New report suggests anti-virus firm Avast is selling user data to 3rd parties

By Sudais Asif It turns out Avast is using your browsing data to make big bucks. Here is what the new documents have revealed... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New report suggests anti-virus firm Avast is selling user data to 3rd parties...

Personal data of millions of Americans exposed from PC in China

By Waqas Security lapse or security blunder? -- Private data of 56M Americans exposed from China is apparently taken from... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Personal data of millions of Americans exposed from PC in China...

Hackers using Drake’s kiki do you love me to drop Lokibot malware

By Waqas Azorult and Lokibot are two of the most malicious malware and here is what these two do upon infecting the device. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers using Drake’s kiki do you love me to drop Lokibot malware...

Vulnerability expose Barco wireless presentation system to remote attacks

By Sudais 10 of these were found to have Common Vulnerability and Exposure CVE identifiers that these particular vulnerabilities were already... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vulnerability expose Barco wireless presentation system to remote attacks...

Twitter is down – Twitter’s website & app suffering outage (Updated)

By Waqas As surprising as it may sound, Facebook is up but Twitter is down. The online news and social networking site Twitter is down right now after suffering a massive outage. This comes as a surprise since Twitter has a proven track record of maintaining its service even when social media...

Unprotected MongoDB leaks 188m users’ data from sensitive search engine

By Waqas Another day, another data breach; this time, a security researcher has discovered a massive trove of data hosted on an unprotected MongoDB database available for anyone to access without any authentication. Discovered by Comparitech's researcher Bob Diachenko on June 18, 2019; the databa...

The Weather Channel goes offline after ransomware attack

By Uzair Amir The ransomware took The Weather Channel's live transmission offline for almost an hour. Another day, another ransomware attack; this time The Weather Channel suffered a powerful ransomware attack forcing its live TV telecast to go offline for 90 minutes. See: WannaCry hero MalwareTe...

Here is a list of top 25 worst passwords of 2018

By Waqas SplashData, Inc. a leading password management application developer including SplashID has released a list of the 100 worst passwords of 2018. The company established the ranking after evaluating more than 5 million keywords leaked on the Internet this year. Their findings highlight the...

Man who conducted DDoS attacks on Sony, Xbox & EA pleads guilty

By Waqas Austin Thompson, a 23-year-old man from Utah has pleaded guilty to conducting DDoS attacks on gaming giants between 2013 to 2014. Among his targets were companies like EA Origin, Sony's PlayStation Network, Steam, Microsoft's Xbox, Battle.net, and League of Legends, etc. Thompson who use...

You can now run Windows 95 on your Mac, Linux and Windows 10 devices

By Carolina The maximum RAM that Windows 95 consumes within Windows 10 is just 200 MB. We have seen hackers doing wonders like hacking PlayStation 4 to run PS2 emulation or homebrew software, hacking Android-compatible Google Daydream VR Controller to run on iOS or run Linux OS on Nintendo Switch...

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...

Exposed: 157 GB of sensitive data from Tesla, GM, Toyota & others

By Waqas The IT security researchers at cyber resilience firm Upguard discovered a massive trove of highly sensitive data publically available to be accessed by anyone. The data belonged to hundreds of automotive giants including Tesla, Ford, Toyota, GM, Fiat, ThyssenKrupp, and Volkswagen - Thank...

Amazon Fire TV & Fire TV Stick hit by crypto mining Android malware

By Waqas A traditional malware aims at stealing user data or keep This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon Fire TV & Fire TV Stick hit by crypto mining Android malware...

Multiple Internet-Connected BMW vehicles vulnerable to getting hacked

By Waqas In total, researchers have identified 14 vulnerabilities in Multiple Internet-Connected BMW This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Multiple Internet-Connected BMW vehicles vulnerable to getting hacked...

You are not alone; The Pirate Bay is down around the world

By Waqas Another day, another irritating situation for The Pirate Bay fans. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: You are not alone; The Pirate Bay is down around the world...

