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…...

Critical Flaw Exposes Four-Faith Routers to Remote Exploitation

SUMMARY: VulnCheck has discovered a critical new vulnerability CVE-2024-12856 affecting Four-Faith industrial routers F3x24 and F3x36, with evidence…...

Efficient Document Merging Strategies for Professionals

By Uzair Amir Discover time-saving document merging strategies for professionals. Learn how to streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and protect document integrity for increased productivity and peace of mind. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Efficient Document...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Millions of Android devices abused by UltimaSMS Adware Scam

By Waqas The UltimaSMS Adware scam is abusing Android apps to subscribe users to premium SMS services that charge up to $40/month depending on their mobile carrier and geographic location. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Millions of Android devices abused by UltimaSMS...

Online learning provider New Skills Academy alerts users of data breach

By Waqas According to the data breach notification email sent by New Skills Academy, the number of victims impacted by the breach is yet unknown. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online learning provider New Skills Academy alerts users of data breach...

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...

Russian admin of cybercrime marketplace Deer.io jailed in US

By Deeba Ahmed Kirill Victorovich Firsov, a Russian Citizen has been jailed for 30 months in US prison for running popular cybercrime marketplace Deer.io. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian admin of cybercrime marketplace Deer.io jailed in US...

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...

OGUsers hacker forum hacked for 4th time; database leaked

By Waqas OGUsers was also hacked in May 2019, April 2020, and December 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OGUsers hacker forum hacked for 4th time; database leaked...

Google removes ClearURLs Chrome extension from its store

By Deeba Ahmed Google blocked ClearURLs Chrome extension from the Chrome web store- Here's how you can install it manually and what we know so far. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google removes ClearURLs Chrome extension from its store...

Hackers dropping DearCry ransomware using Exchange Server exploit

By Waqas Currently, there are over 80,000 servers exposed to DearCry ransomware - Microsoft has urged customers to install patches issued last week. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers dropping DearCry ransomware using Exchange Server exploit...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

US COVID-19 relief bill to make copyrighted content streaming a felony

By Deeba Ahmed The $300/week unemployment legislation includes a clause that will make streaming of protected content a punishable crime. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US COVID-19 relief bill to make copyrighted content streaming a felony...

Norweigian researcher exposes how a US firm collected his location data

By Sudais Asif The researcher identified over 75000 data points of his phone being tracked. Here's how he found and exposed the firm behind the scenes. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Norweigian researcher exposes how a US firm collected his location data...

How to address inefficiencies of using multiple cybersecurity systems

By Uzair Amir Much has changed in the field of cybersecurity after decades of evolving. Before, having an antivirus was considered adequate. Then came next-generation antivirus. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to address inefficiencies of using multiple cybersecurity...

Medical software firm leakes personal data of 3.1 million patients

By Zara Khan Somehow, the misconfigured Elasticsearch cluster did not contain medical data of patients. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Medical software firm leakes personal data of 3.1 million patients...

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...

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...

Online Jewish service ‘Zoom bombed’ with hate speech & Swastikas

By Zara Khan A hateful intrusion during a Jewish congregation service on Zoom has... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online Jewish service 'Zoom bombed' with hate speech & Swastikas...

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...

Hackers deface 1000+ Israeli websites in attempt to get webcam access

By Waqas Hackers also left a warning message for Israeli agencies to be prepared for a big surprise. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers deface 1000+ Israeli websites in attempt to get webcam access...

Records with data on 129 million Russian car owners sold on dark web

By Sudais Asif Sensitive data of 129 million car owners located for sale on the dark web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Records with data on 129 million Russian car owners sold on dark web...

Authorities bust hacker group planning to hit hospitals with ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed PentaGuard Hackers Crew was operating from Romania. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities bust hacker group planning to hit hospitals with ransomware...

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...

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...

Staying home? Here are 5 best Java learning platforms

By Sudais Asif If you are at home doing nothing important, you should learn something - So without further ado, here are 5 best Java learning platforms - Enjoy! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Staying home? Here are 5 best Java learning platforms...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

MEGA Chrome extension hacked with cryptocurrency malware

By Waqas Cloud storage solution MEGA delivered Monero cryptocurrency malware. 21st-century technologies like blockchain are regarded as groundbreaking inventions. However, the security aspect of the new age digital systems has always been criticized for being lackluster and flawed. This concern i...

Reddit hacked: Hackers steal complete copy of old database backup

By Waqas Reddit says the breach took place after hackers intercepted SMS that were supposed to be delivered to employees. The social media giant Reddit has announced that it has suffered a data breach in which attackers hacked into its system and ended up stealing data of its registered users...

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...