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...

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...

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...

Marketing firm Friendemic exposed 2.7 million customer records

By Deeba Ahmed Exposed data belonged to Friendemic and included full names, email addresses, and contact numbers of its customers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Marketing firm Friendemic exposed 2.7 million customer records...

New Zoom vulnerability lets hackers record any meeting anonymously

By Waqas This Zoom vulnerability lets hackers record meetings even when host disables recording functionality for participants. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Zoom vulnerability lets hackers record any meeting anonymously...

New malware records screen activity as victim watches porn

By Uzair Amir The IT security researchers at ESET have discovered a nasty new malware that not only steals users' private and financial data but also keeps an eye on their browsing activities including recording their screen whenever they watch pornographic videos. This is a post from HackRead.co...

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...

4 things you didn’t know a VPN could do

By Sabrina Bucknole Until recently, many people thought of VPNs as a tool used by tech-savvy kids to anonymously download music and films. But, as concern about the use and security of personal data online continues to rise, it is no surprise that the number of people using a Virtual Private...

Baby Got Bots

By Ian Trump This is the first in a series of blog posts “on all things Bot.” 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 activity. This series will explore the security and...

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...

Brazilian Crypto exchange hacked; private data of over 264,000 users exposed

By Waqas A Brazilian firm Crypto exchange Atlas has become a victim of a security breach and over 264,000 users’ email addresses, phone numbers, and cryptocurrency amount related information might have been leaked. The news of data hack was reported firstly by a YouTube channel in Brazil called...

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...

Dixons Carphone breach: Millions of card and user data compromised

By Waqas A prominent United Kingdom-based retailer has suffered a massive data This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dixons Carphone breach: Millions of card and user data compromised...

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...

New Android Malware Stealing Data from Popular Messenger Apps

By Waqas Almost all Instant Messaging Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Line, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android Malware Stealing Data from Popular Messenger Apps...

How to Choose the Best Dedicated Server for Your Online Business

By Waqas As your online business grows and your client numbers and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Choose the Best Dedicated Server for Your Online Business...

Teen Exposes T-Mobile Flaw Allowing Mass Hijacking of User Accounts

By Waqas Users of popular cell phone carrier T-Mobile could have been This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Teen Exposes T-Mobile Flaw Allowing Mass Hijacking of User Accounts...

Hackers spread Android spyware through Facebook using Fake profiles

By Waqas The Android spyware was used to steal personal data of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers spread Android spyware through Facebook using Fake profiles...

“Wire bank transfer” malware phishing scam hits SWIFT banking system

By Waqas Hackers are becoming persistent in phishing scams against banking and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: "Wire bank transfer" malware phishing scam hits SWIFT banking system...

Hackers Compromise Tesla Cloud Server to Mine Cryptocurrency

By Waqas It is 2018 and the easiest way to make quick This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Compromise Tesla Cloud Server to Mine Cryptocurrency...

Over 1 million Android users downloaded fake WhatsApp app

By Waqas Scammers tricked over 1 million Android users into downloading a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Over 1 million Android users downloaded fake WhatsApp app...

Xafecopy Malware Secretly Steals Money From Android Devices

By Waqas In May 2017, Google announced there are more than 2 billion Android This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Xafecopy Malware Secretly Steals Money From Android Devices...

Ex cop and child porn suspect to remain in jail until he decrypts drives

By Carolina Former Cop and Child Porn Suspect Might Remain in Jail Forever This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ex cop and child porn suspect to remain in jail until he decrypts drives...

GoDaddy bans neo-nazi DailyStormer website

By Waqas GoDaddy Inc. Internet domain registrar and web hosting giant have This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GoDaddy bans neo-nazi DailyStormer website...

HBO hackers upload Games of Thrones episodes & other data on their site

By Carolina On 31st July, it was reported that HBO Home Box This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: HBO hackers upload Games of Thrones episodes other data on their site...

SquareX Launches “Year of Browser Bugs” (YOBB) to Expose Critical Security Blind Spots

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US Govt’s secret terrorist watchlist with 2M records exposed online

By Waqas The watchlist was exposed on a misconfigured server hosted on a Bahrain IP address instead of a US one. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Govts secret terrorist watchlist with 2M records exposed online...

A brief guide on building audio and video live streaming platform

By Owais Sultan Live streaming is a profitable business. In this article, you'll get to know how to build a secure, user-friendly, and functional website for live streams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A brief guide on building audio and video live streaming platform...

