor named Beagle on user devices...

Pack2TheRoot: 12-Year-Old Linux PackageKit Flaw Enables Full Compromise

Security experts have found a high-severity flaw named Pack2TheRoot in PackageKit that allows hackers to gain full root access on multiple Linux distributions...

Computer Vision Frameworks: Features And Future Trends

Computer vision frameworks explained, features, types, and future trends. Learn how AI tools process images, train models, and…...

New MacSync Stealer Disguised as Trusted Mac App Hunts Saved Passwords

Jamf security experts have found a new version of MacSync Stealer. Disguised as a zk-call app, it uses official notarization to bypass security and steal your saved passwords...