DoppelPaymer ransomware hits SpaceX, Tesla & Boeing’s parts manufacturer

By Deeba Ahmed According to security researchers, DoppelPaymer Ransomware is a relatively new file-encrypting and data-stealing malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DoppelPaymer ransomware hits SpaceX, Tesla & Boeing's parts manufacturer...

PhotoSquared app leaks photos & home addresses of 100,000s of users

By Waqas Another day, another data breach putting user data at risk - This time, PhotoSquared. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: PhotoSquared app leaks photos & home addresses of 100,000s of users...

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...

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...

Kali Linux 2020.1 released – Download now

By Sudais Asif Kali Linux 2020.1 is out. Download now and explore the endless world of hacking. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kali Linux 2020.1 released - Download now...

How safe is business data stored in third-party supplier websites?

By Uzair Amir For any modern business, the data that they hold is among their most valuable assets. Whether it is data about customers or about the business itself... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How safe is business data stored in third-party supplier websites?...

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...

10 Typical Mistakes in Scientific Research Paper Writing

By Owais Sultan To help you to improve the quality of your scientific research paper writing, we’ve compiled a list of ten typical mistakes found in scientific research paper writing. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 10 Typical Mistakes in Scientific Research Paper Writing...

Hacker deletes entire student newspaper website of University of Ottawa

By Uzair Amir A hacker or simply call them a cyber criminal hacked into the independent student newspaper of the University of Ottawa uOttawa "The Fulcrum" and ended up deleting the entire website early Sunday morning. The Fulcrum has been serving the University of Ottawa since 1942 while the...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London

By Uzair Amir The United States is now requesting the United Kingdom to extradite Julain Assange. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, 47, has been arrested by Met Police from the embassy of Ecuador in London after seven years of refuge over a now dropped case of sexual assault. The arrest took plac...

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...

Black Friday Scams: Shop Safely with These Tips

By Carolina Black Friday is just around the corner and here's how you can protect yourself from Black Friday Scams. All the shopaholics around the globe are gearing up for availing the best deal for their bucks. People wait for Black Friday the entire year because, on this day, all the retail...

Researchers demonstrate how to unlock Tesla wireless key fobs in 2 seconds

By Waqas Vulnerabilities and security flaws in vehicle security systems aren’t as surprising for us as it is that even the most renowned car manufacturers aren’t able to provide consumers with fool-proof systems. Wired reports that Tesla recently fixed a vulnerability in the security systems of i...

Update your devices: New Bluetooth flaw lets attackers monitor traffic

By Waqas The Bluetooth flaw also opens door to a man-in-the-middle attack. The IT security researchers at Israel Institute of Technology have discovered a critical security vulnerability in some implementations of the Bluetooth standard in which not all the parameters involved are appropriately...

IBM fixes flaw that let hackers replace its serverless code with their own

By Waqas This is the first publicly-disclosed vulnerability in a serverless platform. Experts at IBM The International Business Machines Corporation have patched a critical vulnerability in its Cloud Functions which if exploited could allow remote malicious hackers to replace company's serverless...

WannaCry hero charged with creating Kronos banking malware

By Waqas The 23-year-old cybersecurity expert, Marcus Hutchins @Malwaretech on Twitter, who This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WannaCry hero charged with creating Kronos banking malware...

Sensitive myPersonality App Data of Millions of Facebook Users Exposed

By Carolina According to a startling new report, the University of Cambridge has This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sensitive myPersonality App Data of Millions of Facebook Users Exposed...

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...

Gay dating app Grindr shared user HIV & location data with third-parties

By Waqas Grindr shared personal, HIV and geolocation-related data with two of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gay dating app Grindr shared user HIV & location data with third-parties...

How to delete your Facebook data in bulk with this Chrome extension

By Waqas If you are planning to delete your Facebook account it This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to delete your Facebook data in bulk with this Chrome extension...

3-month old flaw in iPhone camera app takes users to phishing sites

By Waqas Last week it was reported that there were a bunch This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3-month old flaw in iPhone camera app takes users to phishing sites...

Hacker compromised user data & illegally used car sharing service 33 times

By Waqas A 37-year old IT security researcher and self-confessed computer hacker This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker compromised user data & illegally used car sharing service 33 times...

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...

New Vulnerability Exploits Antivirus Programs to Install Malware

By Waqas It is common notion that antivirus software keeps our computers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Vulnerability Exploits Antivirus Programs to Install Malware...

Reaper malware outshines Mirai; hits millions of IoT devices worldwide

By Waqas Last year the world was startled when Mirai malware managed This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Reaper malware outshines Mirai; hits millions of IoT devices worldwide...

British Intelligence Knew WannaCry Hero Would be Arrested by FBI

By Waqas By now you might be aware of Marcus Hutchins, the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: British Intelligence Knew WannaCry Hero Would be Arrested by FBI...

