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...

Hackers hiding skimming malware behind social media sharing icons

By Sudais Asif According to researchers, the malware hides behind icons from top networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, YouTube, and Pinterest. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers hiding skimming malware behind social media sharing icons...

Zero-Click exploit allowed attackers to hack any targeted iPhone

By Deeba Ahmed The iOS vulnerability allowed hackers to control your iPhone within radio proximity using AWDL. Here's its demo video. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zero-Click exploit allowed attackers to hack any targeted iPhone...

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...

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...

Chowbus food delivery service suffers breach; trove of data stolen

By Deeba Ahmed The data breach could have affected hundreds of thousands of customers of Fantuan Group Inc. owned Chowbus. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chowbus food delivery service suffers breach; trove of data stolen...

Can VPN protect users from cyber-attacks?

By Waqas In 2019, 65% of organizations based in the United States experienced successful phishing attacks. So how to protect yourself from these attacks? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Can VPN protect users from cyber-attacks?...

How to Control Push Notifications of your Devices

By Uzair Amir Consider push notifications as messages sent by the backend Apps or servers to the user interface or UI. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Control Push Notifications of your Devices...

Ransomware gang with $42 million laundering caught by Ukraine

By Sudais Asif Ukraine has arrested a gang that engaged in ransomware operations through the help of fraudulently-run cryptocurrency exchanges. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware gang with $42 million laundering caught by Ukraine...

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...

New tool detects fake 4G cell phone towers

By Sudais Asif Dubbed Crocodile Hunter; the tool works by scanning for 4G signals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New tool detects fake 4G cell phone towers...

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...

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...

Flaws in 2 famous WordPress plugins put millions of sites at risk

By Sudais Asif WordPress WP is one of the most popular content management systems CMS on the planet... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaws in 2 famous WordPress plugins put millions of sites at risk...

Android users worldwide hit by sophisticated Google Play malware

By Sudais Asif A new Android malware campaign dubbed PhantomLance has been found infecting users from... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android users worldwide hit by sophisticated Google Play malware...

Dark web hackers selling 400,000 South Korean & US payment card data

By Sudais Asif According to researchers, this is the biggest sale of South Korean payment cards both credit and debit on the dark web in 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web hackers selling 400,000 South Korean & US payment card data...

iOS exploit lets attackers access default iPhone mail app

By Sudais Asif The iOS exploit in the discussion is being used by hackers since 2018 but it existed since 2012. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iOS exploit lets attackers access default iPhone mail app...

Exercise tech firm Kinomap leaks 40GB database with 42M records

By Waqas Kinomap did not respond to researchers whatsoever and left the database exposed to public access. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Exercise tech firm Kinomap leaks 40GB database with 42M records...

Marriott hacked AGAIN – Millions of guests’ data accessed by hackers

By Waqas Marriott International has been hacked again and this time millions of customer data has been stolen just like in 2018. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Marriott hacked AGAIN - Millions of guests' data accessed by hackers...

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...

Russia Blocks Encrypted Email Service Tutanota

By Deeba Ahmed The open-source encrypted email service Tutanota has been blocked in certain parts of Russia over the weekend. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russia Blocks Encrypted Email Service Tutanota...

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...

Hackers targeting embassies with trojanized version of TeamViewer

By Ryan De Souza Researchers believe the trojanized version of TeamViewer is being spread by a Russian speaking hacker. The latest report from Check Point reveals that multiple embassies in Europe were targeted with a trojanized version of TeamViewer. The embassies affected in the latest wave 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...

New WhatsApp flaws let attackers hack chats to spread fake news

By Waqas Spreading fake news through WhatsApp was never so easy before. According to the latest research from Check Point security firm, WhatsApp users are at the risk of getting their private chats and group conversations hacked and exploited. Researchers discovered a new wave of attacks that...

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...

Who’s Reading Your Gmail Messages?

By Kayla Matthews Are any of our online activities private anymore? That’s the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Who's Reading Your Gmail Messages?...

Stop downloading fake malicious Fortnite Android apps

By Uzair Amir Fortnite, a popular multiplayer sandbox survival game from Epic Games has This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stop downloading fake malicious Fortnite Android apps...

FBI: Protect yourself from VPNFilter malware; reboot your router now

By Waqas VPNFilter malware was part of a nasty botnet that infected This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI: Protect yourself from VPNFilter malware; reboot your router now...

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...

Baltimore’ 911 CAD system hacked; remained suspended for 17 hours

By Waqas The 911 dispatch system of Baltimore became the target of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Baltimore’ 911 CAD system hacked; remained suspended for 17 hours...

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...

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...

Three Monero Mining Malware Apps Found on Play Store

By Waqas Hackers, website owners or even cybercriminals are finding new ways This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Three Monero Mining Malware Apps Found on Play Store...

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...

CCleaner Software Hacked with Backdoor; 2 Million Users Infected

By Waqas Hackers have illegally modified Avast-owned CCleaner by establishing a backdoor This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CCleaner Software Hacked with Backdoor; 2 Million Users Infected...

Uber users beware; Faketoken Android malware hits ride-sharing apps

By Waqas The new version of Faketoken Malware Targets Uber-Like Apps to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Uber users beware; Faketoken Android malware hits ride-sharing apps...

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...

Man caught downloading child porn during raid; gets 10 years in prison

By Carolina In 2015, a 60-year-old man Robert D. Jackson from Georgetown Kentucky had This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man caught downloading child porn during raid; gets 10 years in prison...

Someone DDoSed Chinese Telecom Firm For 11 Days

By Waqas It seems like cyber criminals have taken the challenge to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Someone DDoSed Chinese Telecom Firm For 11 Days...

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...

Atomic Arch Campaign Hijacks 20+ Linux AUR Packages to Deliver Malware

Over 20 Linux packages were compromised in the Atomic Arch campaign, which abuses AUR ownership transfers to drop rootkit-like malware...

Threat Actor Selling 1.2 Billion Facebook Records, But Details Don’t Add Up

Threat actor 'ByteBreaker' claims to sell 1.2B Facebook records scraped via API abuse, but inconsistencies in data size and identity raise doubts...

SAP NetWeaver Flaw Scores 10.0 Severity as Hackers Deploy Web Shells

A critical vulnerability CVE-2025-31324 in SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer puts systems at risk of full compromise. Learn how…...

Critical Vulnerabilities in Moxa Routers Allow Root Privilege Escalation

Critical security vulnerabilities have been found in Moxa cellular routers and network security appliances. Learn about CVE-2024-9138 &…...

Windows SmartScreen Flaw Enabling Data Theft in Major Stealer Attack

New Stealer Campaign Exploits Windows SmartScreen Vulnerability CVE-2024-21412 - This large-scale attack targets Windows users, stealing passwords, browsing…...

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...

GitHub Disables Pages of Pro-Russia DDoS Group NoName057(16)

By Deeba Ahmed NoName05716 is a group that has been targeting NATO and Czech presidential election candidates' websites recently. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub Disables Pages of Pro-Russia DDoS Group NoName05716...