Operation Narsil INTERPOL Busts Decade-Old Child Abuse Network

By Waqas These networks generated revenues from advertising sexually explicit content involving children. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Operation Narsil INTERPOL Busts Decade-Old Child Abuse Network...

Hacker Leaks 5.3M Twitter Accounts as Claims of Larger Breach Surface

By Habiba Rashid A hacker has leaked 5.3 million Twitter account details on a cybercrime forum while another researcher, Chad Loder, claims there is another Twitter breach involving "perhaps over 100 million accounts." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker Leaks 5.3M...

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"...

FBI warns of hackers mailing malicious USB drives to spread ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed FBI's warning highlights the fact that one should never insert an unknown USB flash drive in their PCs. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI warns of hackers mailing malicious USB drives to spread ransomware...

Beware- FontOnLake Rootkit Malware Attacking Linux Systems

By Deeba Ahmed According to ESET's researchers, components of FontOnLake malware are divided into three groups: Trojamized app, Rootkit, and Backdoor. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Beware- FontOnLake Rootkit Malware Attacking Linux Systems...

Microsoft warns of Azure vulnerability which exposed users to data theft

By Deeba Ahmed Currently, there is no evidence that this particular Azure vulnerability was exploited to gain unauthorized access to customer data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft warns of Azure vulnerability which exposed users to data theft...

10 Netflix Hacks Enhance Your Binge-Watching Experience

By Owais Sultan Here are the best 10 Netflix Hacks that will enhance your binge-watching experience and keep you hooked to the screen! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 10 Netflix Hacks Enhance Your Binge-Watching Experience...

38 million records exposed in Microsoft Power apps misconfiguration

By Waqas These records were exposed due to weak default configuration in the ODdata API for MS Power Apps. Here's what data was leaked. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 38 million records exposed in Microsoft Power apps misconfiguration...

Konni RAT variant targeting Russia in ongoing attack campaign

By Waqas So far, Konni RAT has managed to evade detection as only 3 security solutions on VirusTotal were able to detect the malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Konni RAT variant targeting Russia in ongoing attack campaign...

Defi protocol THORChain loses $8 million in “seemingly whitehat” attack

By Deeba Ahmed THORChain said that "the hacker deliberately limited their impact, seemingly a whitehat." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Defi protocol THORChain loses $8 million in "seemingly whitehat" attack...

Police seize illegal cryptomining farm using thousands of PS4s, GPUs

By Deeba Ahmed Ukrainian authorities have seized the illegal cryptomining farm and recovered 3,800 PlayStation 4 gaming consoles and GPUs. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police seize illegal cryptomining farm using thousands of PS4s, GPUs...

US supermarket giant Wegmans exposed sensitive data

By Habiba Rashid It took Wegmans a month to respond and secure its data after the Website Planet security team's responsible disclosure. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US supermarket giant Wegmans exposed sensitive data...

Nameless malware stole 26m login credentials from 3.25m computers

By Habiba Rashid The total amount of data collected by the malware includes 26 million login credentials holding 1.1 million unique email addresses. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nameless malware stole 26m login credentials from 3.25m computers...

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...

Hackers Setup Fake Cyber Security firm to Target InfoSec Experts

By Waqas Google believes the hackers are backed by the North Korean government. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Setup Fake Cyber Security firm to Target InfoSec Experts...

Flaw allowed bypassing verification code, log in to any Microsoft account

By Deeba Ahmed A bug bounty hunter has identified and reported a vulnerability that allowed an attacker to log in to any Microsoft account. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaw allowed bypassing verification code, log in to any Microsoft account...

Mozilla releases Firefox 86 equipped with ‘Total Cookie Protection’

By Habiba Rashid Mozilla has released Firefox 86 with various new features including Total Cookie Protection which is a huge privacy advancement for users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mozilla releases Firefox 86 equipped with ‘Total Cookie Protection’...

Members of the infamous Egregor ransomware arrested in Ukraine

By Deeba Ahmed Ukrainian and French police conducted a joint operation to disrupt the Egregor ransomware group. Here's what we know so far. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Members of the infamous Egregor ransomware arrested in Ukraine...

7 Essential Hosting Features You Can’t Compromise With

By Owais Sultan Hosting your website on the right platform is very crucial for your business. Here are some hosting features that are necessary for a website. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 7 Essential Hosting Features You Can’t Compromise With...

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...

Incorporating machine learning in data mapping for improved results

By Owais Sultan Data mapping is a process in which different bits of data are organized into a manageable as well as easy-to-comprehend system. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Incorporating machine learning in data mapping for improved results...

Top learning management system (LMS) software for small businesses

By Owais Sultan A learning management system is broadly a cloud-based platform that makes it easier for managers to create and execute a training session. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top learning management system LMS software for small businesses...

Top Tips to Upscale Your Netflix Security Instantly

By Waqas As of the third quarter of 2020, Netflix had 195.15 million paid subscribers worldwide and that makes it a lucrative target for cybercriminals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top Tips to Upscale Your Netflix Security Instantly...

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...

Juspay data breach 35 million customers’ card data sold on dark web

By Waqas The Indian startup Juspay handles payments for online marketplaces, including Amazon. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Juspay data breach 35 million customers card data sold on dark web...

