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...

Chinese APT IronHusky Deploys Updated MysterySnail RAT on Russia

Kaspersky researchers report the reappearance of MysterySnail RAT, a malware linked to Chinese IronHusky APT, targeting Mongolia and…...

Hacker Claims Twilio’s SendGrid Data Breach, Selling 848,000 Records (UPDATED)

This article has been updated with a statement from a Twilio spokesperson in response to Hackread.com's request. A statement from the hacker has also been added claiming that the data is authentic...

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...

Global Retailer BuyGoods.com Leaks 198GB of Internal and User PII, KYC data

By Waqas Hailing from Wilmington, Delaware BuyGoods.com boasts a user base of 3 million consumers spanning across 17 countries. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Global Retailer BuyGoods.com Leaks 198GB of Internal and User PII, KYC data...

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...

Instant Checkmate, TruthFinder Data Breach: 20M Accounts Leaked

By Deeba Ahmed Instant Checkmate and TruthFinder are two subscription-based services allowing users to carry out background checks on people. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Instant Checkmate, TruthFinder Data Breach: 20M Accounts Leaked...

Researchers Warn of New Microsoft Office 0-Day Vulnerability “Follina”

By Deeba Ahmed NaoSec cybersecurity researchers state the "odd-looking" MS Word document was uploaded on VirusTotal from a Belarus IP address.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers Warn of New Microsoft Office 0-Day Vulnerability "Follina"...

Misconfigured ElasticSearch Servers Exposed 579 GB of Users’ Website Activity

By Waqas In total, two misconfigured ElasticSearch servers belonging to an unknown organization exposed 359,019,902 359 million records that were… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Misconfigured ElasticSearch Servers Exposed 579 GB of Users’ Website Activity...

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...

Bandwidth.com is latest victim of nonstop DDoS attacks against VoIP

By Deeba Ahmed Bandwidth.com has been suffering DDoS attacks for the past 3 days nonstop and at the time of publishing this article, its service was still down. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bandwidth.com is latest victim of nonstop DDoS attacks against VoIP...

Benefits of CI/CD for Your Software Development Company

By Waqas The benefits of CI/CD are numerous and allow companies to deliver software and updates faster and more reliably. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Benefits of CI/CD for Your Software Development Company...

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?...

Authorities take down scam campaign impersonating the WHO

By Habiba Rashid The group behind the campaign was DarkPath Scammers, who had created a distributed network of 134 rogue websites impersonating the WHO. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities take down scam campaign impersonating the WHO...

FBI accessing computers across US to remove malicious web shells

By Deeba Ahmed FBI is Accessing Computers Across the Us to Prevent Hafnium from Exploiting MS Exchange Server Vulnerabilities - All without telling owners. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI accessing computers across US to remove malicious web shells...

DoJ charges man for hacking, tempering with public water facility

By Deeba Ahmed According to a DoJ, Travnichek was accused of hacking a public water facility's computer and tampering with the local water supply system. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DoJ charges man for hacking, tempering with public water facility...

Hackers hit Microsoft Exchange Server to steal email data

By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft says Chinese hackers from the Hafnium group waged "limited and targeted attacks," in which its Exchange Email servers were breached to steal data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers hit Microsoft Exchange Server to steal email data...

Threat actor selling 158,000 Canadian, US credit card data

By Habiba Rashid The threat actor also claims to sell full information of credit card holders which can be a massive privacy threat to unsuspecting banking customers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Threat actor selling 158,000 Canadian, US credit card data...

NetWalker ransomware disrupted – Cryptocurrency and domain seized

By Waqas Authorities have arrested a Canadian national affiliated with the NetWalker ransomware operation. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NetWalker ransomware disrupted - Cryptocurrency and domain seized...

Owner forgets password to digital wallet with $240m of Bitcoin inside

By Waqas According to Chainalysis, a crypto-currency data collector, 20% of all existing 18.5 million Bitcoin, which is roughly $140 billion, are currently locked in wallets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Owner forgets password to digital wallet with $240m of Bitcoin...

Nissan source code leaked after it used “admin” as username, password

By Waqas The collection is 20 GB large and includes source code of a range of Nissan services including NissanConnect. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nissan source code leaked after it used "admin" as username, password...

Google ReCaptcha flaw lets bots bypass audio captcha challenge

By Sudais Asif According to researchers, the idea of the attack is to grab the MP3 file of the audio reCAPTCHA and submit it to Google's own Speech to Text API. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google ReCaptcha flaw lets bots bypass audio captcha challenge...

iPhone Calendar Events spam is back: Here’s how to get rid of it

By Asad Remember the old annoying iPhone Calendar Events Spam? It’s back and worse than before. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhone Calendar Events spam is back: Here’s how to get rid of it...

Hackers steal sensitive client data in Israeli insurance firm data breach

By Deeba Ahmed BlackShadow hackers took responsibility for the attack and leaked the data online belonging to Shirbit's customers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal sensitive client data in Israeli insurance firm data breach...

Indian job portal IIMJobs hacked; database leaked online

By Waqas According to Alexa traffic analysis, IIMJobs is among the top 700 visited websites in India. Here's what was leaked and what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indian job portal IIMJobs hacked; database leaked online...

Android messaging app with 100M users found exposing messages

By Sudais Asif According to the Play Store, the Go SMS Pro app is highly popular among Android users with more than 100 million users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android messaging app with 100M users found exposing messages...

