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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ESET MDR vs Sophos MDR: Compared Time to discover and respond to a threat

A detailed ESET MDR vs Sophos MDR comparison covering tiers, response speed, coverage, threat intelligence, pricing, and breach warranties to help you choose...

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...

Cyqur Launches A Game-Changing Data Encryption and Fragmentation Web Extension

By Owais Sultan The web extension, patented in the U.S. and U.K., is now available for pre-order in a limited, pre-sale event. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyqur Launches A Game-Changing Data Encryption and Fragmentation Web Extension...

Watch out Android users as Joker malware is back on Play Store

By Deeba Ahmed In the past three years, the Joker malware has made headlines quite frequently by invading applications available on Google Play Store. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch out Android users as Joker malware is back on Play Store...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Generation Z least likely to share their location data with government

By Habiba Rashid The study reveals which generation is comfortable with sharing their location data and which is not under any circumstances. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Generation Z least likely to share their location data with government...

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...

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...

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...

World’s Largest Private Torrent Site Filelist.ro Seized

By Deeba Ahmed Romania Seizes Domain of the World’s Largest Private Torrent Site Filelist.ro... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: World’s Largest Private Torrent Site Filelist.ro Seized...

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...

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...

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...

Bodybuilding.com suffers data breach; issues password reset for all users

By Uzair Amir Bodybuilding.com will contact all former and current users - The website has over seven million registered users. The world-renowned fitness platform Bodybuilding.com has suffered a data breach in which personal data of registered users has been accessed. The breach was identified i...

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...

NASA suffers data breach – Staff’s personal data stolen

By Waqas Another day, another data breach - This time, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA has suffered a data breach in which personal data of the agency's employees have been stolen. In a notification obtained by SpaceRef, the data breach was identified on October 23rd, 2018...

Vlogger loses $2M in cryptocurrency during YouTube live stream

By Uzair Amir Ian Balina is a well-known, sponsored YouTube blogger or rather This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vlogger loses $2M in cryptocurrency during YouTube live stream...

Google Shuts Down URL Shortening Service & Acquires GIF Search Platform

By Waqas Google's URL shortening service goo.gl has been shut down while the company has This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Shuts Down URL Shortening Service & Acquires GIF Search Platform...

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...

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...

World’s largest child porn site was run by police for undercover op

By Carolina Dark web is home to explicit and illegal content including child This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Worlds largest child porn site was run by police for undercover op...

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...

Night Vision Enabled Security Cameras Secretly Transfer Your Data

By Waqas A team of researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Night Vision Enabled Security Cameras Secretly Transfer Your Data...

Trove of Private Military Contractor Job Applicants Exposed Online

By Waqas Another day another trove of data goes public This This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Trove of Private Military Contractor Job Applicants Exposed Online...

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...

Polish Kidnapper Tried Selling British Model on Dark Web

By Carolina We have heard about Dark Web marketplace asking for funds This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Polish Kidnapper Tried Selling British Model on Dark Web...

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...

Colonial Pipeline Denies Breach by RANSOMEDVC Ransomware Group

By Waqas Third-Party Data Breach Suspected in Online Files Linked to Colonial Pipeline. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Colonial Pipeline Denies Breach by RANSOMEDVC Ransomware Group...

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...

New Linux kernel memory corruption bug causes full system compromise

By Waqas Researchers dubbed it a "straightforward Linux kernel locking bug" that they exploited against Debian Buster's 4.19.0.13-amd64 kernel. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Linux kernel memory corruption bug causes full system compromise...

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...

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...

Threat actors using Google Docs exploit to spread phishing links

By Habiba Rashid Cybercriminals have started employing a new phishing attack that abuses the popularity of Google Drive and Docs to bypass security filters. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Threat actors using Google Docs exploit to spread phishing links...

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...

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...

A hacker claims to be selling sensitive data from OTP generating firm

By Habiba Rashid A hacker appears to be selling sensitive data they claim to have stolen from an OTP-generating company. Here's what we know so far! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A hacker claims to be selling sensitive data from OTP generating firm...