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...

Teen monitoring app exposes plaintext Apple ID passwords of its users

By Uzair Amir A popular teen monitoring app has become a victim of a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Teen monitoring app exposes plaintext Apple ID passwords of its users...

StalinLocker ransomware: Put unlock code or say goodbye to your data

By Waqas StalinLocker ransomware gives victim ten minutes to put the code This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: StalinLocker ransomware: Put unlock code or say goodbye to your data...

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...

Thousands of Android apps for kids are secretly tracking their activities

By Waqas Have you ever noticed you are talking about a product This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Thousands of Android apps for kids are secretly tracking their activities...

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...

iTunes will no longer work on old PCs & 1st Generation Apple TV

By Carolina iTunes will stop working on millions of devices as of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iTunes will no longer work on old PCs & 1st Generation Apple TV...

Tinder flaw exposes user swipe, match and photos to strangers

By Waqas Tinder is an online dating app that was launched in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tinder flaw exposes user swipe, match and photos to strangers...

DDoS attacks on Sweden’ Transport Agencies Delay Train Service

By Waqas The official website of Transportstyrelsen, Swedens Transport Agency STA came under This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DDoS attacks on Sweden Transport Agencies Delay Train Service...

37K Chrome Users Tricked into Downloading Fake Adblock Plus Extension

By Waqas For those who use Adblock Plus alongside with Google Chrome web This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 37K Chrome Users Tricked into Downloading Fake Adblock Plus Extension...

Locky ransomware campaign launched 20M attacks in a single day

By Uzair Amir Another ‘Aggressive’ Locky ransomware campaign launched with 20 million attacks This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Locky ransomware campaign launched 20M attacks in a single day...

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...

A $500 Device can Crack iPhone 6 and 7 Passcodes within Minutes

By Uzair Amir If you remember the FBI paid millions of dollars to Israeli This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A $500 Device can Crack iPhone 6 and 7 Passcodes within Minutes...

Blizzard Entertainment hit by massive DDoS attack

By Agan Uzunovic The web servers of Blizzard Entertainment have suffered a series of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Blizzard Entertainment hit by massive DDoS attack...

Man Accidentally Destroyed Production Database on First Day of His Job

By Waqas We all make mistakes, but some mistakes are fatal ending up with devastating consequences just like one of those Amazon engineers whos typo error caused a major service outage worldwide. But then theres this man /cscareerthrowaway567 who recently posted on Reddit explaining that he...

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...

AccuKnox Wins Best AI Startup Award for Enterprise Agentic AI Security at BSides Bangalore

Bangalore, India, 22nd July 2026, CyberNewswire...

GitLost: GitHub’s AI Agent Tricked Into Leaking Private Repository Data

Noma Labs details GitLost, a prompt injection flaw that made GitHub's AI agent expose private repo data through a crafted public issue and guardrail failures...

Reaper macOS Infostealer Abuses Script Editor to Steal Crypto and Passwords

Threat actors are deploying an updated SHub Stealer variant named Reaper that exploits the native macOS Script Editor to bypass OS-level protections and compromise cryptocurrency assets...

Hackers Use Excel Exploit to Hide XWorm 7.2 in JPEG Files, Hijack PCs

A new phishing campaign is spreading XWorm 7.2 via malicious Excel files, hiding the malware in Windows processes, and using AES encryption to steal passwords and Wi-Fi keys...

WinRAR Zero-Day CVE-2025-8088 Exploited to Spread RomCom Malware

Critical WinRAR flaw CVE-2025-8088 exploited by Russia-linked hackers to spread RomCom malware, update to version 7.13 now to…...

Police Seize Dark Web Shop Pygmalion, Access User Data from 7K Orders

German police seized the dark web shop Pygmalion, gaining access to customer data linked to over 7,000 drug…...

DNS Tunneling Used for Stealthy Scans and Email Tracking

By Deeba Ahmed Hackers are hiding malicious messages in everyday internet traffic! Learn how DNS tunneling works and how to protect yourself from this sneaky cyberattack. Stop hackers from scanning your network and tracking your clicks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DNS...

