Chinese hackers accessed NSA hacking tools before Shadow Brokers leak

By Ryan De Souza Chinese hackers then used NSA’s hacking tools and technology to target American allies. Symantec researchers have discovered that in 2016, Chinese intelligence managed to repurpose hacking tools used by the National Security Agency NSA and exploit them to attack American private...

Watch: Hackers send explicit messages to riders on hacked e-scooters

By Uzair Amir Lime believes that hackers somehow managed to swap the audio files on eight of the e-scooters. Lime, a Brisbane-based scooter manufacturer, has been testing its E-Scooters on the streets of Brisbane but sadly, the gadgets are in the news for all the wrong reasons. Reportedly, eight...

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...

Prowli malware takes over 40,000 devices worldwide for Monero mining

By Waqas According to a newly released report, a malicious crypto-mining and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Prowli malware takes over 40,000 devices worldwide for Monero mining...

Sonic & Ultra signals can be used to crash Windows, Linux & hard drives

By Waqas It is quite common to have crashed hard drives, which This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sonic & Ultra signals can be used to crash Windows, Linux & hard drives...

Popular VPNs Leaking Your Real IP Address Through WebRTC Leak

By Waqas Paolo Stagno, an Italian security researcher using the online moniker This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular VPNs Leaking Your Real IP Address Through WebRTC Leak...

Equifax reveals additional 2.4 million users impacted from 2017 breach

By Waqas It looks like the nightmare for Equifax users is far from This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Equifax reveals additional 2.4 million users impacted from 2017 breach...

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...

Best Encrypted Email Services for 2018

By Waqas The year 2017 is gone but the hunt for the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Best Encrypted Email Services for 2018...

Equifax Website Hacked To Deliver Malware-bearing Flash Update

By Waqas In May 2017, the website of renowned credit reporting service This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Equifax Website Hacked To Deliver Malware-bearing Flash Update...

The Pirate Bay Caught Secretly Running Cryptocurrency Miner Again

By Waqas In September 2017, we reported that The Pirate Bay TPB was running This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay Caught Secretly Running Cryptocurrency Miner Again...

BlueBorne Bluetooth Flaw Affects Millions of Smartphones, IoT and PCs

By Waqas A Palo Alto based Internet of Things IoT security company This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlueBorne Bluetooth Flaw Affects Millions of Smartphones, IoT and PCs...

Man gets 25 years for hacking lottery computers and winning $2.2 million

By Waqas In April 2015, it was reported that Eddie Raymond Tipton, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man gets 25 years for hacking lottery computers and winning $2.2 million...

Autistic Man Hacked Sports Direct Website To Get Employment

By Uzair Amir The retail giant Sports Direct’s website went down for 30m This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Autistic Man Hacked Sports Direct Website To Get Employment...

Researchers Encode Physical DNA with Malware To infect Computers

By Waqas When DNA was synthesized, nobody had thought that it could This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers Encode Physical DNA with Malware To infect Computers...

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...

Cl0p Ransomware Strikes Deloitte, Company Refutes Breach

By Waqas In a message on its dark web breach blog, Cl0p Ransomware claims that The company Deloitte doesn't care about its customers; it ignored their security. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cl0p Ransomware Strikes Deloitte, Company Refutes Breach...

Choosing a web hosting service that’s right for your business

By Owais Sultan Web hosting problems can have a significant impact on how your business is perceived, even large corporations are subject to such failures. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Choosing a web hosting service thats right for your business...

‘Optical Adversarial Attack’ uses low-cost projector to trick AI

By Sudais Asif In the latest, we have another piece of research that deals with strikingly similar details but incorporating the trickery of Artificial Intelligence AI. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Optical Adversarial Attack uses low-cost projector to trick AI...

Why your remote employees may underperform? Top 10 problems

By Owais Sultan Organizing remote work is a challenge for any business owner. Read on to find workable strategies to maximize the output of your distributed team. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why your remote employees may underperform? Top 10 problems...

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...

Interpol arrests Moroccon hacker over global phishing, malware scam

By Waqas The hacker, "Dr. Hex" is accused of defacing websites, carrying out phishing attacks and malware campaigns. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Interpol arrests Moroccon hacker over global phishing, malware scam...

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...

Facebook blocks Signal from using ads to show Instagram data collection

By Habiba Rashid Signal attempted to use the Facebook ad program to show how much data is being collected by Instagram to push targeted ads and got banned. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook blocks Signal from using ads to show Instagram data collection...

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...

