Experts concerned over emergence of new Android banking trojan S.O.V.A.

By Waqas Researchers have identified a new Android banking trojan called S.O.V.A. being advertised on a Russian hacker and cybercrime forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Experts concerned over emergence of new Android banking trojan S.O.V.A...

Influence of technology on gaming industry

By Habiba Rashid With easy access to games and the internet, technology allowed millions around the world to enjoy gaming as a shared interest and activity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Influence of technology on gaming industry...

Hackers already claiming to have sold Domino’s, Air India databases

By Waqas Hackers behind Domino’s India alleged data breach have created an online search engine where anyone can search for victims' data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers already claiming to have sold Domino’s, Air India databases...

Chrome on Android will alert, fix your compromised password

By Deeba Ahmed Whenever you need to check for stolen passwords on supported applications or websites, Google Assistant will enable a Change Password button. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chrome on Android will alert, fix your compromised password...

GitHub Will Now Support Security Keys for SSH Git Operations

By Deeba Ahmed To prevent account takeover in SSH Git operations, GitHub has now added support for security keys. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub Will Now Support Security Keys for SSH Git Operations...

Leaky database exposes fake Amazon product reviews scam

By Deeba Ahmed The database contained 7GB worth of data including fake Amazon reviews and PayPal email addresses of scammers among other sensitive data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Leaky database exposes fake Amazon product reviews scam...

Facebook ads used in spreading Facebook Messenger phishing scam

By Waqas So far, the phishing scam has targeted users in 80 countries. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook ads used in spreading Facebook Messenger phishing scam...

Fake LinkedIn job offers scam spreading More_eggs backdoor

By Waqas According to researchers, threat actors are using zip files to trick LinkedIn users into executing the Moreeggs backdoor. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake LinkedIn job offers scam spreading Moreeggs backdoor...

Windows-Only 7-Zip now Available for Linux

By Waqas 7-Zip is now available on Linux as a command-line utility. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Windows-Only 7-Zip now Available for Linux...

Threat actors hijacking Bitbucket and Docker Hub for Monero mining

By Waqas According to researchers, both developer resources were also targeted last year for Monero mining but now the campaign has resurfaced. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Threat actors hijacking Bitbucket and Docker Hub for Monero mining...

US charges 3 North Korean hackers for extorting $1.3+ billion

By Deeba Ahmed One of the hackers was also charged in 2018 for playing a role in the Sony Pictures hacking and WannaCry ransomware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US charges 3 North Korean hackers for extorting $1.3+ billion...

Hackers Targeting Apple’s M1 Chip with Mac Malware

By Waqas Ex-NSA researcher has discovered malware that is equipped with anti-analysis capabilities and designed to specifically target Apple's new chip. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Targeting Apples M1 Chip with Mac Malware...

Why you should never use free a VPN

By Sudais Asif Almost every major free VPN service is a glorified data farm that collects information and shares it with advertisers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why you should never use free a VPN...

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...

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...

Hacker steal $24M, returnes $2.5M to DeFi protocol Harvest Finance

By Deeba Ahmed Harvest Finance is now offering $100,000 as a bug bounty program to identify the hacker. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker steal $24M, returnes $2.5M to DeFi protocol Harvest Finance...

Ransomware attack on health tech firm disrupted COVID-19 medical trials

By Waqas Philadelphia-based Health Tech eResearchTechnology ERT Firm Suffered Ransomware Attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware attack on health tech firm disrupted COVID-19 medical trials...

Nasty malware duo pre-installed on thousands of cheap Android phones

By Zara Khan The pre-installed Triada and xhelper malware have so far carried out a total of 19.2 million suspicious transactions. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nasty malware duo pre-installed on thousands of cheap Android phones...

Iranian hackers used RDP to hit businesses with Dharma ransomware

By Waqas The hackers using Dharma ransomware are "far behind the level of sophistication of big-league Iranian APTs." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian hackers used RDP to hit businesses with Dharma ransomware...

TikTok collected MAC addresses for Android phones against Google’s ToS

By Zara Khan TikTok also collected unique identifiers and sent them to Byte Dance, its parent company. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TikTok collected MAC addresses for Android phones against Googles ToS...

240 top Microsoft Azure-hosted subdomains hacked to spread malware

By Waqas UNESCO, Red Cross, Siemens, Xerox, and 3M, etc. are also... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 240 top Microsoft Azure-hosted subdomains hacked to spread malware...

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...

Minted confirms data breach as Shiny Hunters sell its database

By Deeba Ahmed The group of hackers ShinyHunters is behind Minted breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Minted confirms data breach as Shiny Hunters sell its database...

The Increasing Need For Application Security During COVID-19

By Sudais Asif Application security is the implementation of measures that can... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Increasing Need For Application Security During COVID-19...

