Backdoor account found in 100,000+ Zyxel Firewalls, VPN Gateways

By Deeba Ahmed Researchers have discovered a hard-coded admin-level backdoor account as a Zyxel firmware binary revealing username and password. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Backdoor account found in 100,000+ Zyxel Firewalls, VPN Gateways...

Dark web: Child abuse, real-life blackmailing site DarkScandals seized

By Waqas The infamous website DarkScandals was operating on the dark web as well as on the normal web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web: Child abuse, real-life blackmailing site DarkScandals seized...

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...

Cellular networks worldwide hit by hackers in espionage attempt

By Uzair Amir Cybereason, an Israeli-US security firm based in Boston, has reported that certain nation-state hackers managed to compromise the systems of no less than ten cellular carriers across the globe to steal metadata of specific users. Without naming anyone, the company claims that the...

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...

Cellular networks flaws expose 4G & 5G devices to IMSI capturing attacks

By Waqas A team of researchers has disclosed their findings at the NDSS Network and Distributed System Security symposium 2019 held in San Diego, revealing that cellular networks have certain vulnerabilities that can potentially affect not only 4G but 5G LTE protocols to IMSI capturing attacks. T...

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...

Hackers are holding Instagram accounts of influencers for ransom

By Waqas The social media giant Facebook was hacked a few days ago after hackers exploited a vulnerability in its "View As" feature. As a result, 90 million users were affected but now, in another hacking spree hackers are targeting high-profile Instagram accounts and holding them for ransom - In...

Hackers steal $60 million from Japan’s Zaif cryptocurrency exchange

By Waqas Zaif is the 35th largest cryptocurrency exchange by turnover. Hackers have stolen a whopping $60 million 6.7 billion yen worth of cryptocurrency from Zaif, the 35th largest cryptocurrency exchange dealing in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Monacoin. The exchange is owned by Tech Bureau, Corp...

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...

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...

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...

Misconfigured AWS bucket exposed 421GB of Artwork Archive data

By Deeba Ahmed The trove of data was left exposed unencrypted and without any password or security authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Misconfigured AWS bucket exposed 421GB of Artwork Archive data...

COVID-19 testing service in US exposes patients’ photos, passports

By Habiba Rashid COVID-19 testing service in the State of Utah stored passport scans and other highly personal data on unsecured Amazon S3 buckets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: COVID-19 testing service in US exposes patients photos, passports...

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...

SonicWall hacked after 0-day flaws exploited by hackers

By Deeba Ahmed The cybersecurity firm SonicWall has confirmed that it was hacked after hackers exploited 0-day flaws in its VPN product. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SonicWall hacked after 0-day flaws exploited by hackers...

Cloning Google’s Titan Key to bypass 2FA – Research

By Sudais Asif The attack requires the attacker to have physical access to the victim's Titan Key, hours of time, and side-channel setup equipment worth €10,000 $12,000 - £9,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloning Googles Titan Key to bypass 2FA - Research...

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...

Authorities disrupt massive stolen credit card trading scam on dark web

By Deeba Ahmed Dubbed Carding Action 2020; the operation aimed at targeting several dark web marketplaces resulting in saving $48million/€40 million. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities disrupt massive stolen credit card trading scam on dark web...

Why is learning Python important in Data Science?

By Owais Sultan The field of data science is growing at a rapid pace, offering many job opportunities to people. If you want to enter the industry of data science, you must take a Python course. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why is learning Python important in Data...

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...

Binance exchange hacked: Bitcoin worth $40.7M stolen

By Uzair Amir API keys and 2FA codes along with other sensitive data has also been stolen. Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world by volume, has become a victim of a massive data breach in which hackers stole roughly 7,000 bitcoin worth over $40 million. See: Bitcoin...

FBI & Google shut down largest-ever Ad fraud scheme ‘3VE’

By Waqas 8 suspects behind 3VE have also been identified. Last year in August, the Federal Bureau of Investigation organized a secret meet-up between cybersecurity and digital advertising experts in its Manhattan federal building. This included Google and nearly 20 tech firms while there were...

From cybercrime to cyber defence: How VPNs went mainstream

By Tabby Farrar Virtual Private Networks, also known as VPNs, have had something of an image change in the last few years. Historically, the term VPN has come with negative connotations – linked to users on the Dark Web hiding their identities from law enforcement. With that in mind, it’s...

Official mobile version of Tor Browser released for Android – Download now

By Waqas There is good news for pro-anonymity web users who rely upon the Tor browser for using the internet. The first ever mobile browser app for the Tor browser has been released by the Tor Project, the organization behind the Tor network. The mobile version of the Tor browser is available for...

