Someone stole $3 million from Coinsecure Bitcoin exchange

By Waqas In a security notice, the Indian Bitcoin exchange Coinsecure has revealed This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Someone stole $3 million from Coinsecure Bitcoin exchange...

Microsoft Outlook bug expose Windows credentials to hackers

By Uzair Amir The bug would allow attackers to steal Windows credentials literally This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Outlook bug expose Windows credentials to hackers...

ATMJackpot Malware Stealing Cash From ATMs

By Waqas This new ATMJackpot malware originates from Hong Kong. A new This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ATMJackpot Malware Stealing Cash From ATMs...

Code for Satori malware posted on Pastebin

By Waqas The code behind Satori malware which is a variant of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Code for Satori malware posted on Pastebin...

‘Dark Overlord’ Hackers Leak Student Data After Sending Death Threats

By Waqas On October 2nd, an unknown group sent death threats to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ‘Dark Overlord’ Hackers Leak Student Data After Sending Death Threats...

Security Apps Fail to Detect Malware Threats Due to Windows Kernel Bug

By Waqas According to security researchers, there is a decade old bug This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Security Apps Fail to Detect Malware Threats Due to Windows Kernel Bug...

DolphinAttack: Voice Assistant Apps Siri and Alexa Can Be Hacked

By Waqas Mainstream Voice Assistants Including Siri and Alexa Plagued with Serious This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DolphinAttack: Voice Assistant Apps Siri and Alexa Can Be Hacked...

Microsoft not releasing patch for 20-year-old SMB flaw

By Uzair Amir Microsoft has decided to not urgently release a patch for This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft not releasing patch for 20-year-old SMB flaw...

Xanthorox AI Surfaces on Dark Web as Full Spectrum Hacking Assistant

New Xanthorox AI hacking platform spotted on dark web with modular tools, offline mode, and advanced voice, image, and code-based cyberattack features...

Black Basta Ransomware Suspected of Exploiting Windows 0-day Before Patch

The cybersecurity researchers at Symantec have found "strong evidence" suggesting that the Black Basta ransomware gang exploited a critical Windows vulnerability CVE-2024-26169 before it was patched by Microsoft on March 12, 2024, through its regular Patch Tuesday updates...

Critical Flaw Exploited to Bypass Fortinet Products and Compromise Orgs

By Waqas The flaw is tracked as CVE-2022-40684 in FortiOS, while its exploit is being sold on a popular Russian hacker forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical Flaw Exploited to Bypass Fortinet Products and Compromise Orgs...

Emotet malware reemerges, building botnet via Trickbot malware

By Deeba Ahmed Bad news for the cybersecurity fraternity. Emotet malware that was dubbed the World's Most Dangerous and Widely Spread Malware is back. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Emotet malware reemerges, building botnet via Trickbot malware...

Windows Defender update caught removing zip, exe, source code files

By Waqas The Windows Defender daily update flagged DeCSS DVD encryption software copy as a Trojan and quarantined it before deleting it. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Windows Defender update caught removing zip, exe, source code files...

Poker player jailed for illegal video streaming, downloading websites

By Deeba Ahmed Talon White has received 12 months of prison sentence after being involved in the illegal streaming of copyright-protected TV shows and movies. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Poker player jailed for illegal video streaming, downloading websites...

Winnti hacking group hits gaming firms with new backdoor malware

By Deeba Ahmed Winnti hacking group previously targeted GRAVITY gaming firm in South Korea. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Winnti hacking group hits gaming firms with new backdoor malware...

White hat hackers infect Canon DSLR camera with ransomware

By Waqas In a blog post published by Check Point, researchers have demonstrated how malicious hackers can remotely infect Canon DSLR camera with malware and lockout user from accessing their personal data including private photos and video files which can be a highly lucrative target for...

Warning as small planes found vulnerable to hacking

By Uzair Amir The IT security researchers at Rapid7 have reported a critical vulnerability in the modern flight systems of small planes allowing hackers with physical access to take control of targeted aircraft. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Warning as small planes foun...

World’s most dangerous laptop ‘Persistence of Chaos’ is up for auction

By Ryan De Souza The 'Persistence of Chaos' laptop is infected with some of the most dangerous malware including WannaCry. A Samsung’s 11-year old Notebook called the Persistence of Chaos is dubbed the most dangerous PC in the world because it is loaded with six of the most notorious and damaging...

