YouTube MP3 Converter Site Shut Down After Labels Win Lawsuit

By Waqas In 2016, Youtube-mp3.org YTMP3, a popular YouTube-ripping site was taken to court by Recording This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube MP3 Converter Site Shut Down After Labels Win Lawsuit...

New GhostShell Hacking Group Targets Ukraine’s Drone Defense Sector

Researchers warn GhostShell is using fake drone documents to target Ukrainian defence teams, stealing passwords and sensitive data in a new cyber campaign...

Download Kali Linux 2021.3 with Kali NetHunter on smartwatch, new tools

By Waqas Kali Linux 2021.3 comes with a range of new pentest tools and a brand-new OpenSSL configuration to enhance the attack surface. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Download Kali Linux 2021.3 with Kali NetHunter on smartwatch, new tools...

Millions of IoT devices, baby monitors open to audio, video snooping

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerability would allow threat actors to compromise a targeted ThroughTek IoT device and watch the real-time video feed, listen to audio, and compromise credentials. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Millions of IoT devices, baby monitors open to audio,...

Dark web AlphaBay marketplace resurface after four years

By Waqas AlphaBay marketplace was originally seized in 2017 but now someone claiming to be DeSnake, the original AlphaBay co-founder has announced bringing the marketplace back to business. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web AlphaBay marketplace resurface after four...

Hackers claims to be selling 13tb of Domino’s India data

By Habiba Rashid According to IT security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, "If you ever had ordered pizza online from Domino’s India your data is leaked now." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers claims to be selling 13tb of Domino’s India data...

Marketing firm CallX exposed customers data including call recordings

By Habiba Rashid CallX was using an unsecured Amazon Web Services S3 bucket to store audio client files. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Marketing firm CallX exposed customers data including call recordings...

The Great Suspender Chrome extension used by millions was malware

By Deeba Ahmed Google has removed its highly popular The Great Suspender extension because of malware - Here are some of its alternatives. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Great Suspender Chrome extension used by millions was malware...

Russian hacker jailed in US over $19M fraud, 100M users’ data theft

By Deeba Ahmed The 37-year-old hacker Andrei Tyurin was extradited to the US from Georgia in September 2018. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian hacker jailed in US over $19M fraud, 100M users data theft...

Microsoft hopes Windows PCs protection with Pluton security chip

By Deeba Ahmed The new Pluton security processor will amplify chip security and prevent hardware flaws like Spectre and Meltdown to steal data from processors. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft hopes Windows PCs protection with Pluton security chip...

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...

Android ransomware found extorting credit card details from users

By Sudais Asif Another day, another Android ransomware - This time, however, the ransomware wants your credit card details rather than... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android ransomware found extorting credit card details from users...

OGUsers hacking forum hacked; entire database dumped on rival forum

By Waqas OGUsers hacking forum has been hacked AGAIN and this time, hackers have dumped its database on a rival hacking forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OGUsers hacking forum hacked; entire database dumped on rival forum...

Leaky database exposes tax records of 20 million Russians

By Sudais According to a report by Comparitech, more than 20 million tax records were found on an unprotected Amazon Web Services AWS Elasticsearch Cluste This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Leaky database exposes tax records of 20 million Russians...

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...

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...

Executive hacked competitor’s website to steal students meal preferences

By Ryan De Souza Top Executive at Bay Area School Lunch Provider Arrested for Hacking into Competitor’s Website to Access Students Meal Preferences. Personal rivalry and competitiveness can compel people to get involved in all sorts of bizarre activities and the latest incident is clear proof of...

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...

Hackers can intercept and manipulate DNS queries, researchers warn

By Waqas DNS Queries Intercepted Due to Bogus DNS Traffic Protection Standards. Would you believe that a majority of the DNS queries that are sent remain unprotected on the web? We would never have believed it but the fact is that DNS traffic interception is a reality and it is happening quite...

Hackers attack Russian bank to steal $1m using an outdated router

By Waqas Cybercriminals part of a notorious hacking group attacked the PIR Bank of Russia and stole $1m. The hacking was carried out after infiltrating the bank’s systems by compromising an old, outdated router. The router was installed at one of the regional branches of the bank. The money was...

