You are not alone, WhatsApp is down for many

By Carolina If you are wondering why your WhatsApp is down, dont This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: You are not alone, WhatsApp is down for many...

Software used in FBI’s biometric database contains Russian code: Report

By Waqas The allegations that Russia hacked the 2016 elections in the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Software used in FBIs biometric database contains Russian code: Report...

World’s top websites record all your browsing movements

By Waqas It is a widely known fact that a majority of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: World’s top websites record all your browsing movements...

Google Search Results Exploited to Distribute Zeus Panda Banking Trojan

By Waqas Until now, we believed that to advertise and promote your This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Search Results Exploited to Distribute Zeus Panda Banking Trojan...

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...

Neo-Nazi DailyStormer Booted Off By Austrian Domain Registrar

By Carolina Andrew Anglin, the administrator of the neo-nazi website DailyStormer, has This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Neo-Nazi DailyStormer Booted Off By Austrian Domain Registrar...

Insanely Popular White Supremacist Website Stormfront Booted Off

By Waqas After DailyStormer, another Leading White-Supremacist Website Stormfront Taken Down For This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Insanely Popular White Supremacist Website Stormfront Booted Off...

Google’ software shows how to remove watermarks from Stock photos

By Waqas Google’s New Software Can Completely Remove Watermarks from Stock Photos. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google software shows how to remove watermarks from Stock photos...

Amazon Echo Can Be Hacked to act as a Surveillance device

By Waqas Taking over an IoT Internet of Things device is nothing new This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon Echo Can Be Hacked to act as a Surveillance device...

SilverRAT Source Code Leaked Online: Here’s What You Need to Know

SilverRAT Source Code leaked on GitHub, exposing powerful malware tools for remote access, password theft, and crypto attacks before removal...

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...

UNC5820 Exploits FortiManager Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2024-47575)

Fortinet and Mandiant investigated the mass exploitation of FortiManager devices via CVE-2024-47575, impacting 50+ systems across industries. Threat…...

Hackers Claim Accessing 740GB of Data from Viber Messaging App

By Waqas Hackers claim to have breached Viber, stealing 740GB of data, including source code, and are now demanding ransom of 8 Bitcoin. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Claim Accessing 740GB of Data from Viber Messaging App...

AsyncRAT Infiltrates Key US Infrastructure Through GIFs and SVGs

By Deeba Ahmed Undetected for Over 11 Months, AsyncRAT Lurked on Systems of Sensitive US Agencies with Critical Infrastructures, reports the… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: AsyncRAT Infiltrates Key US Infrastructure Through GIFs and SVGs...

Lazarus-Linked BlueNoroff APT Targeting macOS with ObjCShellz Malware

By Waqas BlueNoroff is a subgroup of the larger North Korean state-backed group called Lazarus. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lazarus-Linked BlueNoroff APT Targeting macOS with ObjCShellz Malware...

Kiwi Farms Website Hacked! Admin Warns of Data Leak

By Waqas According to Kiwi Farms' creator Joshua Moon, the site has become a victim of a data breach leading to hijacking his administrator account and possibly users' accounts. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kiwi Farms Website Hacked! Admin Warns of Data Leak...

GoDaddy hacked – Hackers access data of 1.2 million customers

By Waqas GoDaddy detected unauthorized access to its systems where it hosts and manages its customers’ WordPress servers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GoDaddy hacked - Hackers access data of 1.2 million customers...

Stripchat database mess up exposes 200M adult cam models, users’ data

By Waqas StripChat is one of the top five adult cam sites on the internet. Earlier this month, this site suffered a database mess up that leaked sensitive data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stripchat database mess up exposes 200M adult cam models, users data...

How Can You Use A VPN On Netflix?

By Owais Sultan To watch Netflix securely and unlock its international catalog, you just need a reliable VPN - Let's dig deeper on how to do so. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Can You Use A VPN On Netflix?...

GriftHorse Android malware hit 10 million devices in 70 countries

By Deeba Ahmed Dubbed GriftHorse by researchers; the malware has stolen millions of dollars from its victims across 70 countries around the world. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GriftHorse Android malware hit 10 million devices in 70 countries...

Microsoft warns of credential phishing attack abusing open redirect links

By Waqas So far, the ongoing phishing attack has utilized more than 350 unique domains to target Microsoft Office 365 users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft warns of credential phishing attack abusing open redirect links...

iCloud phishing scam – Man stole private photos of 620,000 women

By Waqas LA County resident booked in iCloud phishing scam pretended to be an Apple agent and stole 620,000 photos, 9,000 videos of 306 young women. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iCloud phishing scam - Man stole private photos of 620,000 women...

Watch as hackers disrupt Iran’s prison computers; leak live footage

By Waqas The group of hackers behind the cyberattack on the Iranian prison goes by the name of Edaalate Ali. Here's what footage was leaked online. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch as hackers disrupt Irans prison computers; leak live footage...

Human rights watchdog ‘Karapatan’ hit by weeks long DDOS attacks

By Waqas The official website of Karapatan has been suffering a series of DDoS attacks since July 29th and are still ongoing as of yesterday, August 18th. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Human rights watchdog Karapatan hit by weeks long DDOS attacks...

S3 bucket mess up exposed 182GB of senior US, Canada citizens data

By Waqas The misconfigured S3 bucket was owned by SeniorAdvisor, a consumer ratings, and reviews website. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: S3 bucket mess up exposed 182GB of senior US, Canada citizens data...

FBI recovers millions in ransom from DarkSide ransomware gang

By Deeba Ahmed The DarkSide ransomware gang was behind the attack on Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI recovers millions in ransom from DarkSide ransomware gang...