Hackers steal Amazon sellers’ funds in “extensive” attack

By Uzair Amir Amazon says it was a "serious" attack targeting 100s of sellers. The American e-commerce and technology giant Amazon.com, Inc. has announced that it was hit by a fraud attack in which unknown hackers targeted over 100 sellers stealing their earnings they made through sales or loans...

ShadowHammer: ASUS software updates exploited to distribute malware

By Waqas The victims of ShadowHammer malware attack are Windows users. Kaspersky Lab researchers have made a startling new revelation that the world’s leading computer maker ASUS’s live software update system was compromised by cybercriminals to install a backdoor, which affected ASUS customers...

Pakistani Govt’s passport application tracking site hacked with Scanbox framework

By Waqas Hackers are after anyone seeking Pakistani passport while there is no response from the website's administrator. Researchers at information security firm Trustwave have made a startling new discovery about data breach on a Pakistani government website involving the Scanbox Framework. It ...

Selfie stealing malware found in popular Android beauty camera apps

By Waqas We all want to look perfect in the pictures that we post online and beauty camera apps are our best bet in order to fine-tune our pictures. However, according to the findings of Trend Micro researchers, these kinds of applications are performing more functions than what we think they are...

Swedish court tells ISP to block The Pirate Bay in the country

By Waqas Another day, another court order against The Pirate Bay TPB. This time, the Patent and Market Court of Sweden has ordered the telephone company and mobile network operator Telia to block The Pirate Bay and other torrenting websites including NyaFilmer, FMovies, and Dreamfilm in the...

My Little Pony animator jailed for possessing 60k child abuse images

By Carolina He is now diagnosed with a condition called Pedophilic Disorder. An Ottawa-based animator has received 28 months in prison for possessing child pornography content. The 55-year old Tom Wysom is an artist by profession, who is known for his contribution in various animated TV shows for...

Germany bans kids smartwatches, asks parents to destroy them

By Waqas Garmanys Telecoms regulator the Federal Network Agency The Bundesnetzagentur which This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Germany bans kids smartwatches, asks parents to destroy them...

OurMine hacks video hosting service Vevo; leaks 3.12TB data online

By Waqas Vevo Becomes Victim of Targeted Data Breach OurMine Hackers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OurMine hacks video hosting service Vevo; leaks 3.12TB data online...

UNC5820 Exploits FortiManager Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2024-47575)

Fortinet and Mandiant investigated the mass exploitation of FortiManager devices via CVE-2024-47575, impacting 50+ systems across industries. Threat…...

Fake PoC Script Used to Trick Researchers into Downloading VenomRAT

By Waqas New Malware Campaign Targets CVE-2023-40477 Vulnerability in WinRAR - Researchers Advise Users to Update WinRAR and Be Cautious of Clicking on Links. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake PoC Script Used to Trick Researchers into Downloading VenomRAT...

SEC charges dark web user of insider trading, money laundering

By Deeba Ahmed The accused is a Greek national who used AlphaBay marketplace with the alias "The Bull" on the dark web for insider trading information. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SEC charges dark web user of insider trading, money laundering...

Police shut down illegal video streaming app Mobdro with 100M users

By Habiba Rashid Authorities have arrested 4 people from Spain and Andorra while servers behind Mobdro have also been seized. Here's why it happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police shut down illegal video streaming app Mobdro with 100M users...

Iranian hackers deface US government & African bank website

By Waqas Iranian hackers are back in action and this time they have found targets in the US and Africa. Here's what happened: This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian hackers deface US government & African bank website...

New Linux vulnerability puts VPN connections at risk of hijacking

By Waqas Researchers believe that vulnerability can specifically affect VPN users by hijacking encrypted traffic. Here's how it happens... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Linux vulnerability puts VPN connections at risk of hijacking...

Website used by Hong Kong protesters suffers DDoS attack

By Waqas LIHKG, an online forum used by activists behind ongoing Hong Kong protests has suffered a DDoS attack forcing its servers to go offline. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Website used by Hong Kong protesters suffers DDoS attack...

