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...

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 crack Final Fantasy XV Windows edition before its launch

By Uzair Amir For gaming fans, the release of Final Fantasy XV for This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers crack Final Fantasy XV Windows edition before its launch...

MS Word Maybe Used for Cryptojacking Attacks

By David Balaban Cryptojacking JavaScript can be launched in Word documents - New This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: MS Word Maybe Used for Cryptojacking Attacks...

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...

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...

13-year-old Japanese Kid Caught Selling Malware

By Carolina It is no surprise that malware attacks are increasing and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 13-year-old Japanese Kid Caught Selling Malware...

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...

Svpeng Android Banking Trojan Tweaked with Keylogger Feature

By Waqas With every passing day and every single hack attack, hackers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Svpeng Android Banking Trojan Tweaked with Keylogger Feature...

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...

Airborne Drones can be hijacked using $15 BBC’ Micro:bit

By Uzair Amir Security Expert Showed Way of ‘Weaponizing the BBC Micro Bit’ This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Airborne Drones can be hijacked using $15 BBC Micro:bit...

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...

Canon Printer Drivers Flaw Could Let Hackers Run Malicious Code

A critical vulnerability CVE-2025-1268 in Canon printer drivers allows remote code execution. See which drivers are affected, how to patch them...

DeepSeek AI Leaks Over a Million Chat Logs and Sensitive Data Online

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, exposed sensitive data by leaving a database open. Wiz Research found chat logs, keys, and backend details accessible...

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,...

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...

Hackers used macOS 0-days to bypass privacy features, take screenshots

By Deeba Ahmed Apple has also issued patches for macOS Catalina, iOS, Mojave, watchOS, iPad, and the Safari browser security loopholes. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers used macOS 0-days to bypass privacy features, take screenshots...

Authorities seize world’s biggest dark web child abuse site

By Waqas The dark web site called "BoysTown" had over 400,000 active users. - Here's how many people have been arrested and what the site hosted. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities seize world’s biggest dark web child abuse site...

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...

Hackers exploiting critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet VPN – FBI-CISA

By Deeba Ahmed According to CISA and the FBI, advanced persistent threat APT nation-state actors are exploiting known vulnerabilities in the Fortinet FortiOS. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers exploiting critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet VPN - FBI-CISA...

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?...

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...

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...

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...

Infamous cybercrime, carding market Joker’s Stash is shutting down

By Waqas The world's largest digital carding marketplace Joker's Stash to shut down its operations from February 15, 2021. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Infamous cybercrime, carding market Jokers Stash is shutting down...

Clop ransomware hits Software AG, demands $20 million+ ransom

By Waqas Software AG, a German tech giant had its helpdesk and internal communication systems disrupted after the Clop ransomware attack. Over the weekend, Germanys second-largest tech firm Software AG suffered a ransomware attack. The company had to shut down many of its internal systems...

845GB of sensitive explicit data on niche dating apps users exposed online

By Waqas The breach took place due to misconfigured AWS Bucket. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 845GB of sensitive explicit data on niche dating apps users exposed online...

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...

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...

Top 10 Best Writing Tools

By Owais Sultan Should We Use Writing Tools to Improve Our Work? Yes, if you run a website or do anything online involving typing. Here are the 10 best writing tools. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top 10 Best Writing Tools...

Database with 1.2 billion people’s data leaked online without password

By Sudais In total, the database was home to over 4 terabytes of data sitting in plain sight for public access. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database with 1.2 billion people's data leaked online without password...

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...

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...

FaceTime bug exposes live audio & video before recipient picks call

By Waqas FaceTime bug is exposing calls and videos - Here's how to disable FaceTime until this issue is fixed. According to reports, there is a major bug in iPhone FaceTime’s video calling function that lets users hear audio from the call even before the recipient has accepted the video call...

Feds charge 2 Iranian hackers behind SamSam ransomware attacks

By Waqas The United States Department of Justice has charged two Iranian nationals with allegedly developing and using SamSam ransomware against their targets in the United States and Canada to carry out computer hacking and extortion scheme from Iran. Both Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, 27 and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

HR software firm suffers massive data breach after malware attack

By Waqas The Australia-based SaaS provider firm PageUp has confirmed discovering ‘unusual This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: HR software firm suffers massive data breach after malware attack...

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...

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 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...

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...

Magento sites hacked with cryptominers & credential stealing malware

By Waqas At least 1,000 Magento based websites including shops have been This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Magento sites hacked with cryptominers & credential stealing malware...

Smart home devices can be hacked within minutes through Google search

By Waqas The Internet of Things IoT devices, especially smart home devices, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smart home devices can be hacked within minutes through Google search...

Unprotected AWS Bucket Exposes 50.4 GB of Financial Giant’s Data

By Waqas Another day, another AWS Bucket exposed to the public - This This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Unprotected AWS Bucket Exposes 50.4 GB of Financial Giant's Data...

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...