Russian hackers targeted 40 agencies including US Nuclear Agency

By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft said that 80% of targets of the Russian-government backed hackers are located in the US including the Nuclear Security Agency. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian hackers targeted 40 agencies including US Nuclear Agency...

Windows 10X – Microsoft’s newest OS on track for Spring 2020 release

By Asad Back in 2019, Mircosoft announced Windows 10x, an updated version of Windows for dual-screen devices. Here's what we know so far. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Windows 10X - Microsofts newest OS on track for Spring 2020 release...

Capcom ransomware attack: Gaming details leaked; no ransom paid

By Deeba Ahmed Capcom has acknowledged that the ransomware attack was carried out by Ragnar Locker Gang in which the company lost sensitive data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Capcom ransomware attack: Gaming details leaked; no ransom paid...

ShinyHunters hacker leaks 5.22GB worth of Mashable.com database

By Waqas ShinyHunters leaked the database earlier today and revealed that it does not contain any password. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ShinyHunters hacker leaks 5.22GB worth of Mashable.com database...

Ukraine National Police website down after hacker intrusion

By Waqas The cyberattack on the Ukraine National Police website carried out around 11:45 Wednesday, 23 September 2020 EEST. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ukraine National Police website down after hacker intrusion...

Geneva tool lets you bypass censorship by merely doing nothing

By Sudais Asif How to bypass censorship? Researchers from the University of Maryland are claiming to have the ultimate solution after all. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Geneva tool lets you bypass censorship by merely doing nothing...

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...

Kasa camera flaw allows enumerating usernames for credential stuffing

By Sudais Asif The hacker who happens to be a hobbyist farmer and Kasa camera... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kasa camera flaw allows enumerating usernames for credential stuffing...

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...

Fake govt-issued COVID-19 contact tracing apps spread spyware

By Waqas These malicious COVID-19 apps also drop nasty pieces of malware including Anubis and SpyNote. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake govt-issued COVID-19 contact tracing apps spread spyware...

The Bank of America is the latest victim of a data breach

By Deeba Ahmed The Data Breach Impacts Paycheck Protection Program Applications Processing. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Bank of America is the latest victim of a data breach...

210 days prison for crypto CEO who held 13k child abuse & beastiality files

By Waqas Only 6 months for a convicted pedophile. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 210 days prison for crypto CEO who held 13k child abuse & beastiality files...

Why typosquatting protection from coronavirus-themed registered domains is a must

By Waqas Typosquatting is also known as a URL hijacking attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why typosquatting protection from coronavirus-themed registered domains is a must...

Stolen database trading site WeLeakData hacked; data leaked

By Sudais Asif Don't confuse WeLeakData with WeLeakInfo, the latter was seized by the FBI in January 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stolen database trading site WeLeakData hacked; data leaked...

Kaiji IoT malware brute-forces Linux devices for DDoS attacks

By Sudais Asif A rare aspect of this IoT malware is that it was written from scratch. Usually, we have seen IoT malware coded in C or C++ yet Kaiji... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaiji IoT malware brute-forces Linux devices for DDoS attacks...

Houseparty denies hacking user accounts; offers $1 million reward

By Deeba Ahmed Houseparty, a video conferencing-based desktop and mobile application owned by the Fortnite fame Epic Games, has denied these claims. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Houseparty denies hacking user accounts; offers $1 million reward...

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...

Apple removes Clearview AI iPhone app from App Store

By Waqas Clearview AI suffered a massive data breach a few days ago and now the company has its app suspended by Apple. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple removes Clearview AI iPhone app from App Store...

Fake VPN website delivering password-stealing malware

By Waqas A VPN virtual private network is a sensible option if you want to use the Internet discreetly without giving away your IP address. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake VPN website delivering password-stealing malware...

Hackers cloned NordVPN website to drop banking trojan

By Sudais The malware campaign was discovered by Dr. Web detailing how hackers have been using Bolik banking trojan against unsuspected users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers cloned NordVPN website to drop banking trojan...

Google will ‘auto-delete’ your location & web activity data

By Ryan De Souza The auto-delete feature will be available in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, Google announced that it will now allow users to automatically delete the old location history as well as web history that its services usually save. This will be done using the newly added feature calle...

Tesla autopilot feature hacked to risk oncoming traffic

By Waqas Tesla's High-End Vehicle’s Lane Recognition System not Free from Technical Glitches- Keen Labs Claims in New Research. Cybersecurity firm Keen Labs published a research paper PDF on Saturday in which it described the three hacks that the company detected that can be used to manipulate...

Site security & user friendliness: Top E-commerce qualities for 2018

By Carolina It seems security breaches have not just become common, but prevalent throughout society. Between allegations of hacking into voting systems, and then into the most influential social media platforms, digital security has never been more critical. Users and businesses alike must do al...

Hackers exploit Bitcoin bug to print 235 million Pigeoncoins

By Uzair Amir It has been confirmed by the Pigeoncoin developers that a recently discovered bug in Bitcoin’s code has now been exploited to print approx. 235m Pigeoncoins $15,458. It must be noted that Pigeoncoin is a newly launched and somewhat lesser known digital currency. The reason the...

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...