Hackers exploiting vulnerable routers to drop malicious “WHO” COVID-19 app

By Sudais Asif In the wake of the Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, we've seen cybercriminals take full advantage and launch different attacks as we covered them recently on HackRead.com. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers exploiting vulnerable routers to drop...

Hackers are exploiting critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange server

By Deeba Ahmed State-sponsored hackers are trying to exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange email servers, which Microsoft already patched in February. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers are exploiting critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange server...

Did Saudi Crown Prince use Israeli spyware to hack Jeff Bezos’s iPhone?

By Waqas According to the UN high commissioner for human rights, Bezos’s iPhone was hacked using NSO Group’s spyware called... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Did Saudi Crown Prince use Israeli spyware to hack Jeff Bezos’s iPhone?...

How to Ship Your Ecommerce Goods At Lightning Speed

By Uzair Amir Want better results for your Ecommerce store? Here are some well-rounded tips on how you can ship faster and more expediently while spending less money. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Ship Your Ecommerce Goods At Lightning Speed...

This iPhone charging cable can compromise your device & steal data

By Sudais "O.MG" - your iPhone charging cable is no longer safer. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: This iPhone charging cable can compromise your device & steal data...

Facebook and Instagram are down around the world

By Carolina Facebook says it's aware of the situation and trying to fix the issue. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook and its subsidiary company Instagram. Yes, Facebook and Instagram have been hit by a worldwide service outage forcing both platforms to go offline...

Authorities seize 15 popular DDoS-for-hire websites

By Waqas Authorities have seized and shut down 15 popular DDoS-for-hire websites used by cybercriminals for revenge and DDoS distributed denial of service attacks on private individuals as well as businesses including online gaming giants, email service providers and hosting sites. The operation...

These Chrome extensions & Android apps collect your Facebook data

By Waqas The data collection is not limited to Facebook but also This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: These Chrome extensions & Android apps collect your Facebook data...

Yahoo hacker involved in 500 million accounts breach jailed for 5 years

By Carolina The same hacker was once known as "international hacker-for-hire." Karim Baratov, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Yahoo hacker involved in 500 million accounts breach jailed for 5 years...

Tracking firm caught leaking realtime location data of US Mobile users

By Waqas Location tracking firm "LocationSmart" has been caught putting the physical This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tracking firm caught leaking realtime location data of US Mobile users...

Police bust drug dealers using fingerprint from a WhatsApp photo

By Waqas A WhatsApp photo of drug dealer's hand carrying ecstasy tablets This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police bust drug dealers using fingerprint from a WhatsApp photo...

Two Latest Cyber Security Threats & How To Protect Against Them

By Ryan De Souza Cyber security is undoubtedly the backbone of any online businesses - This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Two Latest Cyber Security Threats & How To Protect Against Them...

Mainstream Live Chat widgets leaking personal details of employees

By Waqas According to the findings of Project Insecurity researchers Cody Zacharias This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mainstream Live Chat widgets leaking personal details of employees...

How to Keep Your Customers Safe Online – 2018

By Waqas Internet safety is a key concern both professionally and personally This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Keep Your Customers Safe Online - 2018...

Download Kali Linux from Microsoft Store and use on Windows 10

By Waqas You can now download Kali Linux and install it on This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Download Kali Linux from Microsoft Store and use on Windows 10...

World’s Largest DDoS Attack: US Firm Suffers 1.7 Tbps of DDoS Attack

By Waqas Last week we reported on the world's largest DDoS attack This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: World's Largest DDoS Attack: US Firm Suffers 1.7 Tbps of DDoS Attack...

Flight Sim Lab installed Chrome passwords stealer in piracy check tool

By Waqas Flight Simulator Lab is caught secretly installing a software which This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flight Sim Lab installed Chrome passwords stealer in piracy check tool...

5 Proven Cyber Security Certifications That Will Boost Your Salary in 2018

By Alex Bennett Looking for which cyber security certifications you should get your This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Proven Cyber Security Certifications That Will Boost Your Salary in 2018...

Samsung is working on producing cryptocurrency mining chips

By Uzair Amir Samsung cryptocurrency mining chips called application-specific integrated circuits ASICs will This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Samsung is working on producing cryptocurrency mining chips...

Uber dismissive about security flaw that lets hackers bypass its 2FA

By Waqas Uber has no plans to fix a critical security flaw This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Uber dismissive about security flaw that lets hackers bypass its 2FA...

There is a Pre-Installed Backdoor in OnePlus 5, 3 and 3T Devices

By Waqas If you are using OnePlus 5, 3 or its 3T model, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: There is a Pre-Installed Backdoor in OnePlus 5, 3 and 3T Devices...

Millions of PornHub users affected by a year long malvertising campaign

By Waqas The quote where there is pleasure there is pain is This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Millions of PornHub users affected by a year long malvertising campaign...

Medical Records and Sensitive Data of 150,000 US Patients Exposed

By Uzair Amir Its another day with yet another Amazon Web Services AWS This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Medical Records and Sensitive Data of 150,000 US Patients Exposed...

Israeli Firm Offering WiFi Interception Service to Law Enforcement Agencies

By Waqas Israel has some most advanced surveillance tools industry and at the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Israeli Firm Offering WiFi Interception Service to Law Enforcement Agencies...

Chinese Bitcoin Trading Exchange Blames User For Losing $3M

By Waqas Popular Chinese Bitcoin Trading Exchange Denies Hacking Rumors And Blames This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Bitcoin Trading Exchange Blames User For Losing $3M...

CCleaner Software Hacked with Backdoor; 2 Million Users Infected

By Waqas Hackers have illegally modified Avast-owned CCleaner by establishing a backdoor This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CCleaner Software Hacked with Backdoor; 2 Million Users Infected...

