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465k Pacemakers vulnerable; users must visit doctors for fix
By Waqas Are you using Pacemaker device manufactured by Abbott Laboratories previously St. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 465k Pacemakers vulnerable; users must visit doctors for fix...
Calgary Parking Authority exposed sensitive data of residents
By Waqas In total, CPA exposed 502 GB worth of data without any security authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Calgary Parking Authority exposed sensitive data of residents...
Hacker leaks 150 million user records from Iranian Raychat app
By Waqas If you are on the Raychat app, here's what you should know about the breach and get in touch with the company to inquire about the data breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker leaks 150 million user records from Iranian Raychat app...
Sensitive source codes exposed in Microsoft Azure Blob account leak
By Habiba Rashid The research team at vpnMentor, who discovered the data, believes that it belongs to Microsoft. Here's what was leaked and what we know so far. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sensitive source codes exposed in Microsoft Azure Blob account leak...
Signal CEO hacks Cellebrite cellphone hacking, cracking tool
By Waqas Signal CEO states that since Cellebrite itself makes a living from undisclosed vulnerabilities, he decided to disclose the vulnerability to the public. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Signal CEO hacks Cellebrite cellphone hacking, cracking tool...
Microsoft, FireEye report 3 new malware linked to SolarWinds hackers
By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft and FireEye have identified 3 new malware used by SolarWinds hackers in their last year's attack on critical cyberinfrastructure in the US. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft, FireEye report 3 new malware linked to SolarWinds hackers...
CISA’s Sparrow.ps1 tool detects malicious activity on Azure, Microsoft 365
By Sudais Asif The new free tool called Sparrow.ps1 is intended for use by incident responders. Here's what this tool can do and how. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISAs Sparrow.ps1 tool detects malicious activity on Azure, Microsoft 365...
Keep Your Home Protected: 5 Best Indoor Home Security Cameras
By Waqas We’ve listed five best indoor security cameras that are worth considering. So, take a read! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Keep Your Home Protected: 5 Best Indoor Home Security Cameras...
What Brings The Essence Of Secured Web Hosting
By Uzair Amir Here's why secure hosting is a must! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What Brings The Essence Of Secured Web Hosting...
Popular forms of cybercrime you should be aware of
By David Balaban Cybercrime is any criminal activity where the main object as a target and/or as a tool is a computer or network... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular forms of cybercrime you should be aware of...
Whistleblower says Apple contractors listen to your Siri conversions
By Uzair Amir A whistleblower is claiming that the tech giant Apple is listening to Siri recording and allegedly, the Apple Watch is also playing a big role in collecting these records. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Whistleblower says Apple contractors listen to your Si...
Cyber attacks cost $45 billion in 2018 with Ransomware at top
By Waqas An estimated 2 million cyberattacks took place in 2018 costing more than $45 billion in damages worldwide. The worse part is that while cyberattacks are surging authorities are struggling to tackle the growing threat, said study released on Tuesday. Ransomware attacks According to the...
Crypto tumbler BestMixer.io seized for large-scale money laundering
By Uzair Amir BestMixer.io was among the three largest cryptocurrency mixing services launched in May 2018. Europol in collaboration with the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigative Service FIOD, Luxembourg has shut down a well-known and one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency tumblers...
Top VPNs found improperly securing cookies & tokens
By Uzair Amir VPN software programs of Palo Alto, Cisco, Pulse, and F5 don’t Store Session Cookies Securely- DHS. A warning has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security DHS regarding the unreliable nature of Virtual Private Network VPN programmes from several well-known VPN service...
WordPress security: Steps to assess an employee before granting admin access to WordPress
By Waqas Are you planning to hand over admin access of your WordPress site to someone else? You certainly need to take some steps to ensure the security of your WordPress website. Since your WordPress site is your creation and you have put in a lot of hard work and efforts to make it what it is …...