Bootloader vulnerability in OnePlus 6 lets an attacker take control of the device

By Waqas An IT security researcher has discovered a critical vulnerability in OnePlus This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bootloader vulnerability in OnePlus 6 lets an attacker take control of the device...

Cola-Cola breach: ex-employee stole hard drive with 8,000 workers’ data

By Carolina The world-renowned carbonated soft drink producer Cola-Cola has announced that it has This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cola-Cola breach: ex-employee stole hard drive with 8,000 workers' data...

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...

Under Armour says hackers stole 150 million MyFitnessPal user accounts

By Carolina Another day, another data breach - This time, hackers have This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Under Armour says hackers stole 150 million MyFitnessPal user accounts...

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...

Teen Hacks Ledger Hardware Cryptocurrency Wallet

By Waqas A 15-year-old IT security researcher Saleem Rashid has identified a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Teen Hacks Ledger Hardware Cryptocurrency Wallet...

WhatsApp Co-Founder Urges Users to Delete Their Facebook Accounts

By Carolina Brian Acton, co-founder of popular messaging app WhatsApp wants each This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WhatsApp Co-Founder Urges Users to Delete Their Facebook Accounts...

Pre-installed malware on Android devices made $115k revenue in 10 days

By Waqas Check Point Mobile Security Team discovered a massive, on-going malware This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pre-installed malware on Android devices made $115k revenue in 10 days...

Bitcoin Price Drops 10% Amid Binance Exchange Hacking Rumors

By Waqas Being part of cryptocurrency industry is like constantly riding on This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bitcoin Price Drops 10% Amid Binance Exchange Hacking Rumors...

Hacker returns $17 million worth of stolen Ethereum

By Carolina In July of last year, an Israeli cryptocurrency venture called This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker returns $17 million worth of stolen Ethereum...

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...

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...

Cyberhitmen hired for sustained DDoS attacks against mans ex-employer

By Waqas John Kelsey Gammell, a 46-year-old man from Minneapolis, MN has been charged This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyberhitmen hired for sustained DDoS attacks against mans ex-employer...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hacker pleads guilty to sim swapping, stealing cryptocurrency

By Deeba Ahmed A 21-year old hacker has admitted running a campaign over social media to hijack accounts of "high-value" account names and steal cryptocurrency. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker pleads guilty to sim swapping, stealing cryptocurrency...

2 new ransomware gangs Haron, BlackMatter appear after REvil, DarkSide

By Sudais Asif Currently, it is unclear if Haron and BlackMatter ransomware gangs have been started by now-defunct REvil and DarkSide ransomware operators. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 2 new ransomware gangs Haron, BlackMatter appear after REvil, DarkSide...

U.S Govt launches new website to fight ransomware, help victims

By Sudais Asif The US government is also offering $10 million in rewards for information on foreign hackers involved in ransomware attacks on the United States. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: U.S Govt launches new website to fight ransomware, help victims...

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...

DreamHost hosting firm exposed almost a billion sensitive records

By Habiba Rashid The database belonged to DreamHost's DreamPress managed WordPress hosting that was left exposed without any security authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DreamHost hosting firm exposed almost a billion sensitive records...

Cybersecurity firm exposes 5 billion data breach records

By Habiba Rashid Cybersecurity firm Cognyte fails to secure its database exposing 5 billion records comprise of previous data breaches. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cybersecurity firm exposes 5 billion data breach records...

3 personalized tech products that make for great gifts

By Owais Sultan Tech products aren’t often associated with the sentiment, so here is our attempt at reconciling the functional with the heartfelt. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3 personalized tech products that make for great gifts...

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...

New Android malware poses as “System Update” to steal your data

By Deeba Ahmed The malware is also capable of controlling the device's front and back camera to take photos periodically. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android malware poses as "System Update" to steal your data...

Apex Legend players banned for winning via DDoS attacks

By Deeba Ahmed Gaming studio Respawn has banned two Apex Legend players for winning via DDoS attacks which caused connectivity issues for other players. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apex Legend players banned for winning via DDoS attacks...

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...