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...

Don’t ever use a VPN without paying attention to these five things

By John Mason Ryan Lin was just recently sentenced to 17 years in prison. He was sentenced for committing a range of crimes including cyberstalking, computer fraud and abuse, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of child pornography. These are all serious crimes that I in no way support or...

Dark Web: US court seizes assets and properties of deceased AlphaBay operator

By Carolina AlphaBay was one of the largest dark web marketplaces - In 2017, its admin Alexandre Cazes committed suicide in a Thai prison. The Fresno Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has finally concluded a 14-month long civil forfeiture case and allowed...

CamuBot Malware Camouflaged as Bank Security App to Steal Credentials

By Waqas A new banking malware has been discovered that is targeting bank customers in Brazil. Dubbed as CamuBot, it is identified to be a unique malware because it is disguised as a necessary security module of the bank. The malware can also bypass the biometric authentication feature, which is ...

Hackers attack Casino’s fish tank thermometer to obtain sensitive data

By Waqas The Internet of Things IoT has transformed the way we This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers attack Casino’s fish tank thermometer to obtain sensitive data...

You are not alone; The Pirate Bay is down once again

By Uzair Amir You are not alone - The Pirate Bay has been down This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: You are not alone; The Pirate Bay is down once again...

Google, PlayStation & NRA suffered DDoS attacks via Memcached servers

By Waqas By now the vulnerability in Memcached Servers has been exposed to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google, PlayStation & NRA suffered DDoS attacks via Memcached servers...

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...

Operator of hacked password service Leakedsource.com arrested

By Waqas On January 27, 2017, the breach notification and password service Leakedsource.com This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Operator of hacked password service Leakedsource.com arrested...

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...

BidenCash Market Leaks 2M Credit Cards in Birthday Blitz

By Waqas As analyzed by Hackread.com, the leaked details contain over 500,000 email addresses along with credit card numbers and CVV codes in plain text. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BidenCash Market Leaks 2M Credit Cards in Birthday Blitz...

Unpatched vulnerable VPN servers hit by Cring ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed According to Kaspersky's researchers, Cring ransomware operators are targeting vulnerable Fortinet VPN devices/servers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Unpatched vulnerable VPN servers hit by Cring ransomware...

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...

German army’s sensitive data found on laptop bought from eBay

By Sudais Asif When dug, it turns out that the laptop contained highly sensitive information including military secrets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: German army's sensitive data found on laptop bought from eBay...

Google kicks out 600 malicious apps from Play Store

By Sudais Asif Google has kicked out 600 malicious apps from Play Store - Here's what happened and why it's good news. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google kicks out 600 malicious apps from Play Store...

Cyber criminals using Coronavirus emergency to spread malware

By Waqas Yes, you read that right! Coronavirus is being used to spreads dangerous Emotet trojan! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber criminals using Coronavirus emergency to spread malware...

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...

Insights and Tips on Video Compression using VLC

By Owais Sultan Video compression is a technique of converting a video into a smaller sized file compared to the original video by erasing repetitive and non-functional content of the source video file. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Insights and Tips on Video Compressio...

Hackers steal 560,000 user accounts in XKCD forum breach

By Waqas If you have an account on XKCD change your password right now and also change the password on other accounts in case you used the same password. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal 560,000 user accounts in XKCD forum breach...

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...

Will good prevail over bad as bots battle for the internet?

By Ian Trump This is the third in a series of blog posts “on all things Bot” - The first two posts are available here and here. From bad to good and looking towards the future, Bots remain an information security issue which has the potential to impact all commercial and recreational online...

Hacker vows to delete Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook account; reports it for bounty instead

By Waqas Hacker Cancels Plan to Live Stream Deletion of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Account. It was just yesterday when Facebook announced that it was hacked after attackers exploited a vulnerability in its View As feature and gained access to over 50 million accounts. Now, a well-known hacker fro...

DNS rebinding attack puts half a billion IoT devices at risk

By Waqas Armis, an Internet of Things IoT security vendor and cyber-security firm, reports that about half a billion smart devices being used around the globe are vulnerable to a decade-old attack called DNS rebinding. It is the same firm that previously detected the presence of a BlueBorne...