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...

Microsoft signed a driver called Netfilter, turns out it contained malware

By Habiba Rashid Microsoft signed off a driver, Netfilter, for Windows that contains rootkit malware and has been circulating mainly amongst the gaming community. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft signed a driver called Netfilter, turns out it contained malware...

Editing Text in a PDF File

By Uzair Amir PDF Portable Document Format is a file format developed by Adobe Systems that provides an electronic display of information such as documents, presentations, etc. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Editing Text in a PDF File...

What are the future prospects of a Cloud architect?

By Waqas In this article, we will cover the different applications of cloud architecture and its importance in the development of cloud services and cloud-based products. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What are the future prospects of a Cloud architect?...

Sarbloh ransomware aims at supporting Indian Farmers’ Protest

By Deeba Ahmed The attackers behind Sarbloh ransomware are not looking for money neither do they demand ransom but seek support for Farmers' Protest in India. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sarbloh ransomware aims at supporting Indian Farmers Protest...

Hackers infect authentic 2FA app to infect Mac devices with malware

By Sudais Asif It is believed that an infamous group is behind this malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers infect authentic 2FA app to infect Mac devices with malware...

Top 10 worst countries for Internet freedom & censorship

By Sudais Asif Internet censorship is a tool used by governments around the world and here are the top 10 countries being worst at it. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top 10 worst countries for Internet freedom & censorship...

The Oscar nominated movie you just downloaded could be a malware

By Waqas The Oscar-nominated movie you just downloaded could be malware because remember, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Oscar nominated movie you just downloaded could be a malware...

Meet AttackSurfaceMapper; new automated penetration testing tool

By Sudais AttackSurfaceMapper penetration testing tool has been developed in Python 3.x, is compatible with all major operating systems. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Meet AttackSurfaceMapper; new automated penetration testing tool...

7 Times Apple Watch Saved Lives

By Uzair Amir Who doesn’t like elegant watches, especially those which could literally save your life, right? There are several types of watches out there such as a divers watch, Mechanical Watch, and Chronograph Watch, etc. but the life saviors lately are powered with smart technology. In this...

Microsoft seizes 99 websites used by Iranian hackers for phishing attacks

By Uzair Amir Microsoft has announced that it has seized some key websites that Iranian hackers used for stealing sensitive information from unsuspecting users in the US as well as launching cyber attacks. Reportedly, 99 websites have been seized by Microsoft of an Iranian hacker group that is...

Download NSA’s reverse engineering tool GHIDRA

By Waqas Recently we informed that the National Security Agency's NSA plans to release GHIDRA, the famous reverse engineering tool in March. As per latest reports, the NSA has released GHIDRA and the open-source world can now use it easily. This is quite unlike the other cybersecurity tools so fa...

Presumed technical issue disrupts Google Adsense payouts worldwide

By Waqas Still didn't receive your Google Adsense payouts? Don't worry, you are not alone. For the many millions of Google Adsense users, the earnings derived from it is their bread and butter so when there is a delay in AdSense payouts, predictably there is online pandemonium as many seek answer...

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...

Chinese surveillance chips found in servers used by US technology giants: Report

By Waqas This can be one of one of the largest corporate spying and hardware hacking campaigns ever launched by a nation-state. Bloomberg has revealed in its recently published report that a nation-state has launched a significant supply chain attack. It is believed to be one of the largest...

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...

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...

Japanese police to charge scammers with crypto mining without consent

By Waqas The investigators believe that the case involving crypto mining is This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Japanese police to charge scammers with crypto mining without consent...

FBI seizes VPNFilter botnet domain that infected 500,000 routers

By Waqas It is believed that the botnet was run by infamous This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI seizes VPNFilter botnet domain that infected 500,000 routers...

Bitcoin Ransomware Hits Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy website

By Waqas The official website of Ukraine's Ministry of Energy and coal was This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bitcoin Ransomware Hits Ukraine's Ministry of Energy website...

Hackers can takeover & control emergency alarm system with a $35 radio

By Waqas Researcher Identifies Emergency Alert Systems Vulnerable to Exploitation Due to SirenJack Flaw - This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can takeover & control emergency alarm system with a $35 radio...

New macOS malware aims at infecting devices with malicious macros

By Waqas The general perception about Apple devices is that they are This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New macOS malware aims at infecting devices with malicious macros...