A city in Texas is using paper after suffering ransomware attack
By Waqas Another day, another devastating ransomware attack; this time, computers at The City Hall of Del Rio, Texas have suffered a massive ransomware attack forcing authorities to completely shut down the targeted network. The attack took place on Thursday, January 10th after which the City's...
Hacker found using Twitter memes to spread malware
By Waqas Last year a shocking report revealed how Russian hackers were found spreading malware through Britney Spears's Instagram posts. Now, the IT security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a sophisticated campaign in which an unknown hacker is using memes on the social networking...
Google finds flaw in Android Fortnite’ Installer leading to malware installation
By Waqas Another day, another Fortnite malware vulnerability. Epic Games’ decision of skipping Google Play Store and releasing Android Fortnite on its official website directly was perceived as an unwise move. We recently informed our readers about the salient repercussions of this decision. It...
New Intel chip flaw “Foreshadow” attacks SGX technology to extract sensitive data
By Waqas Security fraternity is still dealing with the adverse consequences and versatile range of threats caused by the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. But, to add to their misery, there is another possibly worst hardware flaw detected by security researchers in Intel chips. This flaw,...
Uber driver recorded passengers & live-streamed videos on Twitch
By Carolina What is shocking about this incident is that what the Uber driver did was legal under Missouri law. Jason Gargac, an Uber and Lyft driver from St Louis Missouri, USA recorded and live-streamed his passengers' activities on the video-sharing website Twitch, without their consent and...
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...
Meet MyloBot malware turning Windows devices into Botnet
By Waqas The IT security researchers at deep learning cybersecurity firm Deep This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Meet MyloBot malware turning Windows devices into Botnet...
Meet Summit, world’s fastest AI-powered supercomputer
By Waqas Scientists at IBM along with researchers at Mellanox, Nvidia and RedHat have unveiled an Artificial This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Meet Summit, world's fastest AI-powered supercomputer...
A Facebook malware has compromised thousands of accounts
By Waqas The IT security researchers at Radware have discovered a sophisticated This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Facebook malware has compromised thousands of accounts...
The Pirate Bay is Down Again for the 3rd Time in a Week
By Waqas Another day, another disappointing news for The Pirate Bay users This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay is Down Again for the 3rd Time in a Week...
The Pirate Bay is down – Here are its best alternatives
By Waqas You are not alone, The Pirate Bay is down for This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay is down - Here are its best alternatives...
Hackers can Send Fake Emergency Alerts by Exploiting 4G LTE Protocol Flaws
By Waqas Researchers at the Purdue University and the University of Iowa, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can Send Fake Emergency Alerts by Exploiting 4G LTE Protocol Flaws...
Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange hacked; $534 Million stolen
By Waqas Another day, another cryptocurrency exchange under cyber attack - This time Coincheck, Japanese This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange hacked; $534 Million stolen...
Alleged HBO hacker identified, charged and indicted
By Waqas HBO suffered a massive data breach in July and August This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Alleged HBO hacker identified, charged and indicted...
Data Leak Exposes 1.5 Billion Real Estate Records, Including Elon Musk, Kylie Jenner
By Waqas A Campbell, New York-based real estate training platform called Real Estate Wealth Network exposed a massive treasure trove of real estate records due to cloud server misconfiguration. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data Leak Exposes 1.5 Billion Real Estate...
12-Year-Old vulnerability in Windows Defender risked 1 billion devices
By Saad Rajpoot A vulnerability was identified in Windows Defender, an anti-malware component of Microsoft Windows that comes pre-installed with Windows. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 12-Year-Old vulnerability in Windows Defender risked 1 billion devices...
Team Xecuter members arrested for selling Nintendo Switch hacks
By Deeba Ahmed Max Louarn, Yuanning Chen, and Gary Bowser who are alleged members of Team Xecuter were charged with 11 felony counts. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Team Xecuter members arrested for selling Nintendo Switch hacks...
2 San Francisco Int. airport websites hacked with info-stealer code
By Deeba Ahmed According to a data breach notification released by authorities... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 2 San Francisco Int. airport websites hacked with info-stealer code...