7 More Chrome Extensions Hacked via Phishing Scam

By Waqas Google Chrome Extensions on the Radar of Cybercriminals of late- This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 7 More Chrome Extensions Hacked via Phishing Scam...

Nigerian Man Hacked Thousands of Global Oil & Gas and Energy Firms

By Uzair Amir The IT security researchers at CheckPoint cyber security firm headquartered in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nigerian Man Hacked Thousands of Global Oil Gas and Energy Firms...

HBO accidentally aires upcoming episode 6 of Game of Thrones

By Carolina HBO accidentally aires upcoming Episode 6 of Game of Thrones; This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: HBO accidentally aires upcoming episode 6 of Game of Thrones...

Wikileaks reveals pandemic malware for Windows developed by the CIA

By Jahanzaib Hassan In its latest release as part of the Vault 7 series, WikiLeaks has apparently leaked a document which consists information regarding a new malware dubbed Pandemic, which is another CIA-built hacking tool. According to the document: Today, June 1st, 2017, WikiLeaks publishes...

Broadcom Advises Urgent Patch for Severe VMware vCenter Server Vulnerabilities

Critical security vulnerabilities CVE-2024-37079, CVE-2024-37080, CVE-2024-37081 found in VMware vCenter Server! Patch immediately to safeguard virtual environments from remote code execution & privilege escalation attacks...

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...

CutOut.Pro AI Tool Data Breach: Hacker Leak 20 Million User Info

By Waqas In an exclusive statement to Hackread.com, CutOut.Pro denied the breach and labeled the leak as a 'clear scam.' This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CutOut.Pro AI Tool Data Breach: Hacker Leak 20 Million User Info...

Apple Issues Device Updates to Patch Critical Vulnerability

By Waqas The software vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-37450, has raised concerns due to its potential for arbitrary code execution. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple Issues Device Updates to Patch Critical Vulnerability...

New YTStealer Malware is Hijacking YouTube Channels

By Deeba Ahmed YTStealer is a new info-stealer on the block targeting YouTube content creators to steal authentication tokens and take… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New YTStealer Malware is Hijacking YouTube Channels...

Hacker steals govt database with info of entire Argentine population

By Deeba Ahmed Reportedly, the database also contains personal information of Argentinian President Alberto Fernández, football superstars Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker steals govt database with info of entire Argentine population...

Indian call center seized over Amazon hacking scam against US citizens

By Deeba Ahmed The call center ran a fake Amazon technical support call center in South Delhi - Now, 26 of its "employees" have been arrested. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indian call center seized over Amazon hacking scam against US citizens...

Kaseya issues patches for vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed Kaseya VSA has released patches for 3 critical vulnerabilities exploited by the REvil ransomware gang in ransomware attack earlier this month. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaseya issues patches for vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attack...

The Threat of Ransomware on the Rise in 2021

By Waqas Did you know the first reported instances of ransomware attacks date back to 1989 and they were levied against the healthcare industry? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Threat of Ransomware on the Rise in 2021...

4 Ways For Employees To Distinguish Phishing Attacks

By Waqas It’s vital that employees are taught about the different types of phishing attacks and that they are aware of what to look out for. Let's dig further. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4 Ways For Employees To Distinguish Phishing Attacks...

Top Japanese dating app Omiai hacked; 1.71 million users at risk

By Habiba Rashid Hackread.com can confirm that threat actors on several hacker forums are already hunting for stolen Omiai database. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top Japanese dating app Omiai hacked; 1.71 million users at risk...

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...

How chat platforms are using Machine Learning for content moderation?

By Uzair Amir More and more online services are using Machine Learning ML, the method of data analysis that will automate the building of analytical mode. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How chat platforms are using Machine Learning for content moderation?...

REvil ransomware gang hits Apple supplier Quanta; warns of data leak

By Waqas REvil ransomware gang claims to be negotiating with 3rd-parties to sell the alleged stolen data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: REvil ransomware gang hits Apple supplier Quanta; warns of data leak...

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...

Android users hit by banking trojan in 10 Play Store apps

By Deeba Ahmed Another day, another Android banking trojan caught targeting unsuspecting users but this time it does it from Play Store without any prevention. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android users hit by banking trojan in 10 Play Store apps...

Gootloader exploits websites via SEO to spread ransomware, trojans

By Deeba Ahmed Researchers have warned that Gootloader campaigns generally target users in the US, Germany, France, and South Korea. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gootloader exploits websites via SEO to spread ransomware, trojans...

Hundred thousand Spotify accounts leaked in credential stuffing attack

By Saad Rajpoot Spotify has suffered its second credential stuffing attack in three months. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundred thousand Spotify accounts leaked in credential stuffing attack...

Hack the US Army for good with ‘Hack The Army’ bug bounty program

By Sudais Asif For now, only those with invitation can join the new bug bounty program. Here's what we know so far and what to expect. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hack the US Army for good with Hack The Army bug bounty program...