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,...

NASA suffers data breach – Staff’s personal data stolen

By Waqas Another day, another data breach - This time, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA has suffered a data breach in which personal data of the agency's employees have been stolen. In a notification obtained by SpaceRef, the data breach was identified on October 23rd, 2018...

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...

PGA Golf Championship hit with Bitcoin ransomware

By Waqas Hackers Demand Ransom to Unlock Hijacked Files of Upcoming PGA Golf Championship. Hackers seem to have a penchant for targeting high-profile events. After successfully attempting to make American presidential elections questionable, now cybercriminals have their eyes set on key PGA...

Suspected member of The Dark Overlord hacking group arrested

By Waqas Serbian authorities have arrested a 38-year-old man from Belgrade suspected This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Suspected member of The Dark Overlord hacking group arrested...

Abbott to fix critical vulnerabilities in 350,000 ICDs & Pacemakers

By Waqas Abbott has recalled around 350,000 implantable defibrillators for firmware upgrading This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Abbott to fix critical vulnerabilities in 350,000 ICDs & Pacemakers...

All Nintendo Switch Consoles Contain Unpatchable Chip-Level Flaw

By Waqas Nintendo Switch has fans across the world; the gaming console This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: All Nintendo Switch Consoles Contain Unpatchable Chip-Level Flaw...

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...

Fauxpersky Keylogger Malware Stealing Passwords from Windows PCs

By Waqas Cybercriminals are quite innovative, to be honest; they are always This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fauxpersky Keylogger Malware Stealing Passwords from Windows PCs...

Life-saving Pacemakers, Defibrillators Can Be Hacked and Turned Off

By Waqas Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators ICDs are lifesaving devices but malicious This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Life-saving Pacemakers, Defibrillators Can Be Hacked and Turned Off...

Hackers made $3M on Jenkins server in one of biggest mining ops ever

By Waqas Another day, another Monero ming scam - This one, researchers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers made $3M on Jenkins server in one of biggest mining ops ever...

Hackers who stole $300 million, hacked Citibank & Nasdaq are jailed

By Uzair Amir Two Russian Hackers Charged with Running America’s Largest Credit-Card Information This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers who stole $300 million, hacked Citibank & Nasdaq are jailed...

EA servers down; Battlefield 1, Battlefront 2, Star Wars & FIFA 18 Affected

By Agan Uzunovic You are not alone, Electronic Arts EA servers are down This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: EA servers down; Battlefield 1, Battlefront 2, Star Wars FIFA 18 Affected...

Social media accounts of HBO, Game of Thrones and others hacked

By Carolina OurMine, a Saudi Arabia based hacking group hacked the official This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Social media accounts of HBO, Game of Thrones and others hacked...

Polish Kidnapper Tried Selling British Model on Dark Web

By Carolina We have heard about Dark Web marketplace asking for funds This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Polish Kidnapper Tried Selling British Model on Dark Web...

Dutch police share list of identified, active, and arrested Hansa vendors and buyers

By Waqas A couple of weeks ago, AlphaBay and Hansa, two of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dutch police share list of identified, active, and arrested Hansa vendors and buyers...

Xiid SealedTunnel: Unfazed by Yet Another Critical Firewall Vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400)

By Cyber Newswire Zero Knowledge Networking vendor shrugs off firewall flaw! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Xiid SealedTunnel: Unfazed by Yet Another Critical Firewall Vulnerability CVE-2024-3400...

Scrubs & Beyond Leaks 400GB of User PII and Card Data in Plain Text

By Waqas Scrubs & Beyond were alerted multiple times about the data leak, but the company did not respond or secure the server. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scrubs & Beyond Leaks 400GB of User PII and Card Data in Plain Text...

Microsoft Azure customer hit by 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack

By Waqas Microsoft has confirmed that the DDoS attack against an Azure customer originated from a botnet comprising at least 70,000 compromised devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Azure customer hit by 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack...

Apple’s neuralMatch tool will scan iPhones for child abuse content

By Deeba Ahmed Apple has developed a system dubbed neuralMatch to located child sexual abuse material/CSAM, and for now, it will scan US customers' devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apples neuralMatch tool will scan iPhones for child abuse content...

Hackers leak scraped data of 87,000 GETTR users

By Deeba Ahmed GETTR has been attacked twice since its launch on July 4th, 2021. Here's what Hackread.com's exclusive analysis reveals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers leak scraped data of 87,000 GETTR users...

Western Digital My Book Live hard drives remotely wiped by hackers

By Habiba Rashid People are shocked to find out all of their data stored on their Western Digital My Book Live hard drives has been wiped out through a factory reset. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Western Digital My Book Live hard drives remotely wiped by hackers...

New malware in pirated games disables Windows Updates, Defender

By Waqas Dubbed Crackonosh by researchers; the malware uses the victim's computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies for its developers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware in pirated games disables Windows Updates, Defender...