New malware Ramsay can steal data from air-gapped computers

By Sudais Asif We've seen the use of air-gapped computers rise... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware Ramsay can steal data from air-gapped computers...

E-commerce firm StorEnvy hacked; 1.5m plain-text accounts leaked

By Waqas StorEnvy database is being dumpled on a hacker forum for free download. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: E-commerce firm StorEnvy hacked; 1.5m plain-text accounts leaked...

EA Sports down – Gaming giant hit by massive DDoS attacks

By Waqas The DDoS attack has affected EA Sport's Origin platform which lets customers purchase and playing video games. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: EA Sports down - Gaming giant hit by massive DDoS attacks...

Hacker defaces Escrow.com by hacking GoDaddy employee’s account

By Sudais Asif If you are aware of what Escrow.com is, you may also know how huge this cyber attack is. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker defaces Escrow.com by hacking GoDaddy employee's account...

How to Tell if a Website Has Been Compromised

By Uzair Amir One of the worse things that can happen if your website has been compromised is your clients’ data being stolen. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Tell if a Website Has Been Compromised...

Man uses 99 smartphones to cause traffic jam on Google Maps

By Sudais Asif He took 99 smartphones running the Google Maps app and then asked someone to roam them on the streets of Berlin. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man uses 99 smartphones to cause traffic jam on Google Maps...

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...

FBI uses PlayStation to bust large scale drug deal

By Waqas Who could have imagined PlayStation helping help FBI to bust large scale drug deals and putting culprit in court? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI uses PlayStation to bust large scale drug deal...

Unsecured database leaks phone numbers of 419 million Facebook users

By Sudais The unsecured database contained 133 million records from the US, 18 million in the UK and 50 million in Vietnam - All from Facebook users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Unsecured database leaks phone numbers of 419 million Facebook users...

Dark Web hacker selling 126M accounts stolen from new data breaches

By Waqas A dark web hacker going by the online handle of "Gnosticplayers" is selling a massive trove of user data stolen after compromising websites of several popular companies. The data which amounts to over 126 million accounts includes emails and passwords, etc. and is currently available on...

Russia launched Triton malware to sabotage Saudi petrochemical plant

By Waqas A few days ago it was reported that a new malware called GreyEnergy has been targeting high-profile industrial and energy sector with espionage and fingers were pointed at Russian hackers. Now, it has been revealed that Petrochemical plants in Saudi Arabia have been on the radar of...

Hackers steal millions of customers’ data from Adidas US website

By Carolina Another day, another data breach - Adidas believes hackers did This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal millions of customers' data from Adidas US website...

Ransomhack; a new attack blackmailing business owners using GDPR

By Waqas Hackers are threatening companies to leak stolen user data online This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomhack; a new attack blackmailing business owners using GDPR...

Malicious Chrome & Edge extension drops backdoor and spy on users

By Waqas Trend Micro researchers have identified malicious Google Chrome and Microsoft This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malicious Chrome & Edge extension drops backdoor and spy on users...

Visa card payment network goes down across Europe

By Waqas You are not alone; Visa payment network is down across This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Visa card payment network goes down across Europe...

Data of millions of Japanese sold on underground hacking forums

By Waqas A cybercriminal operating from outside China was found to be This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data of millions of Japanese sold on underground hacking forums...

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...

Securus lets cops perform real-time cellphone tracking of US Mobile Users

By Waqas We all are well-aware of the pervasive ways governments employ This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Securus lets cops perform real-time cellphone tracking of US Mobile Users...

Malicious Chrome extensions found stealing data with cryptomining malware

By Waqas Nigelthorm malware targets both Windows and Linux based devices. Using malware This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malicious Chrome extensions found stealing data with cryptomining malware...

iPhone crackers GrayShift become victim of extortion after code Leak

By Waqas GrayKey's code snippets recently appeared online and an unknown party was This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhone crackers GrayShift become victim of extortion after code Leak...

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...

Northern Irish Parliament Hit by Brute Force Attack

By Carolina The email service at the Northern Ireland Parliament, Stormont has This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Northern Irish Parliament Hit by Brute Force Attack...

Lenovo removes backdoor present in networking switches since 2004

By Waqas Engineers at Chinese firm Lenovo have identified a backdoor in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lenovo removes backdoor present in networking switches since 2004...

YouTube terminated its own channel “Citizentube” for multiple or severe violations

By Waqas In April 2007, YouTube launched its official channel on the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube terminated its own channel Citizentube for multiple or severe violations...

Misconfigured Amazon S3 Buckets Exposed US Military’s Social Media Spying Campaign

By Waqas UpGuard’s security researcher Chris Vickery has discovered three misconfigured AWS This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Misconfigured Amazon S3 Buckets Exposed US Military’s Social Media Spying Campaign...

Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attack

By Waqas In September 2017, the IT security researchers at Armis found eight This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attack...