Dutch Police takes down 15 DDoS-for-hire services in one week

By Deeba Ahmed The Dutch police have been very vocal about its efforts to take down online DDoS-for-hire services and in the past six months. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dutch Police takes down 15 DDoS-for-hire services in one week...

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...

The Benefits of Using a VPN at Home

By Uzair Amir To many people, the idea of using a VPN is still in its infancy while some believe that VPNs are for those who often use public Wi-Fi networks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Benefits of Using a VPN at Home...

The Risks of a Smart City

By Uzair Amir If you’re in a smart city, you can open up an app and report it. This is the goal; that everything can be done through the use of technology. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Risks of a Smart City...

New Samsung Galaxy S10 review and features

By Uzair Amir The all new Samsung Galaxy S10 family has been released by Samsung on 8th March, 2019 and despite the high price & a lazy start, the Galaxy S10 has made a record in pre-orders for Samsung in the US. When the pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy S10 family began, there were rumors and...

Authorities search & seize properties of GTA V’s “Infamous” cheat developers

By Carolina Cheat developers are constantly under the radar of Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games. Both companies have previously taken legal action against cheat developers for protecting their games including the very popular Grand Theft Auto V GTA V. Last month, they launched an operation...

Crooks hack gas station fuel pump to steal 600 gallons of gas

By Uzair Amir We have read about credit card skimmers at ATMs or This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crooks hack gas station fuel pump to steal 600 gallons of gas...

Google admits third-party app developers read your Gmail emails

By Waqas Google says third-party developers can read your Gmail because you This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google admits third-party app developers read your Gmail emails...

Paris Police Arrests Alleged Vevo Hackers

By Ionatan Paris Prosecutor’s Office announced the arrest of two 18-year-old French This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Paris Police Arrests Alleged Vevo Hackers...

Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players...

Website security firm Sucuri hit by large scale volumetric DDoS attacks

By Waqas Another day, another series of DDoS attacks - This time This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Website security firm Sucuri hit by large scale volumetric DDoS attacks...

US may screen social media of Immigrant & Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants

By Uzair Amir Trump administration has announced that it will be starting to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US may screen social media of Immigrant & Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants...

Google collects Android location data even if location service is off

By Waqas Smartphones are fun to use, but what if someone is This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google collects Android location data even if location service is off...

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...

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...

Telegram-Based “Sneaky 2FA” Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts

Sneaky 2FA: New Phishing-as-a-Service targets Microsoft 365, leveraging sophisticated evasion techniques and a Telegram-based platform to steal credentials.…...

Z2U Market Leak Exposes Access to Illicit Services and Malware

By Habiba Rashid According to documents analyzed by Jeremiah Fowler, Z2U sells malware and other malicious services to customers under the guise of online trading. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Z2U Market Leak Exposes Access to Illicit Services and Malware...

Spear phishing attacks underline how much dangerous phishing has gotten

By Waqas Today’s phishing attacks are more sophisticated as attackers have moved on in some cases from going after individuals to targeting businesses. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Spear phishing attacks underline how much dangerous phishing has gotten...

Old crypto malware makes come back, hits Windows, Linux devices

By Deeba Ahmed LemonDuck was first discovered in China in 2019 as a cryptocurrency botnet that used affected systems for Monero mining. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Old crypto malware makes come back, hits Windows, Linux devices...

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...

Email claiming Kaseya patch drops Cobalt Strike malware

By Sudais Asif The malicious email campaign is claiming to contain a patch for the Kaseya vulnerability but in fact, it is the infamous Cobalt Strike malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Email claiming Kaseya patch drops Cobalt Strike malware...

9 apps with 6M installs stole Facebook logins of Android users

By Habiba Rashid In total, 10 of these Trojan apps were found, out of which, 9 were available on Google Play. Here is the list of malicious apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 9 apps with 6M installs stole Facebook logins of Android users...

Fake DarkSide gang demands 100 BTC from companies

By Waqas The original DarkSide ransomware gang had quit operating last month after the attack on Colonial Pipeline. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake DarkSide gang demands 100 BTC from companies...

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...

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...

Pray.com exposed data of millions after database mess up

By Deeba Ahmed Pray.com applied lackluster security practices potentially exposing nearly 10 million users to frauds and cyberattacks, claim VpnMentor's researchers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pray.com exposed data of millions after database mess up...

Database with 1.2 billion people’s data leaked online without password

By Sudais In total, the database was home to over 4 terabytes of data sitting in plain sight for public access. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database with 1.2 billion people's data leaked online without password...

MasterMana botnet hits users by evading detection with URL shorteners

By Waqas Dubbed MasterMana by researchers; the botnet utilizes every available option to target its victims including dropping backdoors and phishing attacks through business email compromise commonly known as BEC. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: MasterMana botnet hits...

More than Half of Android apps ask for dangerous permissions. Is yours among?

By John Mason It wasn’t very long ago that I revealed that most free VPN services are provided as a front for the big corporations running them to collect user that. Spurred by the findings of that study, I decided to dig deeper to see how much of a threat, especially when it comes to user data,...

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...

Critical zero-day vulnerabilities hit Lifesize video conferencing products

By Waqas The IT security researchers at TrustWave have discovered critical zero-day vulnerabilities in video conferencing products developed by Lifesize which, if exploited by attackers can cause a great deal of damage. Lifesize is an audio and video telecommunication firm based in the United...

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...

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...

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...

Timehop database hacked: Hackers steal data of 21 million users

By Waqas Timehop is a smartphone app for iOS and Android users This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Timehop database hacked: Hackers steal data of 21 million users...

Russia blocks 50 VPNs & Anonymizers amid Telegram crack down

By Carolina On May 3rd, 2018, Russia's media and communication regularity authority Roskomnadzor This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russia blocks 50 VPNs & Anonymizers amid Telegram crack down...

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...

Hackers spread password stealer malware from YouTube comment section

By Waqas Another day, another malware aiming at Windows devices - This This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers spread password stealer malware from YouTube comment section...

Hackers Hide Monero Cryptominer in Scarlett Johansson’s Picture

By Uzair Amir Security researchers have identified a new but unusually distributed Monero This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Hide Monero Cryptominer in Scarlett Johansson’s Picture...

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...

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...

Opera Mobile Browser for Android & iOS Blocks Cryptocurrency Mining

By Waqas Last month Opera introduced its browsers 50 beta version with This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Opera Mobile Browser for Android iOS Blocks Cryptocurrency Mining...

School cafeteria TV monitor plays porn leaving students baffled

By Carolina A Clayton County, Georgia, high school played pornographic content on its This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: School cafeteria TV monitor plays porn leaving students baffled...

Hundreds Of websites mining cryptocurrency without user consent

By Waqas Previously it was reported that torrent search platform The Pirate This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundreds Of websites mining cryptocurrency without user consent...

Massive Viacom Data Exposed Through Amazon Web Services

By Waqas Database on Amazon Web Services Containing Sensitive Data of Viacom This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Massive Viacom Data Exposed Through Amazon Web Services...

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...

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...

New Red Ransomware Group (Red CryptoApp) Exposes Victims on Wall of Shame

By Waqas A new ransomware group, Red CryptoApp Red Ransomware Group, is shaking things up. Unlike others, they humiliate victims by publishing their names on a "wall of shame." Learn how Red CryptoApp targets victims, what industries are at risk, and how to protect yourself. This is a post from...

Network access to Pakistan’s top fed agency FBR sold on Russian forum

By Waqas FBR has acknowledged the data breach and called it out as cyber-terrorism on Pakistan's independence day. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Network access to Pakistans top fed agency FBR sold on Russian forum...

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?...