News aggregator app Flipboard hacked; user data stolen

By Uzair Amir Hackers managed to breach Flipboard’s security for sensitive database multiple times putting millions of users at risk. Just yesterday, it was reported that the online graphic-design tool website Canva had suffered a massive data breach in which a hacker stole over 139 million...

Thousands of firms hit by Beapy malware using NSA hacking tools

By Ryan De Souza EternalBlue and DoublePulsar hacking tools are back in action. Symantec security researchers have identified that cybercriminals are still utilizing the classified exploits/hacking tools of the National Security Agency NSA, which were stolen about two years back. The new malware...

415,000 routers infected by cryptomining malware – Prime target MikroTik

By Waqas According to a new report, around 415,000 routers throughout the world are infected with malware having the potential to steal computer resources and discreetly mine for the cryptocurrency. The campaign is an active one and it primarily targets MikroTik routers. Researchers claim that th...

Indian police & Microsoft busts tech support scam centers

By Uzair Amir You may have watched YouTube videos about tech support scam tricking unsuspecting users into believing that their devices have been compromised with some nasty malware and the only way to get rid of it is to pay the technician for their "services" over the phone or Skype call. This...

Critical Vulnerability in Drupal CMS Used for Cryptomining

By Uzair Amir For your information, Drupal is also an open-source content management This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical Vulnerability in Drupal CMS Used for Cryptomining...

Boeing production plant hit by malware, apparently WannaCry ransomware

By Waqas The world's largest aerospace company Boeing has been hit by a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Boeing production plant hit by malware, apparently WannaCry ransomware...

Kill Switch Can Mitigate Massive DDoS Attacks Via Memcached Servers

By Waqas Recently we informed our readers about how attackers are abusing This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kill Switch Can Mitigate Massive DDoS Attacks Via Memcached Servers...

Cybercriminals Selling Social Security Numbers of Infants on Dark Web

By Waqas Dark Web has become a creepy place since it is This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cybercriminals Selling Social Security Numbers of Infants on Dark Web...

Alaska Voter Database Exposed Online

By Waqas IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered an unprotected database This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Alaska Voter Database Exposed Online...

ShinyHunters’ Instructure Canvas LMS and Vimeo Breaches Impact Millions of Users

ShinyHunters breached Instructure and Vimeo, exposing millions of student and user records through direct and supply chain attacks...

SolarWinds hackers using NativeZone backdoor against 24 countries

By Waqas Microsoft has disclosed that the SolarWinds hackers or SolarWinds supply chain attack-fame threat actors are back in action. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds hackers using NativeZone backdoor against 24 countries...

Signal app flaw allowed incoming calls to be connected without user interaction

By Sudais This little eavesdropping process happened to be possible because of a method named "handleCallConnected" in their Android client. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Signal app flaw allowed incoming calls to be connected without user interaction...

100s of Flashlight apps on Play Store ask for dangerous permissions

By Sudais Just now Avast has released a report that details an analysis of 937 flashlight apps on Google's Play Store and the variety of permissions that they seek which can be categorized into the following. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 100s of Flashlight apps on Play...

How to identify & protect yourself from online dating scams

By Waqas The Internet is an addictive world due to its unlimited and lucrative opportunities for people from almost every facet of life. Some use the Internet to make money, some use it to keep in touch with their loved ones, and some to find love - and then there are those who use it for nefario...

An info stealer .exe malware is targeting Mac users around the globe

By Waqas Cybercriminals have identified a unique method of attacking Mac devices, which involves exploiting executable or .EXE files. Those files that can be executed both on Mac and Windows devices have the potential of infecting Mac computers as these unload a .exe malware. Discovered by Trend...

Dunkin Donuts Perks loyalty data breach: Change your password

By Waqas Dunkin Donuts says it has suffered a data breach in which customer data of its DD Perks loyalty program may have been stolen - The DD Perk is a reward program for the company's regular customers. According to a now-inaccessible security advisory, Dunkin Donuts stated that the data breach...

How SS7 Flaw Can Be Used to Hack Gmail ID and Bitcoin Wallet

By Waqas An old vulnerability in the Signalling System No. 7 SS7 This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How SS7 Flaw Can Be Used to Hack Gmail ID and Bitcoin Wallet...