British Airways hacked- Private & financial data of 380,000 customers stolen

By Waqas Hackers are always looking for new and profitable targets for their own malicious gains. So, it is quite natural that the world’s favorite airline is on their radar. Reportedly, British Airways has become a victim of a “worrying” and “astounding” data breach in which private and financia...

Company that Sells Spyware to Domestic Abusers Hacked

By Waqas An infamous seller of iOS and Android spyware app, TheTruthSpy, has been hacked. The company was criticized for selling spyware primarily to domestic abusers and openly marketing about it. The company markets its spyware as the best solution for spying upon cheating husbands and claims t...

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,...

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...

Securus firm that lets US Cops track cellphone users has been hacked

By Uzair Amir Securus has not confirmed the breach but evidence suggests that This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Securus firm that lets US Cops track cellphone users has been hacked...

Man hacked 200 firms & sold data of millions of users on dark web

By Waqas Grant West, a cunning hacker who goes by the online This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man hacked 200 firms & sold data of millions of users on dark web...

Woman who hacked airline network busted through VPN logs

By Waqas VPN Logs Lead to Capturing of an Ex-PenAir Employee Who This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Woman who hacked airline network busted through VPN logs...

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...

Prilex ATM Malware Modified to Clone Chip-and-Pin Payment Cards

By Uzair Amir It is just another day with just another ATM malware This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Prilex ATM Malware Modified to Clone Chip-and-Pin Payment Cards...

The Pirate Bay suffers 40% traffic drop after domain ban in Netherlands

By Waqas The Pirate Bay is in hot water once again - This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay suffers 40% traffic drop after domain ban in Netherlands...

New NSA Data Dump: ShadowBrokers Release UNITEDRAKE Malware

By Waqas The ShadowBrokers is a group of hackers known for leaking This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New NSA Data Dump: ShadowBrokers Release UNITEDRAKE Malware...

Developer permanently deletes 3 months of work files; blames Visual Studio Code

By Waqas In our professional lives, stuff happens like this man who a few This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Developer permanently deletes 3 months of work files; blames Visual Studio Code...

FortiBleed Attack Exposes Fortinet Firewall Credentials in 194 Countries

Researchers say FortiBleed used stolen and tested credentials to access exposed Fortinet firewalls, putting major organizations and public agencies at risk now...

ESET MDR vs Sophos MDR: Compared Time to discover and respond to a threat

A detailed ESET MDR vs Sophos MDR comparison covering tiers, response speed, coverage, threat intelligence, pricing, and breach warranties to help you choose...

How can you protect your personal, sensitive data online?

By Owais Sultan If you are reading this, thinking about your personal data or even secrets, you may have bigger problems than you can solve. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How can you protect your personal, sensitive data online?...

Revil ransomware increases ransom to $70M in Kaseya attack

By Sudais Asif The Revil ransomware group has released a notice stating that more than 1 million systems have been infected - far more than initially believed. A couple of days ago, we reported on how the infamous REvil ransomware had targeted over 40 Managed Service Providers MSPs compromising...

Firm calls cops on researcher for responsibly disclosing data leak

By Habiba Rashid While white-hat hackers get paid for reporting flaws this particular researcher was reported to the police after responsibly disclosing a data leak. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Firm calls cops on researcher for responsibly disclosing data leak...

SpaceX employee admits security fraud, insider trading on dark web

By Deeba Ahmed Between 2016 and 2017, "MillionaireMike" bought names, birth dates, and SSN from the Dark Web to create fake accounts for insider trading. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SpaceX employee admits security fraud, insider trading on dark web...

Hacker returns $25 million after their IP address is exposed

By Sudais Asif In a shocking twist of events, the entire sum has been returned back by the hacker. Here's what happened and how. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker returns $25 million after their IP address is exposed...

Terabytes of OnlyFans data being sold on hacking forum

By Waqas Last month reports emerged that OnlyFans website was targeted by hackers after a massive database... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Terabytes of OnlyFans data being sold on hacking forum...

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...

Border Patrol data breach: Footages of tourists entering/exiting the US compromised

By Waqas The data breach took place after a database used by Border Patrol was hit by a "malicious cyber-attack." The officials from US Customs and Border Protection CBP have revealed that one of their subcontractors have been targeted with a “malicious” cyber attack due to which the pictures of...

The Pirate Bay spreading malware PirateMatryoshka via reputed seeders

By Waqas Cybercriminals often use torrent services to distribute malicious code since users who look for illegal content usually disable their privacy and security settings on the web as well as ignore system notifications. Resultantly, they fall prey to adware and malware campaigns hosted by...

Torrent uploader CracksNow caught distributing GrandCrab ransomware

By Waqas Famous Uploader CracksNow Banned from Torrents for Distributing GrandCrab Ransomware. CracksNow is a prominent software uploader who appears regularly on torrent sites. However, recently the account of CracksNow was banned by several torrent sites while the uploader is accused of...

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...