U.S. DOJ warns of fake unemployment benefit websites stealing data

By Habiba Rashid The United States Justice Department has warned of fake unemployment benefit websites aiming at the personal data of Americans. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: U.S. DOJ warns of fake unemployment benefit websites stealing data...

IT Security firm Qualys extorted by Clop gang after data breach

By Waqas Qualys has confirmed that the Clop ransomware gang is behind the cyber attack that exploited Accellion exploit. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: IT Security firm Qualys extorted by Clop gang after data breach...

The Most Commonly Hacked Smart Home Tech

By Waqas There are over 7 billion IoT devices and a big number is vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Here are the most commonly hacked smart home tech. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Most Commonly Hacked Smart Home Tech...

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...

SolarWinds supply chain attack affected 250 organizations

By Deeba Ahmed According to a report, the SolarWinds attack has impacted over 250 organizations, including government agencies and private businesses. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds supply chain attack affected 250 organizations...

Facebook bug exposed email addresses of Instagram users

By Deeba Ahmed According to the researcher, the private information of Instagram users was just a DM away. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook bug exposed email addresses of Instagram users...

5 essential steps needed to set up a secure e-commerce website

By Owais Sultan Here are a few tips for getting your business set up as an e-commerce provider and transferring previous face-to-face clients into digital sales. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 essential steps needed to set up a secure e-commerce website...

The Most Common API Vulnerabilities

By Uzair Amir API has become essential for online business, and anything essential quickly becomes a target for malicious actors. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Most Common API Vulnerabilities...

How much does a data breach cost? + How to prevent it (Best practices)

By Waqas By some estimates, close to 30 percent of businesses in the United States will experience a data breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How much does a data breach cost? + How to prevent it Best practices...

Hundreds of Uber Eats User records leaked on Dark Web

By Zara Khan User records of Uber Eats, an American online food ordering service, have been leaked by... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundreds of Uber Eats User records leaked on Dark Web...

New malware tool can steal files from airgapped PCs using USBs

By Sudais Asif The malware reveals the growing capabilities of cybercriminals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware tool can steal files from airgapped PCs using USBs...

Database of dark web host with 7600 websites leaked by KingNull

By Sudais Asif The dark web hosting firm known as Daniel's Hosting was under cyber attacks since 2018. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database of dark web host with 7600 websites leaked by KingNull...

db8151dd breach- Contact management firm leaks 22 million emails

By Waqas Another day, another data breach - This one is called "db8151dd." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: db8151dd breach- Contact management firm leaks 22 million emails...

Adult streaming site CAM4 leaks 7 TB of data with 11 billion records

By Waqas The adult streaming site CAM4 has leaked 7 terabytes of data containing 10.88 billion records... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Adult streaming site CAM4 leaks 7 TB of data with 11 billion records...

Nintendo accounts hacked: 160,000 accounts accessed by hackers

By Waqas Nintendo suffered a massive data breach in which upto 160,000 Nintendo accounts were accessed by hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nintendo accounts hacked: 160,000 accounts accessed by hackers...

US charges 4 Chinese military hackers over 2017 Equifax breach

By Waqas The US government has charged four Chinese military officials over 2017's massive Equifax breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US charges 4 Chinese military hackers over 2017 Equifax breach...

Owner of DDoS mitigation firm launched DDoS attacks on others

By Waqas The owner of Cybersecurity firm BackConnect turned from cyber defender to cyber criminal... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Owner of DDoS mitigation firm launched DDoS attacks on others...

10 Key Tips for Hiring a Web Design Company

By Uzair Amir Rather than just that random Google search, it would be best to utilize your professional network to discover a web design company. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 10 Key Tips for Hiring a Web Design Company...

All You Need To Know For External Hard Drive Recovery

By Uzair Amir Prevention is better than cure, so before getting started with discussing the methods for external hard drive recovery, it is better first to address the causes and things you need to avoid before starting the recovery process. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post...

8chan down after Cloudflare & hosting firms boots it off

By Uzair Amir Cloudflare's decision came hours after it was reported that 8chan has been linked to three recent mass shootings in the United States. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 8chan down after Cloudflare & hosting firms boots it off...

Pro-PewDiePie messages appear on hacked Wall Street Journal website

By Waqas The official website of the Wall Street Journal was hacked earlier today after unknown hackers defaced it with messages in support of PewDiePie Felix Kjellberg, the most widely followed YouTuber. The hackers left a deface page along with a message on the domain partners.wsj.com that WSJ...

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...

Hamas hacked smartphones of over 100 IDF soldiers

By Waqas IDF blames Palestinian hackers for spying on its soldiers with This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hamas hacked smartphones of over 100 IDF soldiers...