iPhone apps can access cameras to secretly take photos and record videos

By Waqas There was a time when Apple devices were considered secured This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhone apps can access cameras to secretly take photos and record videos...

Road Sign in Modesto Hacked with Anti-Trump Message

By Carolina Why hack websites when you can hack electronic sign boards This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Road Sign in Modesto Hacked with Anti-Trump Message...

New Ransomware Email Scam Using FBI and IRS as Bait

By Carolina Email scams have become so common nowadays that every other This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Ransomware Email Scam Using FBI and IRS as Bait...

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...

“Good hackers” took over billboard to send security warning

By Waqas When it comes to taking advantage of vulnerabilities the WannaCry ransomware attack is the latest example of it where hackers used Server Message Block protocol SMB vulnerability in Windows OS and infected computers in more than 100 countries. But then some good guys do good things just...

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

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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...

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...

Free VPN Service SuperVPN Exposes 360 Million User Records

By Habiba Rashid SuperVPN is the same free VPN service provider that leaked customers' data back in May 2022. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Free VPN Service SuperVPN Exposes 360 Million User Records...

Anonymous Source Leaks 4TB of Cellebrite Data After Cyberattack

By Waqas Cellebrite is an Israel-based smartphone hacking or cracking firm that previously made headlines for unlocking iPhone devices for… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous Source Leaks 4TB of Cellebrite Data After Cyberattack...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New WeTransfer phishing attack spoofs file-sharing to steal credential

By Deeba Ahmed The phishing email claims that WeTransfer has shared two files with the victim, and there’s a link to view them. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New WeTransfer phishing attack spoofs file-sharing to steal credential...

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...

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...

ShinyHunters dump partial database of broker firm Upstox

By Waqas The hackers behind the breach is ShinyHunters while their target Upstox is India’s second-largest discount brokerage firm. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ShinyHunters dump partial database of broker firm Upstox...

Major vulnerability exposes 5G core network slicing to DoS attacks

By Habiba Rashid This 5G vulnerability allows data access and DoS attacks leaving enterprise customers exposed to malicious cyberattacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Major vulnerability exposes 5G core network slicing to DoS attacks...

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 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...

A Ban on Ad Targeting: Why Did EU Regulators Call for It?

By Waqas Brands use ad targeting to attract potential customers but is it an ethical approach? Why is the EU asking for a ban on ad targeting? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Ban on Ad Targeting: Why Did EU Regulators Call for It?...

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...

Ledger data breach: Hacker leaks stolen database on hacker forum

By Waqas Ledger was involved in a data breach in July 2020 and now a hacker has leaked the data that was stolen 5 months ago. Here's what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ledger data breach: Hacker leaks stolen database on hacker forum...

Infostealer Adrozek malware hits Firefox, Chrome, Yandex, Edge browser

By Sudais Asif Adrozek malware was identified by Microsoft and since May 2020 over 30,000 users have been infected. Find out how. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Infostealer Adrozek malware hits Firefox, Chrome, Yandex, Edge browser...

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...

Robotic vacuum cleaners could be hacked to spy on you

By Sudais Asif According to researchers, robotic vacuum cleaners can be hacked to spy on users by recording both conversations and music. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Robotic vacuum cleaners could be hacked to spy on you...

List of 2020’s most used passwords is here and it’s appalling

By Deeba Ahmed The need to keep a secure and robust password was never as intense as it has become these days but apparently in 2020 people are still using the worst passwords ever. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: List of 2020s most used passwords is here and its appallin...

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...

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...

Lessons from COVID-19 Cyberattacks: Where Do We Go Next?

By Uzair Amir The COVID-19 cyberattacks have shone a harsh light on the status of web security enabling us to strengthen web security measures. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lessons from COVID-19 Cyberattacks: Where Do We Go Next?...

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...

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...

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...

Hackers claim to breach Microsoft’s GitHub account; steal 500GB of data

By Sudais Asif In October 2018, Microsoft acquired GitHub... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers claim to breach Microsoft's GitHub account; steal 500GB of data...

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...

Gaming controllers manufacturer exposed 1.1M customer records

By Sudais Asif The company, a known manufacturer of gaming controllers and other accessories had left the database exposed to malicious actors without any security authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gaming controllers manufacturer exposed 1.1M customer record...

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...

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...

Rent out the best properties online in India with these tips

By Owais Sultan An online portal for renting our proterties. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Rent out the best properties online in India with these tips...

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...

Hackers using Google Sites to spread banking malware

By Uzair Amir The IT security researchers at Netskope Threat Research Labs have discovered a new malware hosted on the Google Sites, a dedicated platform offered by Google for developing websites. Dubbed LoadPCBanker by researchers; the malware is actually an executable that is hidden inside a PD...

Wicked scammers steal $1 million from Save the Children charity

By Uzair Amir Another day, another email scam - This time, wicked scammers have stolen over $1,000,000 from Save the Children, an international non-governmental organization based in London, United Kingdom. This happened after scammers compromised email address of one of the Save the Children...