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?...

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...

Best password managers for 2019

By Zehra Ali If you use the Internet, password managers should be a part of your online life as users are at high risk of cybercrime in this digital and technological era. Hackers are always looking for a way to access sensitive data of the vulnerable individual, and unfortunately, weak passwords...

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...

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 …...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Millions of Telefonica customers’ data exposed after security breach

By Waqas Telefonica, a telecom operator based in Spain, has become a victim of a security breach after hackers managed to exploit a vulnerability that led to the exposure of private data of millions of Telefonica customers while leaking billing data of other customers. The billing data is easily...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ParkMobile parking app data breach – 21M user records stolen, sold

By Habiba Rashid The sample data from ParkMobile shared by a hacker on a cybercrime forum reveals data allegedly belonging to some big names. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ParkMobile parking app data breach - 21M user records stolen, sold...

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...

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...

Will Microsoft add Android support to Windows 10 next year?

By Asad 2021 is shaping up to be a big year for Microsoft. As per reports, the tech giant is planning to bring Android support in Windows 10 next year. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Will Microsoft add Android support to Windows 10 next year?...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Most Threatening DNS Security Risks And How To Avoid Them

By Zehra Ali The DNS or Domain Name System is one of the most necessary components for the internet functionality. Most often, the internet businesses are negligent to the security of their digital identity that is the DNS. This poor security of DNS makes it vulnerable to many cyber attacks which...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

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...

Authorities bust world’s largest DDoS-for-hire service & seize its domain

By Waqas In a large-scale joint operation called "Operation Power Off", the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities bust world's largest DDoS-for-hire service & seize its domain...

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...

Hackers leave ransom note after wiping out MongoDB in 13 seconds

By Waqas For the last couple of years, hackers have been exploiting This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers leave ransom note after wiping out MongoDB in 13 seconds...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

Researcher Wipes White Supremacist Dating Sites, Leaks Data on okstupid.lol

Security researcher in "Martha Root" in Pink Power Ranger deletes white supremacist dating sites live onstage, leaks 8,000 profiles and 100GB of data at Chaos Communication Congress CCC 2025...

Researchers Drop PoC for Fortinet CVE-2025-32756, Urging Quick Patching

Researchers have released PoC for CVE-2025-32756, a severe security flaw, that is actively being exploited in Fortinet products…...

OmniGPT AI Chatbot Alleged Breach: Hacker Leaks User Data, 34M Messages

Hacker claims to have breached OmniGPT, leaking over 30,000 user email address, phone numbers, and 34 million lines of chat messages. Data includes API keys, credentials, and file links...

Crooks using phony call centers to spread ransomware via BazaCall attacks

By Deeba Ahmed In BazaCall, a "vishing-like" method is used in which victims are told to call a particular phone number or their subscription will expire. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crooks using phony call centers to spread ransomware via BazaCall attacks...