Android TVs from top manufacturer plagued with ‘extraordinary’ flaws

By Sudais Asif A researcher reported 'extraordinary' vulnerabilities in TCL Android TVs - TCL is the world's 3rd largest TV manufacturer. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android TVs from top manufacturer plagued with extraordinary flaws...

Ransomware attack on top Brazilian court encrypts files, backups

By Waqas The ransomware attack was carried out by unknown operators who are now demanding a ransom for the decryption key. The cyberinfrastructure of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice STJ has suffered a massive ransomware attack, as a result, its services including the official website have...

Top anti-virus, anti-malware products contain security flaws

By Deeba Ahmed According to cybersecurity firm CyberArk, at least one anti-malware software is vulnerable to exploitation in every Windows system. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top anti-virus, anti-malware products contain security flaws...

Exposed: 6 year old Iranian espionage campaign using Android backdoor

By Sudais Asif Dubbed Rampant Kitten; the campaign has been going on for the last 6 years in which, among other tools and platforms, Iranian hackers have been utilizing Android backdoor apps. State-sponsored attackers happen to be one of the most dangerous threats out there due to the vast amount...

Source code of Cerberus banking trojan released online for free

By Sudais Asif Initially, the source code of Cerberus banking trojan - active since July 2019 - was being auctioned by one of its developers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Source code of Cerberus banking trojan released online for free...

New vulnerability lets hackers use your credit card without pin code

By Sudais Asif The vulnerability was revealed in a report called "The EMV Standard: Break, Fix, Verify." Every time we make a payment using credit/debit cards, the EMV communication protocol is used for processing payments. Having been developed by Europay, Mastercard and Visa, etc. it is used fo...

Musk confirms Russian hacker tried hiring Tesla worker for malware attack

By Zara Khan The hacker wanted to carry out a DDoS attack on Tesla while stealing sensitive information with the help of malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Musk confirms Russian hacker tried hiring Tesla worker for malware attack...

US-Cert warns of North Korean BLINDINGCAN malware

By Zara Khan The malware variant ensued by the North Korean threat actors is called BLINDINGCAN. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US-Cert warns of North Korean BLINDINGCAN malware...

Online exam tool ProctorU admits breach after hackers leak its database

By Waqas ProctorU database containing 444,267 accounts was leaked by ShinyHunters. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online exam tool ProctorU admits breach after hackers leak its database...

Sony Announces PlayStation Bug Bounty Program

By Deeba Ahmed With 94 million active users, the PlayStation bug bounty program a necessity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sony Announces PlayStation Bug Bounty Program...

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...

Google Firebase misconfiguration exposes data of 20k+ Android users

By Sudais Asif Up to 24000 Android apps may be at risk because of certain misconfiguration on... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Firebase misconfiguration exposes data of 20k+ Android users...

Vulnerability allowed hijacking of Microsoft Teams account with a GIF

By Deeba Ahmed Forget Zoom for a second it is Microsoft Teams service that was exposed to account take over vulnerability with just a GIF file. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vulnerability allowed hijacking of Microsoft Teams account with a GIF...

Hackers steal 10 TB of data in ransomware attack on energy giant

By Sudais Asif The hackers are demanding 1,580 Bitcoins amounting to $10.9M/€9.9M or from the victim of their ransomware attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal 10 TB of data in ransomware attack on energy giant...

“World’s most secure online backup” provider exposes 135M records

By Waqas “The World’s Most Secure Online Backup” cloud service. leaks secure backup - Oh, the irony. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: "World’s most secure online backup" provider exposes 135M records...

Android malware caught infecting Play Store apps for kids

By Sudais Asif Another day, another Android malware - This time, a new malware family named Tekya has been caught committing advertising fraud. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android malware caught infecting Play Store apps for kids...

Coronavirus related cyber attacks hit HHS in US, testing center in Czech

By Deeba Ahmed Who could have imagined cyber criminals will use Coronavirus pandemic to steal data and make quick money? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Coronavirus related cyber attacks hit HHS in US, testing center in Czech...

7 Cybersecurity Trends to Look Out for in 2020

By Waqas Fortunately, predicting the coming cybersecurity trends in 2020 is easier with the help of log events that reveal how data breaches and attacks have occurred in the past. So what cybersecurity trends are in store for 2020? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 7...

Man hacks Indian tech support scam call center; leaks CCTV footage

By Sudais Asif The tech support scam call center has now been raided by local police while its entire operation has been shut down. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man hacks Indian tech support scam call center; leaks CCTV footage...

Study shows prominent apps are selling your data to 3rd parties

By Sudais Asif Among the various categories of apps that exist out there, some by their nature store more of your personal information as compared to others. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Study shows prominent apps are selling your data to 3rd parties...

2.7 billion email addresses & plain-text passwords exposed online

By Waqas In addition to email addresses and passwords, the records contained MD5, SHA1, and SHA256 hashes.... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 2.7 billion email addresses & plain-text passwords exposed online...

This Smartwatch is exposing real-time location data of thousands of kids

By Sudais The manufacturer of this Smartwatch has been informed yet they have not taken any steps to stop the data from pubic exposure. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: This Smartwatch is exposing real-time location data of thousands of kids...

Popular CamScanner app for Android infected with nasty malware

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a dangerous malware in CamScanner, a tremendously popular app for Android devices used by more than 100 million users around the world. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular CamScanner app for Android...

Internet connected cars can be hacked to gridlock major cities

By Sudais Hacking Internet Connected Cars - a near possibility for cybercriminals to cause major havoc. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Internet connected cars can be hacked to gridlock major cities...