6-year-old Moodle flaw exposed millions to account takeover attack

By Habiba Rashid The vulnerability affected students and teachers on Moodle worldwide - Here's how dangerous the vulnerability was. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 6-year-old Moodle flaw exposed millions to account takeover attack...

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...

Gab hacked – DDoSecrets leak profiles, posts, DMs, passwords online

By Habiba Rashid In total, DDoSecrets has leaked 70 GB worth of sensitive data belonging to registered Gab users. Here's what Hackread.com can confirm. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gab hacked - DDoSecrets leak profiles, posts, DMs, passwords online...

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...

Security Perspective: Why Do 90% of Traders Fail?

By Owais Sultan A couple of years ago, there were already close to 14 million traders all over the globe. It may come as surprising - most of them fail. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Security Perspective: Why Do 90% of Traders Fail?...

Malware service operators arrested; offered antivirus bypassing tools

By Deeba Ahmed The malware encryption service run by a Romanian duo helped hackers embed malicious code in legit software to bypass antivirus tools. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware service operators arrested; offered antivirus bypassing tools...

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...

Researcher uploaded spyware on official Fitbit store

By Sudais Asif The researcher took advantage of the Fitbit gallery which allows developers to submit apps that enhance the functionality of the core app. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher uploaded spyware on official Fitbit store...

US claims disrupting 3 cryptocurrency campaigns run by terror groups

By Sudais Asif A total of 300 cryptocurrency accounts, 4 websites, and 4 Facebook pages with... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US claims disrupting 3 cryptocurrency campaigns run by terror groups...

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...

Tokopedia hacked – Login details of 91 million users sold on dark web

By Waqas Another day, another data breach - This time hackers have targeted Tokopedia and stole login data of 91 million user accounts. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tokopedia hacked - Login details of 91 million users sold on dark web...

Latest iOS Text Bomb Bug Crashing iPhones with Sindhi Characters

By Deeba Ahmed The latest Apple mobile OS version iOS 13.4.1 has a text bomb bug that forces the device Mac, Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad to crash. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Latest iOS Text Bomb Bug Crashing iPhones with Sindhi Characters...

Dark web data center in former NATO bunker seized for hosting child porn

By Waqas Authorities raided and seized a massive data bunker called “Cyberbunker 2.0” used by dark web criminals to run drugs, explicit child content. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web data center in former NATO bunker seized for hosting child porn...

Hackers can break into Android devices by sending a text

By Sudais In the latest, researchers from Check Point have discovered vulnerabilities in certain Android-based phones including the likes of Samsung, Huawei, Sony, and LG which allows attackers to access your information. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can break...

Effective Way to Download Youtube Playlist

By Uzair Amir How to download YouTube playlist? Here are 3 quick options! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Effective Way to Download Youtube Playlist...

New AI tool aims to make CAPTCHA a thing of the past

By Waqas Text-based options for verification purposes on websites and other digital forums are going to be a thing of the past, that too, pretty soon. So, get ready to identify objects like cars, parks, and storefronts form CAPTCHA image grids. CAPTCHA is the abbreviation for Completely Automated...

Private data of more than 82 million US citizens left exposed

By Uzair Amir Misconfigured ElasticSearch Servers Exposed Private Data of over 82 Million Users. A warning has been issued by Bob Diachenko, a HackenProof security researcher informing users in the US that around 73 gigabytes of data is identified in a “regular security audit” of publicly...

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...

Chinese surveillance chips found in servers used by US technology giants: Report

By Waqas This can be one of one of the largest corporate spying and hardware hacking campaigns ever launched by a nation-state. Bloomberg has revealed in its recently published report that a nation-state has launched a significant supply chain attack. It is believed to be one of the largest...

Hackers steal $60 million from Japan’s Zaif cryptocurrency exchange

By Waqas Zaif is the 35th largest cryptocurrency exchange by turnover. Hackers have stolen a whopping $60 million 6.7 billion yen worth of cryptocurrency from Zaif, the 35th largest cryptocurrency exchange dealing in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Monacoin. The exchange is owned by Tech Bureau, Corp...

Brazilian Crypto exchange hacked; private data of over 264,000 users exposed

By Waqas A Brazilian firm Crypto exchange Atlas has become a victim of a security breach and over 264,000 users’ email addresses, phone numbers, and cryptocurrency amount related information might have been leaked. The news of data hack was reported firstly by a YouTube channel in Brazil called...

