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 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...

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...

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...

GitHub Announces Blocking Google’s FLoC

By Deeba Ahmed GitHub has announced that it is adding an HTTP header which is a move that would block Google's FLoC. Here's the code. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub Announces Blocking Googles FLoC...

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...

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...

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...

Malicious Chrome, Edge extensions manipulating Google search results

By Waqas According to Avast, these extensions affected 3 million users worldwide. Here's what we know so far and which extensions were involved. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malicious Chrome, Edge extensions manipulating Google search results...

Facebook Messenger bug allowed callers to listen unattended calls

By Sudais Asif The bug was reported by a member of the Bug Hunting Team of Google's Project Zero named Natalie Silvanovich. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook Messenger bug allowed callers to listen unattended calls...

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...

XCSSET Malware targets macOS by infecting Xcode developer projects

By Zara Khan The entry point of XCSSET malware is still unknown to researchers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: XCSSET Malware targets macOS by infecting Xcode developer projects...

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...

Scammers using voicemail email phishing scam to steal data

By Waqas Scammers are taking advantage of COVID-19 pandemic to spread a voicemail email phishing scam. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scammers using voicemail email phishing scam to steal data...

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...

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...

Coronavirus Tracking App is ransomware; locks phones for ransom

By Waqas A website has been found tricking users into downloading a Coronavirus tracking app on their Android phones which in reality is ransomware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Coronavirus Tracking App is ransomware; locks phones for ransom...

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...

New Android banking botnet ‘Geost’ hits thousands of devices

By Sudais The botnet was basically composed of numerous Android phones which were were infected by getting them to download malicious applications. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android banking botnet 'Geost' hits thousands of devices...

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...

2018’s Biggest Security Breaches and What to Worry about in 2019

By David Balaban The clock ticking its way to midnight. On New Year’s Eve, a lot of people hope only the best things will happen in 2019. There were though plenty of things to complain about last year. One of the biggest issues seemed to be the massive amount of security breaches involving digita...

16-year old compromised Apple networks to steal GBs of sensitive data

By Waqas Generally, Apple Inc. is believed to be very strict and reliable in matters pertaining to cyber-security. Its servers are regarded as virtually unhackable. Perhaps, this reputation is a result of the fact that Apple Inc. hasn’t suffered massive data breaches to date. But, the image of...

Road navigation systems can be spoofed using $223 equipment

By Waqas Researchers from a number of renowned institutions including Virginia Tech, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Microsoft Research have concluded that it is possible to spoof GPS signals and send people in the wrong direction. The ironic part is that such an...

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...

Popular Chrome VPN extensions are leaking your DNS data

By Waqas Last month, HackRead reported how tons of popular VPN Virtual Private This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular Chrome VPN extensions are leaking your DNS data...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Woman scammed for $60,000 through fake Police website

By Waqas With every passing day, cybercriminals are getting sophisticated in their This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Woman scammed for $60,000 through fake Police website...

NSA rocked after The Shadow Brokers Breach

By Waqas National Security Agency or the NSA as we know it This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NSA rocked after The Shadow Brokers Breach...

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...

Researchers bought MacBook for $1 using critical vulnerabilities

By Waqas Why buy expensive MacBook Pro when you can get it This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers bought MacBook for $1 using critical vulnerabilities...

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...

Hacker Claims Twilio’s SendGrid Data Breach, Selling 848,000 Records (UPDATED)

This article has been updated with a statement from a Twilio spokesperson in response to Hackread.com's request. A statement from the hacker has also been added claiming that the data is authentic...

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...

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...

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...

Google Argentina domain bought by a random citizen for $5

By Deeba Ahmed A random Argentinian bought the official Google Argentina domain for just $5 and as a result, the site was offline in the country for hours. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Argentina domain bought by a random citizen for $5...

Facebook removes 100s of accounts for spreading iOS, Android malware

By Waqas The hackers were using malware campaigns to target iOS and Android devices used by Uyghurs living outside China including journalists. Facebook has removed accounts of hackers possibly backed by the Chinese government for targeting Uyghur community members living abroad. According to...