Worse than Equifax: Personal records of 340M people leaked online

By Waqas Last year the credit reporting firm Equifax revealed how unknown This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Worse than Equifax: Personal records of 340M people leaked online...

MailChimp Bans ICO & Blockchain Marketing- Fundraisers Devastated

By Waqas Well-known email distribution platform MailChimp announced a change in its This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: MailChimp Bans ICO & Blockchain Marketing- Fundraisers Devastated...

US government gets its hand on $15,000 iPhone cracking device

By Waqas Until a couple of weeks ago, Cellebrite was one of the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US government gets its hand on $15,000 iPhone cracking device...

Hacker erase 1 terabyte of data from spyware developers server

By Waqas Another day, another data breach - This time it is Retina-X This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker erase 1 terabyte of data from spyware developers server...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tesla cars can be remotely hacked using drone, WIFI dongle

By Waqas Researchers were able to open Tesla Model X’s doors with a remote hack they perform via a DJI Mavic 2 drone carrying a WIFI dongle. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tesla cars can be remotely hacked using drone, WIFI dongle...

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...

Top Russian hacker forums Maza, Verified hacked; data leaked online

By Waqas It is unclear who hacked these forums but insider discussion believes government authorities were behind the attack as a "friendly warning" message. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top Russian hacker forums Maza, Verified hacked; data leaked online...

Sopra Steria records heavy financial loss after Ryuk ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed The company stated that it ‘rapidly’ blocked the ransomware attack; however, it had to bear heavy financial losses post the attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sopra Steria records heavy financial loss after Ryuk ransomware attack...

Watch out for Shlayer malware targeting Mac devices

By Waqas Researchers believe Shlayer malware is the most widespread macOS threat... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch out for Shlayer malware targeting Mac devices...

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...

4 Helpful Tips to Make Your WiFi Fast and Efficient

By Uzair Amir WiFi is great to have in the home — until it is as slow as molasses going uphill. It is frustrating to try to watch a movie or work from home only to have a slow connection put a dent in your day. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4 Helpful Tips to Make Your...

Microsoft, PayPal & Facebook most targeted brands in phishing scams: Report

By Sudais When it comes to phishing scams, Microsoft has turned out to be the most preferred target for hackers while PayPal, Facebook, and Netflix are also on the list. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft, PayPal & Facebook most targeted brands in phishing scams:...

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...

PlayStation serial number leads Feds to bust a massive drug ring

By Waqas This could easily be termed one of the largest Fentanyl related busts in the US but this time thanks to PlayStation serial number. The federal agents captured a large heroin ring in Novi, Michigan after raiding a condominium and discovering Fentanyl in large quantity. The quantity was so...

Dell resets all customer passwords after security breach

By Waqas The computer technology giant Dell has announced on Wednesday that it has suffered a potential security breach in which hackers attempted to steal customer data from its website Dell.com. The incident took place on November 9th when Dell detected and disrupted an attack aimed at the...

New AI system DARKMENTION will detect upcoming cyberattacks from dark web

By Waqas Cybersecurity is one of the primary concerns of internet users nowadays, which includes commercial and governmental organizations as well. Recent, large-scale data breaches at Gmail, Equifax, Facebook, Google+ Cathay Pacific Airways, and Yahoo, etc., have made it clear that the bigger th...

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...

Cryptomining scripts will be blocked in upcoming versions of Firefox browser

By Waqas In all the future versions of the Firefox web browser, cryptojacking malware will be blocked. Mozilla, the company behind Firefox browser, announced on August 30 that it is launching an anti-tracking initiative, which will be implemented broadly over the next few months. Firefox has cite...

DDoS attack from Anonymous Catalonia cripples Bank of Spain website

By Waqas The official website of Banco de España Bank of Spain, which is the central bank of the country, was hit by a Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attack on Sunday. The attack potentially disrupted the website’s operations and it became inaccessible at the beginning of the week. The attack...

The Pirate Bay stays down – Here’s how to access its Dark Web domain

By Waqas Last week, the torrenting giant The Pirate Bay went offline and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay stays down - Here's how to access its Dark Web domain...

CrossRAT keylogging malware targets Linux, macOS & Windows PCs

By Waqas Another day, another malware - This time, it is CrossRAT malware This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CrossRAT keylogging malware targets Linux, macOS & Windows PCs...