The Pirate Bay is down again but its Dark Web domain is up

By Waqas If you are wondering what happened to The Pirate Bay This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay is down again but its Dark Web domain is up...

Developer of NanoCore RAT that targeted Canada, US & Steam jailed

By Waqas The developer of NanoCore RAT remote access Trojan has been sentenced This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Developer of NanoCore RAT that targeted Canada, US & Steam jailed...

How to Protect Your Personal Data in 3 Simple Ways

By Carolina As the big tech corporations are coming under increased attack This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Protect Your Personal Data in 3 Simple Ways...

Google Chrome will automatically block forced website redirects

By Uzair Amir Google is onto making some big changes in the way Chrome works as This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Chrome will automatically block forced website redirects...

Multi-Sig Wallets worth $300M Mistakenly Blocked by User

By Waqas As surprising and unbelievable as it sounds, it is indeed This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Multi-Sig Wallets worth $300M Mistakenly Blocked by User...

Turkish hackers deface Times of Israel website for Palestine

By Waqas The state of Israel is one of the places whose cyberinfrastructure This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Turkish hackers deface Times of Israel website for Palestine...

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...

Canada’s Spy Agency Releases its Cyber-Defense Tool for Public

By Uzair Amir The Communications Security Establishment CSE, Canada’s main signals intelligence agency, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Canada’s Spy Agency Releases its Cyber-Defense Tool for Public...

PureVPN Aided FBI to Track CyberStalker by Providing His Logs

By Waqas On Friday a New Town, Massachusetts based man called Ryan This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: PureVPN Aided FBI to Track CyberStalker by Providing His Logs...

Nasty Mamba ransomware that encrypts entire hard drive resurfaces

By Waqas Mamba Ransomware Resurfaces in Brazil and Saudi Arabia With Nefarious This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nasty Mamba ransomware that encrypts entire hard drive resurfaces...

Svpeng Android Banking Trojan Tweaked with Keylogger Feature

By Waqas With every passing day and every single hack attack, hackers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Svpeng Android Banking Trojan Tweaked with Keylogger Feature...

European Cyber Report 2025: 137% more DDoS attacks than last year – what companies need to know

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 17th March 2025, CyberNewsWire...

CISA and Fortinet Warns of New FortiOS Zero-Day Flaws

By Deeba Ahmed Patch Now or Get Hacked: Researchers Confirm Potentially Active Exploitation of One of the FortiOS Flaws in the Wild. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA and Fortinet Warns of New FortiOS Zero-Day Flaws...

Android Banking Malware FjordPhantom Steals Funds Via Virtualization

By Waqas Thus far, the FjordPhantom malware has defrauded victims of around $280,000 £225,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android Banking Malware FjordPhantom Steals Funds Via Virtualization...

Ddostf Botnet Resurfaces in DDoS Attacks Against MySQL and Docker Hosts

By Deeba Ahmed The Ddostf Botnet was initially identified in 2016. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ddostf Botnet Resurfaces in DDoS Attacks Against MySQL and Docker Hosts...

Microsoft Defender Flags Tor Browser as Win32/Malgent!MTB Malware

By Waqas Win32/Malgent!MTB is a generic detection that Microsoft Defender uses to identify Trojans that are designed to perform a variety of malicious actions on a computer. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Defender Flags Tor Browser as Win32/Malgent!MTB Malware...

Backdoor into FortiOS: Chinese Threat Actors Utilize 0-Day

By Deeba Ahmed Chinese hackers are exploiting a previously patched vulnerability found in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN by using new malware called BOLDMOVE. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Backdoor into FortiOS: Chinese Threat Actors Utilize 0-Day...

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...

Europol nabs 106 criminals involved in SIM swapping, money laundering

By Waqas Europol said that the suspects carried out a number of cybercrimes included phishing, SIM Swapping, and BEC business email compromise. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Europol nabs 106 criminals involved in SIM swapping, money laundering...

How to use VPN to access blocked websites?

By Owais Sultan This article highlights easy ways to bypass censorship, especially how one can use VPN to access blocked websites. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to use VPN to access blocked websites?...