IntelBroker Hacker Leaks Alleged HSBC & Barclays Bank Data

By Waqas Hackers claim to have breached a third-party contractor of HSBC and Barclays, stealing sensitive data including database files, source code, and more. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: IntelBroker Hacker Leaks Alleged HSBC & Barclays Bank Data...

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...

Anonymous Sudan Claims London Internet Exchange Attack Over Yemen Strikes

By Deeba Ahmed Anonymous Sudan is a pro-Russia hacktivist group, and their emergence aligns with the rise of other pro-Russian cyber actors since the beginning of the Ukraine war. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous Sudan Claims London Internet Exchange Attack Over...

Hackers Claim Major Data Breach at Smart WiFi Provider Plume

By Waqas Plume has not confirmed the data breach but has acknowledged that the company is aware of the claims made by hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Claim Major Data Breach at Smart WiFi Provider Plume...

Advantages of a Cloud VPS Server

By Owais Sultan A Cloud VPS Virtual Private Server is a virtualized instance of a physical server hosted in the cloud, offering scalable computing resources and the ability to run applications and services independently, providing flexibility and cost-effectiveness. This is a post from HackRead.c...

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...

The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver

By Deeba Ahmed The hackers from the infamous BlackCat ransomware gang also known as ALPHV have claimed to have stolen 80GB of data from Reddit. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver...

DarkBERT: Enhancing Cybersecurity Efforts on the Dark Web

By Habiba Rashid DarkBERT is based on the RoBERTa architecture and leverages the power of AI to navigate the dark web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DarkBERT: Enhancing Cybersecurity Efforts on the Dark Web...

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...

Pegasus Airlines Leaked 6.5TB of Data in AWS S3 Bucket Mess Up

By Waqas Pegasus Airlines is a Turkey-based low-cost airline that exposed Electronic Flight Bag EFB data to the public including… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pegasus Airlines Leaked 6.5TB of Data in AWS S3 Bucket Mess Up...

Anonymous leaks more EPIK host data; ‘larger than previous leak’

By Waqas According to Anonymous, the EPIK data leak involves bootable disk images, API tokens, over 500,000 private keys, etc. all in plain-text format. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous leaks more EPIK host data; larger than previous leak...

‘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...

John McAfee has Died in Spanish Prison, Reports

By Waqas Reportedly, John McAfee has died of suicide hours after the Spanish High Court authorized his extradition to the United States. According to local Spanish media, Mr. John McAfee, the founder of antivirus company McAfee has died in a prison near Barcelona, Spain. 75-year-old McAfee...

How to protect your privacy on a smartphone: 12 tips & tricks

By Owais Sultan Nowadays, privacy on your smartphone plays an increasingly important role in our daily life. Let's talk about protecting privacy on your smartphone. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to protect your privacy on a smartphone: 12 tips & tricks...

What You Need to Know About SOX Compliance

By Waqas Achieving SOX compliance is not an extremely difficult objective, but many companies may find it tricky. Let's dig deeper! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What You Need to Know About SOX Compliance...

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...

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...

Indian supply-chain giant Bizongo exposed 643GB of sensitive data

By Habiba Rashid Bizongo did not respond to the researchers when contacted about the data leak. Here's how it happened and what data was leaked. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indian supply-chain giant Bizongo exposed 643GB of sensitive data...

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...

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...

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...

Top Barcode Scanner app infected 10 million users with malware

By Deeba Ahmed The Barcode Scanner app with over 10 million installs has been removed by Google from Play Store after it was reported for malicious activities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top Barcode Scanner app infected 10 million users with malware...

Ongoing ‘FreakOut’ malware attack turns Linux devices into IRC botnet

By Sudais Asif According to Checkpoint, the "FreakOut" malware attack is exploiting "newest vulnerabilities." Here's a full list of its capabilities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ongoing FreakOut malware attack turns Linux devices into IRC botnet...

UK Police mistakenly deleted 150,000 arrest records in software glitch

By Waqas Reportedly, a software glitch wiped DNA and fingerprint data from the police computer. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UK Police mistakenly deleted 150,000 arrest records in software glitch...

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...

Ransomware attack disrupts Metro Vancouver’s payment systems

By Deeba Ahmed The payments systems remained ineffective for three days after the ransomware attack, but payment data is safe, claims TransLink. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware attack disrupts Metro Vancouvers payment systems...