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...

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...

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...

DNA testing website MyHeritage hacked; 92 million user accounts stolen

By Waqas MyHeritage, an Israeli DNA, and genealogy website has suffered a massive This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DNA testing website MyHeritage hacked; 92 million user accounts stolen...

Mind-Reader Headset Transfers Your Thoughts On Screen with 90% Accuracy

By Carolina MIT Media Lab researchers call it AlterEgo headset. Though it sounds This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mind-Reader Headset Transfers Your Thoughts On Screen with 90% Accuracy...

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...

Phishing scam: Italian football club tricked into sending out €2m to crooks

By Waqas Another day, another phishing scam - This time apparently the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Phishing scam: Italian football club tricked into sending out €2m to crooks...

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...

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...

Chrome OS Will Soon Start Supporting Linux Applications

By Uzair Amir We do know that there is a deep underlying connection This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chrome OS Will Soon Start Supporting Linux Applications...

Hackers Exploite Tegra Chipset Flaw to Run Linux OS on Nintendo Switch

By Waqas The exploit is unpatched putting Nintendo Switch devices at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Exploite Tegra Chipset Flaw to Run Linux OS on Nintendo Switch...

Hackers use Google Ads to steal $50 million of Bitcoin

By Waqas Another day, another Bitcoin scam - This time it abuses Google This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers use Google Ads to steal $50 million of Bitcoin...

Sound Waves can Help Hackers Disrupt Functions of Hard Disk Drives

By Waqas Hard Disk Drives HDDs are most commonly used storage components This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sound Waves can Help Hackers Disrupt Functions of Hard Disk Drives...

Massive Trove of Sensitive ‘Accenture’ Data Exposed Online

By Uzair Amir On September 17th, 2017, Chris Vickery, director of Cyber Risk This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Massive Trove of Sensitive Accenture Data Exposed Online...

3 vulnerable WordPress plugins affecting 21,000 websites

By Waqas 21,000 Websites Affected after Exploiting of Three WordPress Plugins Zero-day This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3 vulnerable WordPress plugins affecting 21,000 websites...

The Pirate Bay Caught Running Cryptocurrency Mining Script

By Waqas In 2015, it was reported that uTorrent was secretly installing This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay Caught Running Cryptocurrency Mining Script...

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...

HBO hackers leak episodes for Insecure and Curb Your Enthusiasm

By Carolina It looks like for now there is no end to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: HBO hackers leak episodes for Insecure and Curb Your Enthusiasm...

GoDaddy bans neo-nazi DailyStormer website

By Waqas GoDaddy Inc. Internet domain registrar and web hosting giant have This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GoDaddy bans neo-nazi DailyStormer website...

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...

What Are Dark Web Search Engines and How to Find Them?

By Waqas Let’s take a closer look at what a dark web search engine is, how to find them and… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What Are Dark Web Search Engines and How to Find Them?...

Major ransomware attack cripples largest gas pipeline in the US

By Habiba Rashid A massive ransomware attack on one of the largest gas pipelines in the US, Colonial Pipeline, led it to be shut down on Friday. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Major ransomware attack cripples largest gas pipeline in the US...

Unpatched MS Exchange servers hit by cryptojacking malware

By Waqas Threat actors are looking for vulnerable, unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers and installing cryptocurrency mining malware on them. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Unpatched MS Exchange servers hit by cryptojacking malware...

Microsoft Exchange server, Teams, Zoom, Chrome pwned at Pwn2Own

By Waqas This year, Pwn2Own will have an automotive category as well, mainly for hacking Tesla cars. Participants will be offered $600,000 and a vehicle. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Exchange server, Teams, Zoom, Chrome pwned at Pwn2Own...

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...

New variant of MassLogger Trojan stealing Chrome, Outlook data

By Waqas MassLogger was originally discovered in April 2020 but now it has been updated to target Windows devices to steal Chrome and MS Outlook data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New variant of MassLogger Trojan stealing Chrome, Outlook data...

Man jailed after attempting to buy 3-year-old girl on dark web

By Waqas The Notorious Dark Web Pedophile is a New Zealand national going by the name of Aaron Hutton. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man jailed after attempting to buy 3-year-old girl on dark web...

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...

Facebook bug exposed identity of page admin using group doc feature

By Sudais Asif The bug was reported to Facebook under its bug bounty program after which the researcher was awarded $5,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook bug exposed identity of page admin using group doc feature...