Facebook ads dropped malware posing as Clubhouse app for PC

By Deeba Ahmed Upon clicking the ad, the user is taken to a fake Clubhouse app website that looks quite authentic but its download link drops malware. Last year, in two separate incidents hackers abused Facebook ads to phish 615,000 account credentials. Then, the infamous Ragnar Locker ransomware...

MangaDex Hacked- Site Goes Offline until Further Notice

By Deeba Ahmed Manga reader MangaDex has gone offline after a malicious threat actor gained unauthorized access to its developer and administrator accounts. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: MangaDex Hacked- Site Goes Offline until Further Notice...

5G Promises to Increase Adoption of Cryptocurrency Investing

By Owais Sultan Blockchain has been efficient in supporting cryptocurrency alone, but its combination with 5G will greatly enhance cryptocurrency mining. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5G Promises to Increase Adoption of Cryptocurrency Investing...

Cl0p ransomware gang hits Aviation giant Bombardier, leaks sensitive data

By Waqas The Cl0p ransomware gang has leaked sensitive data belonging to Bombardier on its official website on the dark web accessible through Tor. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cl0p ransomware gang hits Aviation giant Bombardier, leaks sensitive data...

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...

5 cases when ethical hackers saved companies from devastating hacks

By Habiba Rashid Ethical hackers are the good guys in the cybersecurity industry - Here are 5 instances where these hackers have rescued companies from cyberattacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 cases when ethical hackers saved companies from devastating hacks...

Livecoin crypto exchange shuts down after losing domain to hackers

By Waqas The decision comes after Livecoin claims its servers were hacked and taken over by attackers in December 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Livecoin crypto exchange shuts down after losing domain to hackers...

Microsoft reveals hackers viewed its source code

By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft confirmed that viewing source code doesn’t elevate the risk. Here's what happened and what Mircosoft said about the attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft reveals hackers viewed its source code...

New skimmer attack uses fake credit card form to steal data

By Sudais Asif The unique aspect of this attack is that WebSockets is used instead of other methods such as HTML tags to extract the information needed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New skimmer attack uses fake credit card form to steal data...

Hacker finds ex-Aussie PM’s passport number using his Instagram post

By Sudais Asif The Prime Minister in the discussion is Tony Abbott whose Instagram post of his boarding pass allowed a hacker to dig deep. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker finds ex-Aussie PMs passport number using his Instagram post...

Personal data of 12 million Facebook users exposed online

By Sudais Asif Another day, another Facebook breach! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Personal data of 12 million Facebook users exposed online...

Dark Web hackers publish 200GB of Toll Group’s stolen corporate data

By Deeba Ahmed The trend of targeting companies with ransomware then leaking on the dark web is increasing. In the latest, Toll group is the victim. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web hackers publish 200GB of Toll Group’s stolen corporate data...

Hackers breach Ghost blogging platform to mine cryptocurrency

By Waqas The popular open-source blogging platform Ghost has suffered a security breach in which hackers attempted to mine cryptocurrency on... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers breach Ghost blogging platform to mine cryptocurrency...

Google & Microsoft launch tools to address Coronavirus outbreak

By Deeba Ahmed Google's Coronavirus tool is called COVID-19 risk screening and testing while Microsoft calls it Bing COVID Tracker. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google & Microsoft launch tools to address Coronavirus outbreak...

Hackers exploiting vulnerability in smart doors to launch DDoS attacks

By Waqas Smart door and building access control systems are currently the top targets of hackers to launch DDoS attacks distributed denial-of-service attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers exploiting vulnerability in smart doors to launch DDoS attacks...

US Military Bans TikTok over privacy concerns

By Waqas No more cringy TikTok videos for the American military? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Military Bans TikTok over privacy concerns...

Names & Phone numbers of 267 million Facebook users exposed

By Waqas Another day, another data breach putting the privacy of hundreds of millions of Facebook users at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Names & Phone numbers of 267 million Facebook users exposed...

Clones of popular Ad blockers caught ad frauding millions of Chrome users

By Waqas If you are using these two Ad Blockers we suggest removing from your browser right now or be home to extensive ongoing ad fraud. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Clones of popular Ad blockers caught ad frauding millions of Chrome users...

Change your password: Docker suffers breach; 190k users affected

By Uzair Amir Microsoft says its official Microsoft images hosted in Docker Hub have not been compromised. The company behind Docker, a computer program developed to manage operating-system-level virtualization has announced that it has suffered a data breach and as a result, one of Docker Hub...

“BreedReady” database of 1.8m Chinese women surfaced online

By Waqas Another day, another data breach; this time, Victor Gevers, a Dutch security researcher from GDI Foundation has discovered a publically exposed database containing a massive trove of highly sensitive data of millions of Chinese women. According to Gevers, the database which is open for...

PlayStation Classic hacked to become platform-free console

By Uzair Amir Retro remake consoles are the preferred targets of hackers and their latest victim is Sony’s PlayStation Classic. According to reports, the security of PlayStation Classic is substantially affected by weak cryptography and this is why prominent console hackers including madmonkey190...