Top 7 PDF Tools to Edit, Merge/Split and Protect PDF
By Uzair Amir This article showcases the Top 7 PDF tools so let's get into it. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top 7 PDF Tools to Edit, Merge/Split and Protect PDF...
Can ordinary companies keep up with data compliance regulations?
By Waqas For many companies, data compliance regulations GDPR are a huge burden, and one that’s only getting heavier. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Can ordinary companies keep up with data compliance regulations?...
How to have your favorite playlist with you using iMusic
By Uzair Amir Ever passed an avenue without seeing someone humming a song and heaving a headphone glued over their head? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to have your favorite playlist with you using iMusic...
New malware can modify CT and MRI scan results
By Waqas Call it killer malware? Israeli researchers have developed a new malware that highlights some very critical and dangerous security vulnerabilities in medical imaging equipment, which is commonly used to diagnose serious health conditions like cancer and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy HCM. N...
Watch as hackers take over a construction crane
By Waqas Trend Micro Researchers Prove How Easy it is Hackers to Hack a Construction Crane and Cause Destruction. Hacking a crane at a construction site might seem to you like an impossible act from cybercriminals. It just appears so unbelievable. After all, what would they get by hacking a crane...
NSA to release free reverse engineering tool GHIDRA at RSAConference
By Waqas WikiLeaks Fame Reverse Engineering Tool GHIDRA to be Released in March. GHIDRA is a reverse engineering tool developed by the United States’ National Security Agency NSA. According to reports, this framework will be released in March at the RSAConference. This is the same reverse...
Personal data of 75,000 individuals exposed after HealthCare.gov system hack
By Waqas Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS experienced a data breach leading to exposure of highly sensitive personal data of nearly 75,000 people. The CMS is a government system linked with healthCare.gov which assists insurance agents and brokers in helping people register for its...
John McAfee backed Bitfi wallet pwned again
By Uzair Amir The presumably unhackable Bitfi wallet backed by John McAfee has released a statement announcing that the unhackable tag will be removed from their marketing materials. The step comes after the device’s security was compromised by a Twitter user under the name @spudowiar. The...
Sensitive data on 31,000 GoDaddy servers exposed online
By Waqas All thanks to Unsecure AWS S3 Bucket. GoDaddy is the latest victim of cybercriminals and has joined the league of companies that got confidential data leaked due to unsecure Amazon S3 buckets. The world’s leading domain name registering platform, GoDaddy, boasts of more than 18m customer...
Authorities shut down Dark Web marketplace “Black Hand”
By Carolina In a joint operation, French police, the National Directorate of Intelligence This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities shut down Dark Web marketplace "Black Hand"...
Over 20 million Chrome users have installed fake malicious Ad Blockers
By Waqas Ad Blockers play a vital role in hurting the earnings This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Over 20 million Chrome users have installed fake malicious Ad Blockers...
BankBot banking malware found in flashlight and solitaire apps
By Waqas In a joint research, IT security researchers at Avast, ESET, and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BankBot banking malware found in flashlight and solitaire apps...
A tricky Netflix phishing scam users should be aware of
By Waqas Netflix has over 100 million users, and that is the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A tricky Netflix phishing scam users should be aware of...
Israel hacked Kaspersky to inform US about Russia stealing NSA exploits
By Waqas Israeli Spies Hacked Kaspersky and Found Russian Hackers Exploiting the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Israel hacked Kaspersky to inform US about Russia stealing NSA exploits...
‘Ghost Telephonist’ Attack Exploits 4G LTE Flaw to Hijack Phone Numbers
By Waqas According to UnicornTeam, a group of Chinese researchers from countrys This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ‘Ghost Telephonist’ Attack Exploits 4G LTE Flaw to Hijack Phone Numbers...
How A Coffee Machine Infected Factory Computers with Ransomware
By Waqas Its no surprise that the Internet of Things IoT devices This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How A Coffee Machine Infected Factory Computers with Ransomware...