WhatsApp Pink is malware spreading through group chats

By Habiba Rashid If installed; the fake and malicious WhatsApp pink app takes full control of a targeted device. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WhatsApp Pink is malware spreading through group chats...

Scraped data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users published online

By Waqas Clubhouse, an invitation-only social media app for iOS with more than 10 million users has become a victim of data scraping. Here's what data was published. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scraped data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users published online...

Database with 100,300 CityBee users’ login credentials leaked online

By Saad Rajpoot According to the hacker behind the breach, they found the backup database of CityBee exposed on the internet for public access. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database with 100,300 CityBee users login credentials leaked online...

How cloud data distracts businesses from correct data security practices

By Waqas Companies are migrating to cloud-based servers to store their data. More than half of all businesses report that their data is stored in the cloud. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How cloud data distracts businesses from correct data security practices...

Vulnerability in Chess.com allowed access to 50 Million user records

By Saad Rajpoot The Chess.com vulnerability could have been exploited to access any account on the site including the administrator account. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vulnerability in Chess.com allowed access to 50 Million user records...

Ticketmaster hacked a rival and now it’s paying $10m fine for it

By Deeba Ahmed Ticketmaster illegally accessed its competitor's computer systems to 'choke off' the victim's business. It's now paying $10 million in fine. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ticketmaster hacked a rival and now its paying $10m fine for it...

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...

Mandrake Android malware stealing Facebook, crypto data since 2016

By Sudais Asif Every day we see unique instances of malware come up but Mandrake... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mandrake Android malware stealing Facebook, crypto data since 2016...

World’s Largest Private Torrent Site Filelist.ro Seized

By Deeba Ahmed Romania Seizes Domain of the World’s Largest Private Torrent Site Filelist.ro... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: World’s Largest Private Torrent Site Filelist.ro Seized...

Fake Zoom installers infect PCs with RevCode WebMonitor RAT

By Deeba Ahmed Zoom is being actively targeted by hackers in the past few weeks. Now, hackers are dropping fake Zoom installers with RevCode WebMonitor RAT. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Zoom installers infect PCs with RevCode WebMonitor RAT...

Hackers using famous movies to spread malware through torrents

By Deeba Ahmed Your favorite movies are being used as bait to spread malware through torrent files, Microsoft warns. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers using famous movies to spread malware through torrents...

Italian email provider Email.it hacked with data on sale

By Sudais Asif Italian email provider by the name of Email.it was hacked leading to a breach of the data of its 600,000 customers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Italian email provider Email.it hacked with data on sale...

2 in 5 Android devices found vulnerable worldwide – That’s over a billion

By Sudais Asif Another day, another Android vulnerability - This time there are multiple though, thanks to Google for ignoring old devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 2 in 5 Android devices found vulnerable worldwide - That's over a billion...

Man accused of hiring hitman on dark web to kill ex-girlfriend

By Waqas Just another day on the dark web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man accused of hiring hitman on dark web to kill ex-girlfriend...

How to identify malware on your phone with these 7 signs

By Uzair Amir Malware and spyware are two security issues most commonly associated with desktop computers. Here's how to identify on your smartphone... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to identify malware on your phone with these 7 signs...

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...

How to secure your website – InfoSec tips for newbie website owners

By David Balaban And Again About Hosting Security! Today, there are still many people who think that the Internet is as a comprehensive encyclopedia of the world. However, their number is decreasing. There are more and more people who rightfully consider the Internet as a means of earning money. ...

10 ways to keep yourself secure online against cyber attacks

By Uzair Amir Have you ever received emails from unknown sources claiming to offer insurance, lottery tickets or advertisements? You may have noticed that such emails always have a link that they prompt you to click. What lies on the other side of the link can be any one of many ways to phish use...

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...

Chinese hackers attack National Data Center using watering hole attack

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have published a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese hackers attack National Data Center using watering hole attack...

WiFi hacker: 10 best Android & Desktop WiFi hacking apps free download

By Waqas Hacking is no more the specialty of experts and professionals This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WiFi hacker: 10 best Android & Desktop WiFi hacking apps free download...

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...

Hackers leave US flag after targeting Cisco switches in Russia & Iran

By Waqas Cisco switches at data centers located in Iran and Russia This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers leave US flag after targeting Cisco switches in Russia & Iran...

Cyber security developments: Keeping safe and up to date

By Patrick Vernon Cyber security is the backbone any online businesses - Here This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber security developments: Keeping safe and up to date...

ATM hacker behind $1 billion malware heists arrested in Spain

By Waqas In a joint operation, Europol along with the law enforcement authorities from Belarus, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ATM hacker behind $1 billion malware heists arrested in Spain...

Hackers steal banking & personal data of 800,000 Orbitz customers

By Waqas Orbitz.com, a Chicago, Illinois based popular travel website owned by Expedia This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal banking & personal data of 800,000 Orbitz customers...