What are the benefits of having ‘pandemic’ software in post-coronavirus pandemic business?

By Owais Sultan The coronavirus pandemic has brought about many new tools for businesses to use. However, it has also brought older tools back into the spotlight and tools that have blossomed with the help of extra funding. Lets discuss the options that have come into prominence during the COVID-...

REvil gang hits UK ITSPs with series of extortion-based DDoS attacks

By Waqas Reportedly, the REvil ransomware gang is using DDoS attacks to make huge ransom demands from victim companies VoIP Unlimited and Voipfone. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: REvil gang hits UK ITSPs with series of extortion-based DDoS attacks...

Official website of Banksy hacked for fake NFT scam

By Deeba Ahmed British Art Collector Buys Fake Banksy NFT for £244k, Scammer Returned Funds Later. Here's What Happened and How the Funds were Returned. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Official website of Banksy hacked for fake NFT scam...

Whitehat hackers accessed primary keys of Azure’s Cosmos DB customers

By Saad Rajpoot The vulnerability existed in Microsoft Azure’s flagship database service Cosmos DB for approximately two years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Whitehat hackers accessed primary keys of Azures Cosmos DB customers...

Hackers used macOS 0-days to bypass privacy features, take screenshots

By Deeba Ahmed Apple has also issued patches for macOS Catalina, iOS, Mojave, watchOS, iPad, and the Safari browser security loopholes. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers used macOS 0-days to bypass privacy features, take screenshots...

Global cybersecurity market is poised to reach nearly $420 billion by 2028

By Owais Sultan The global cybersecurity market will reach more than $230 billion this year, and more than 30% of that estimated growth is expected in North American markets alone. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Global cybersecurity market is poised to reach nearly $420...

Top sites affected after OVH data center catches disastrous fire

By Waqas OVH data center in France has caught fire after which top websites around the world suffered service outage. Here's what we know so far. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top sites affected after OVH data center catches disastrous fire...

Update service for Android gaming emulator abused to drop malware

By Saad Rajpoot The malware attack involves NoxPlayer; which is an emulator used for running Android apps on Windows and macOS. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Update service for Android gaming emulator abused to drop malware...

Watch out as new Android malware spreads through WhatsApp

By Sudais Asif The malware takes advantage of WhatsApp's auto-reply feature to spread itself. Here's the video showing what the malware does. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch out as new Android malware spreads through WhatsApp...

A Comprehensive Data Recovery Solution

By Owais Sultan Currently, there are various data recovery solutions helping users to retrieve files from their storage devices. Some free while mostly paid. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Comprehensive Data Recovery Solution...

Two groups might have breached SolarWinds Orion software- Microsoft

By Deeba Ahmed The ongoing investigation into the SolarWinds supply chain cyberattack indicates the involvement of another APT group. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Two groups might have breached SolarWinds Orion software- Microsoft...

Research: Stealing data from air-gapped PC by turning RAM into Wi-Fi Card

By Deeba Ahmed Israeli Researchers Discover New Data Exfiltration Technique by Turning RAM into Wi-Fi Card. Here's what the researchers have found out. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Research: Stealing data from air-gapped PC by turning RAM into Wi-Fi Card...

The Evolution and Development of Hacking

By David Balaban In the world of computers, to perform any action, including malicious actions, tools are needed - software. Any cyberattack requires its own set of tools. Yes, it is obvious but let us dive into details. There are many ready-made exploits and viruses sold on the network for almos...

Over 80% companies re-structured their cybersecurity infrastructure in 2020

By Uzair Amir Over 80 percent of enterprises have transformed their approach to cybersecurity. This change has been led by large-scale enterprises. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Over 80% companies re-structured their cybersecurity infrastructure in 2020...

Op protected childhood: 113 online child predators arrested

By Waqas The arrests took place as part of Operation protected childhood initiated by ICE, HSI, MJSP against child sexual abuse material CSAM. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Op protected childhood: 113 online child predators arrested...