GreyEnergy: New malware targeting energy sector with espionage

By Waqas After BlackEnergy, critical infrastructure around the world is among key targets of the new malware called GreyEnergy. In its recent research, ESET has revealed details of a new group of cybercriminals dubbed as GreyEnergy, which seems to be the replacement of BlackEnergy APT group. The...

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...

How to know if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica?

By Waqas Did Cambridge Analytica had access to your Facebook data? This new This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to know if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica?...

US government seizes classified advertising website Backpage

By Waqas Backpage was once the second largest classified advertising site after This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US government seizes classified advertising website Backpage...

Android Malware in QR Reader apps on Play Store downloaded 500k times

By Waqas Another day, another Android malware - This time the malware This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android Malware in QR Reader apps on Play Store downloaded 500k times...

9 Iranian hackers charged with hacking universities & stealing secrets

By Waqas The US Justice Department charged nine Iranian nationals with allegedly This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 9 Iranian hackers charged with hacking universities & stealing secrets...

Hacker Adrian Lamo who tipped off FBI about Chelsea Manning dies at 37

By Waqas Adrian Lamo, a hacker who was once in the news This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker Adrian Lamo who tipped off FBI about Chelsea Manning dies at 37...

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...

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...

Critical macOS Sierra disk image flaw leads to data loss

By Uzair Amir Apple and its much-hyped APFS or Apple File System have This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical macOS Sierra disk image flaw leads to data loss...

New IoT Botnet DoubleDoor Bypass Firewall to Drop Backdoor

By Waqas A new Internet of Things IoT botnet campaign dubbed as This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New IoT Botnet DoubleDoor Bypass Firewall to Drop Backdoor...

Security flaw in Moto G5 Plus allows anyone to bypass lockscreen

By Waqas A critical security flaw or bug in Motorola Moto G5 Plus This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Security flaw in Moto G5 Plus allows anyone to bypass lockscreen...

CloudFlare Boots Off Torrent Site For Using Cryptocurrency Miner

By Waqas CloudFlare says sites running mining code without notifying users are considered to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CloudFlare Boots Off Torrent Site For Using Cryptocurrency Miner...

Hackers can identify if you are using sex toys and exploit them

By Carolina Smart Sex Toys Can Be Switched On/Off and Exploited Remotely This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can identify if you are using sex toys and exploit them...

Instagram hacked; data of top celebrities stolen and traded

By Waqas Facebook owned Instagram said that unknown hackers have exploited a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Instagram hacked; data of top celebrities stolen and traded...

Sarahah App Uploads Your Contacts List on Unidentified Server

By Waqas Sarahah is a new app that is gaining popularity among This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sarahah App Uploads Your Contacts List on Unidentified Server...

2025’s Top OSINT Tools: A Fresh Take on Open-Source Intel

Check out the top OSINT tools of 2025, an updated list featuring the best free and paid open-source…...

CISA Urges Patching Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability (CVE-2023-24955)

By Deeba Ahmed Critical Microsoft SharePoint Flaw Exploited: Patch Now, CISA Urges! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA Urges Patching Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability CVE-2023-24955...

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...

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...

Minecraft declared the most malware-infected game

By Waqas According to new research by Atlas VPN, Minecraft related malware infected 44,335 devices while Kaspersky antivirus software detected 300,000 malware cases. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Minecraft declared the most malware-infected game...

Hacker selling alleged stolen 100 million T-Mobile customer data for $200

By Waqas The hacker claims to have hacked T-Mobile's production, development, and staging servers around two weeks back, including its Oracle database server. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker selling alleged stolen 100 million T-Mobile customer data for $200...

5 must-try user flow diagramming tools for UX designing 2021

By Uzair Amir Want to come up with a smooth user flow diagram for your website or app? Then find out about the best user flow and flowchart creation tools in this guide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 must-try user flow diagramming tools for UX designing 2021...

Microsoft issues emergency patch to fix PrintNightmare vulnerability

By Waqas Microsoft is urging customers to "install these updates immediately" and protect their PCs against the widely exploited PrintNightmare vulnerability. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft issues emergency patch to fix PrintNightmare vulnerability...

6 official Python repositories plagued with cryptomining malware

By Deeba Ahmed Six malicious typosquatting packages in the official Python programming language’s PyPI repository are found laced with cryptomining malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 6 official Python repositories plagued with cryptomining malware...

EU to Launch Bloc-wide Rapid Response Joint Cyber Unit

By Deeba Ahmed The task force is quite similar to Washington’s ransomware task force, but the EU’s version will coordinate with authorities across the bloc. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: EU to Launch Bloc-wide Rapid Response Joint Cyber Unit...

Hacker selling DDOS-Guard database, source code, pirate sites data

By Waqas It is time for anti-piracy groups to rejoice as the database of DDoS-Guard is reportedly on sale on a hacking forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker selling DDOS-Guard database, source code, pirate sites data...

A UK recruitment firm exposed sensitive applicants data for months

By Habiba Rashid The company was informed about the exposed data in December 2020 but it only responded and secured the data in March 2021. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A UK recruitment firm exposed sensitive applicants data for months...

A simple guide to keeping customers safe on your website

By Waqas For advice on how to implement proper security measures, below is a guide for keeping customers safe while they’re on your website. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A simple guide to keeping customers safe on your website...