Apple Glass may feature 3D Audio and Self-Cleaning in new patent

By Deeba Ahmed A new patent applied by Apple suggests Apple Glass would have an automatic cleaning function called self-cleaning or opticals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple Glass may feature 3D Audio and Self-Cleaning in new patent...

Fake Trump’s scandle video campaign spreading QNode RAT

By Deeba Ahmed Hackers are benefitting from the unrest after the US Presidential elections and spreading QNode malware. Here's what's going on behind the scene. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Trumps scandle video campaign spreading QNode RAT...

iPhones of 36 Al Jazeera journalists hacked with NSO’s zero-click spyware

By Deeba Ahmed Citizen Lab researchers claim the spyware was delivered silently through iMessage. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhones of 36 Al Jazeera journalists hacked with NSOs zero-click spyware...

Malware infected browser extensions stealing Chrome, Edge user data

By Waqas Avast noted that the malware is quite tricky and does not execute itself if the victim is a web developer as it will be easy for them to identify its malicious activities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware infected browser extensions stealing Chrome, Edge...

MoleRats using Facebook, Dropbox, Google Docs to spread malware

By Deeba Ahmed Cybereason researchers have identified an ongoing espionage campaign using three yet unidentified malware variants. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: MoleRats using Facebook, Dropbox, Google Docs to spread malware...

How to Protect and Keep Your Digital Wallets Safe

By Waqas Did you know by 2025, about half of digital transactions will be done through mobile meaning the use of digital wallets will be more than double? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Protect and Keep Your Digital Wallets Safe...

Hackers-for-hire APT group found targeting businesses globally

By Deeba Ahmed A hackers-for-hire APT group is using a strain of yet undocumented malware and targeting South Asian firms in the CostaRicto campaign. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers-for-hire APT group found targeting businesses globally...

Researcher logs into Trump’s Twitter with password MAGA2020

By Waqas The Dutch researcher Victor Gevers guessed the password as MAGA2020 and noticed Trump did not use two-step verification on his Twitter account. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher logs into Trumps Twitter with password MAGA2020...

Waze app vulnerability allowed users’ real-time location tracking

By Waqas Waze app has more than 130 million active monthly users globally and that makes it a lucrative target for hackers. Here's what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Waze app vulnerability allowed users real-time location tracking...

US Dept of Justice steps up legal action against crypto crime

By Uzair Amir Just last month, the department revealed it had arrested two Malaysian and sanctioned two Russians over two separate cases of crypto crime. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Dept of Justice steps up legal action against crypto crime...

Online Anonymity – How to Keep Yourself Safe and Unidentified

By Owais Sultan Online anonymity in contemporary times is a major concept and is used for multiple reasons. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online Anonymity – How to Keep Yourself Safe and Unidentified...

Fashion retailer BrandBQ exposes 1 TB of customers, contractors data

By Sudais Asif The database was hosted on a misconfigured Elasticsearch server. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fashion retailer BrandBQ exposes 1 TB of customers, contractors data...

Defrauding the US Military: $379 million lost in 5 years to scams

By Sudais Asif The most successful scams targeting both in-service and retired US military veterans were... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Defrauding the US Military: $379 million lost in 5 years to scams...

US Secret Service used ‘Locate X’ to track user location without warrant

By Zara Khan Locate X collects location data from smartphone apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Secret Service used Locate X to track user location without warrant...

Researchers demonstrate hacking traffic lights to manipulate outcome

By Sudais Asif The researchers have shared their findings at DefCon. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers demonstrate hacking traffic lights to manipulate outcome...

400 chip flaws can turn 3 billion Android phones into perfect spying tool

By Zara Khan These vulnerabilities if exploited can turn a device into a perfect spying tool. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 400 chip flaws can turn 3 billion Android phones into perfect spying tool...

Cosmetic giant Natura leaks data again; this time 19 million Avon records

By Deeba Ahmed Avon Products, Inc. is owned Brazil's Natura & Co. which itself... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cosmetic giant Natura leaks data again; this time 19 million Avon records...

Bill & Melinda Gates foundation impersonated in Bitcoin phishing scam

By Sudais Asif The importance of this Bitcoin phishing scam has increased... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bill & Melinda Gates foundation impersonated in Bitcoin phishing scam...

“I think you appear in this video” phishing scam hijacks Facebook accounts

By Waqas "I think you appear in this video" Facebook phishing scam is spreading like wildfire. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: "I think you appear in this video" phishing scam hijacks Facebook accounts...

Verizon FiOS Router and Security Issues

By Uzair Amir In recent years, the concern over Verizon FiOS router security has arisen as well... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Verizon FiOS Router and Security Issues...

Dark web hacker leaks sensitive Indian defense contractor data

By Waqas Indian defense contactor Bharat Earth Movers Limited BEML has been hacked. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web hacker leaks sensitive Indian defense contractor data...

Over half a million Zoom accounts being sold on hacker forum

By Sudais Asif A hacker is selling 500,000 zoom account credentials on the dark web and an infamous hacker forum putting the privacy of users at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Over half a million Zoom accounts being sold on hacker forum...

Dark Web: Hackers launch Coronavirus sale to sell hacking tools

By Sudais Asif Amidst all the panic that has gripped every country due to the Coronavirus, we couldn't possibly imagine people taking advantage of the vulnerabilities of others. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web: Hackers launch Coronavirus sale to sell hacking tool...

Hackers using fake live Coronavirus map to spread malware

By Deeba Ahmed Hackers are spreading misinformation including fake live maps of areas hit by Coronavirus disaster to spread Azorult malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers using fake live Coronavirus map to spread malware...