EU launches Bug Bounty program for 14 free open-source products

By Waqas The European Union EU will be offering bug bounty rewards for the 14 open-source products that it uses. The EU’s Member of Parliament Julia Reda announced that the European Commission will offer bounties worth of €851,000 under its Free and Open Source Software Audit FOSSA. Bug bounty...

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...

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...

Luminosity RAT author pleads guilty to creating & selling hacking tool

By Waqas In February this year, we informed our readers about the unceremonious closure met by the infamous hacking tool Luminosity RAT at the hands of law enforcement authorities from Australia, Europe, and North America. Users could no longer feel threatened by the dangerous RAT, which was also...

Top 7 Most Popular and Best Cyber Forensics Tools

By Maria Thomas We often watch experts in movies using forensic tools for This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top 7 Most Popular and Best Cyber Forensics Tools...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Vivaldi browser puts DuckDuckGo as default search engine for private windows

By Waqas DuckDuckGo search engine and Vivaldi browser are joining hands together to collaborate This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vivaldi browser puts DuckDuckGo as default search engine for private windows...

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...

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...

New Monero mining malware infected 500K PCs by using 2 NSA exploits

By Waqas Another day, another Monero mining malware - This one uses two This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Monero mining malware infected 500K PCs by using 2 NSA exploits...

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...

5 Best Game Hacking Apps for Android

By Uzair Amir Note: This article discusses apps that belong to third-party sites This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Best Game Hacking Apps for Android...

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...

Popular Chrome extension hacked to deliver adware

By Uzair Amir Copyfish extension of Google Chrome lets users extract textual content This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular Chrome extension hacked to deliver adware...

New Fake Zoom Meeting Invite Scam Spreads Malware on Windows PCs

Cybersecurity researchers at Sublime Security have discovered a new scam that uses realistic, interactive JavaScript-based Zoom meeting invites to trick users into installing malware...

CACTUS ransomware evades antivirus and exploits VPN flaws to hack networks

By Deeba Ahmed CACTUS ransomware operators target large-scale commercial organizations with double extortion to steal sensitive data before encryption. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CACTUS ransomware evades antivirus and exploits VPN flaws to hack networks...

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,...

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...

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...

23 Android apps caught leaking sensitive data of 100 million users

By Deeba Ahmed The massive data leak occurred due to misconfigured cloud services used by Android apps with millions of downloads. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 23 Android apps caught leaking sensitive data of 100 million users...

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...

2021 and Emerging Cybersecurity Threats

By Owais Sultan Here are some of the emerging cybersecurity threats of 2021 and some steps you can take to keep the organization safe: This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 2021 and Emerging Cybersecurity Threats...

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...

Russian hacker pleads guilty to planting malware in Tesla Gigafactory

By Waqas The hacker Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov traveled from Russia to the US in an attempt to recruit Tesla employees to exfiltrate data and extort the company. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian hacker pleads guilty to planting malware in Tesla Gigafactory...

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...

Misconfigured baby monitors exposing video stream online

By Habiba Rashid A vulnerability in baby monitors due to their misconfiguration could potentially allow dangerous parties to have access to the camera’s video stream. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Misconfigured baby monitors exposing video stream online...

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...

Zoom web client flaw could’ve let hackers crack meetings passcode

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerability, if exploited, would have affected millions of Zoom users worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zoom web client flaw could've let hackers crack meetings passcode...

Top celebrities data at risk after REvil ransomware hits famous law firm

By Sudais Asif Currently, 756 GB of data at risk is at risk due to the REvil ransomware attack... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top celebrities data at risk after REvil ransomware hits famous law firm...

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...

500 Google Chrome extensions found to be spreading malware

By Sudais Asif Recently, it has been found out that over 500 Google Chrome extensions were collecting user data and using it for malicious purposes. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 500 Google Chrome extensions found to be spreading malware...

Programmer hacks his attacker; releases decryption keys for Mushtik ransomware

By Sudais "Hey guys, I hacked back this criminal and got the whole database with Mushtik ransomware keys." The last laugh - it's something that everyone would like to have. Turns out, a German programmer by the name of Tobias Fromel had it in a very dramatic fashion. It all started when he was...

Hacker gets $30,000 for reporting hack Instagram account flaw

By Waqas The flaw allowed anyone with knowledge of brute force attack to hack Instagram accounts without raising any suspicion. How to hack Instagram account? This is something that every Tom, Dick, and Harry wants to know since with over a billion users, Instagram is the world's largest photo an...

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. ...

Malware hits Freelancers at Fiverr and Freelancer.com

By Waqas Unfortunately, unsuspected freelancers are falling for the malware scam. Fiverr and Freelancer.com are two of the most popular websites for freelancers and clients looking for skilled professionals. Currently, both sites have millions of registered users from hundreds of countries and th...

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...

Chinese hackers stole 614 gigabytes of US Navy’s anti-ship missile data

By Waqas In January and February 2018, the computers belonging to a U.S. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese hackers stole 614 gigabytes of US Navy's anti-ship missile data...

Bytecoin cryptocurrency mining malware found in Ubuntu Snap Store

By Uzair Amir A Github user going by the handle of "Tarwirdur" recently This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bytecoin cryptocurrency mining malware found in Ubuntu Snap Store...

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...

Intel removes remote keyboard app for Android rather than fixing its flaws

By Uzair Amir Critical Flaws in Intel’s Remote Keyboard App for Android Lead This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Intel removes remote keyboard app for Android rather than fixing its flaws...

Hackers compromise AOL advertising platform to mine cryptocurrency

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Trend Mirco have discovered that This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers compromise AOL advertising platform to mine cryptocurrency...

US Cops Using Dead Suspects’ Fingerprints to Unlock iPhones

By Waqas Believe it or not but in the US, police are This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Cops Using Dead Suspects’ Fingerprints to Unlock iPhones...

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...