How to Remove Ads from Android Apps

By Owais Sultan Before you scroll down please note: The app used in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Remove Ads from Android Apps...

Vault 7: CIA’ Dumbo Project Hijacking Webcams and Microphones

By Waqas The Vault7 saga is far from over, and every passing This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vault 7: CIA’ Dumbo Project Hijacking Webcams and Microphones...

AI Can Forge Documents in Minutes – “Looks Right” Is No Longer Enough

Generative AI is making document fraud faster and harder to spot, pushing security teams to verify provenance, signatures and file integrity at intake securely...

Ransomware Surge Hits US Healthcare: AOA, DaVita and Bell Ambulance Breached

AOA, DaVita, and Bell Ambulance hit by ransomware in 2025. Over 245K affected as hackers steal patient data,…...

Chained Exploits, Stolen VPN Access: Hackers Target Ivanti Users Despite Patches

By Deeba Ahmed Zero-Day Nightmare: CVE-2024-21893 Exploits Surge in Attacks on Ivanti Products. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chained Exploits, Stolen VPN Access: Hackers Target Ivanti Users Despite Patches...

OwnCloud “graphapi” App Vulnerability Exposes Sensitive Data

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-49103 and declared critical with a CVSS v3 Base Score 10. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OwnCloud "graphapi" App Vulnerability Exposes Sensitive Data...

OSINT Tool ‘Illicit Services’ Shuts Down Amidst Exploitation Concerns

By Waqas The owner and administrator of the Illicit Services OSINT Tool cites the rise in illegitimate activities and exploitation as reasons for closure. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OSINT Tool Illicit Services Shuts Down Amidst Exploitation Concerns...

Israeli firm Kape Technologies buys ExpressVPN raising privacy concerns

By Waqas Kape Technologies is an Israeli cybersecurity firm that has bought ExpressVPN for $936 million. However, its users are now flipping out. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Israeli firm Kape Technologies buys ExpressVPN raising privacy concerns...

Hackers posed as aerobics instructors in malware attack on defense contractors

By Deeba Ahmed Iranian hackers used social media platforms especially Facebook to target employees of an aerospace defense contractor to steal their login credentials. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers posed as aerobics instructors in malware attack on defense...

Spanish telecom giant MasMovil hit by Revil ransomware gang

By Waqas Revil ransomware gang is claiming to have downloaded databases and other important data belonging to the MasMovil group. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Spanish telecom giant MasMovil hit by Revil ransomware gang...

New tool lets teens report, remove their nude photos online

By Deeba Ahmed Teens can now report their explicit content through a tool that can be termed as a positive initiative against revenge and child abuse content. An online tool has been developed to help those young people who want to remove their nude images, whether or not they have been...

Baby clothing giant Carter’s exposed trove of shoppers data

By Waqas Carter’s failure to implement proper authentication protocols on the store’s parcel tracking pages exposed data and shoppers to scams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Baby clothing giant Carter’s exposed trove of shoppers data...

Avaddon hackers steal SIM card data from Telstra service provider

By Waqas Hackread.com can confirm that hackers from the Avaddon ransomware gang are claiming to have gained access to “tens of thousands” of SIM cards. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Avaddon hackers steal SIM card data from Telstra service provider...

Play Store apps plagued with malware have 700,000 downloads

By Deeba Ahmed Another day, another Android malware found in apps downloaded more than half a million times from Google Play Store. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Play Store apps plagued with malware have 700,000 downloads...

SolarWinds hackers accessed source code of Azure, Exchange, Intune

By Deeba Ahmed The US has blamed Russia for attacks carried out by SolarWinds hackers. Here's what Microsoft has revealed about the recent development. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds hackers accessed source code of Azure, Exchange, Intune...

LodaRAT Windows malware now hunting Android devices

By Deeba Ahmed Dubbed LodaRAT, the trojan was equipped with credential-stealing capabilities earlier, but now it is eyeing Android users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LodaRAT Windows malware now hunting Android devices...

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...

Warning as hackers breach MFA to target cloud services

By Deeba Ahmed According to CISA, it has verified one of the users had their account breached even though they were using "proper multi-factor authentication MFA." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Warning as hackers breach MFA to target cloud services...

Cyber criminals leak Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data

By Waqas The leaked vaccine data is now circulating on hacker forums including Russian-speaking ones. Here's what was leaked and some exclusive screenshots. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber criminals leak Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data...

REvil hackers to leak photos of plastic surgery patients after massive hack

By Waqas The latest victim of REvil hackers aka Sodinokibi group is The Hospital Group based in Manchester, England. A Manchester, England-based prominent cosmetic and weight loss specialist The Hospital Group has suffered a ransomware attack carried out by REvil hackers. As a result, hackers hav...

Dark Web’s only Finnish language market Sipulimarket seized

By Deeba Ahmed Finnish authorities were able to take down Sipulimarket with support from Polish authorities and Europol. Here's what the marketplace illegally sold. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web’s only Finnish language market Sipulimarket seized...

Hackers using Pastebin commands to spread njRAT (Bladabindi) trojan

By Deeba Ahmed njRAT was developed in .NET. It is a common Trojan used for remotely hijacking the key functions of a compromised device. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers using Pastebin commands to spread njRAT Bladabindi trojan...

Vertafore data ereach exposes license details of 27.7M Texas drivers

By Deeba Ahmed Vertafore claims the incident resulted from human error since the data was stored on an unprotected external storage service. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vertafore data ereach exposes license details of 27.7M Texas drivers...

New AWS phishing scam steals credentials via fake AWS notification

By Waqas The latest AWS phishing scam puts millions of customers at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New AWS phishing scam steals credentials via fake AWS notification...