3D Printing: Unpacking Facts and Safeguarding from Cybersecurity Threats

By Owais Sultan Delve into the mesmerizing world of 3D printing, from its historical roots to its revolutionary impact across industries.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3D Printing: Unpacking Facts and Safeguarding from Cybersecurity Threats...

New BEC 3.0 Attack Exploiting Dropbox for Phishing

By Deeba Ahmed This is an active campaign, with 5,440 attacks detected in the first two weeks of September. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New BEC 3.0 Attack Exploiting Dropbox for Phishing...

CapCut Users Beware: Phishing Sites Distributing Malware

By Deeba Ahmed If you use TikTok, you must be aware of CapCut. However, did you know that this app is being abused by threat actors to drop malware and carry out phishing scams through not one, but a series of malicious sites? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CapCut Users...

Hackers Exploiting OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Deploy Malware

By Waqas Hackers are using ChatGPT to develop powerful hacking tools and create new chatbots designed to mimic young girls to lure targets, claims Check Point. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Exploiting OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Deploy 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...

White Hat Hacker at DefCon Jaikbreaks Tractor to Play Doom

By Waqas The hacker "Sick Codes" managed to jailbreak the display/control unit of one of the John Deere Tractor models… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: White Hat Hacker at DefCon Jaikbreaks Tractor to Play Doom...

LofyLife: Malicious npm Packages Used in Siphoning Off Discord Tokens, Card Data

By Deeba Ahmed The malicious NPM packages used in this supply chain attack can steal Discord tokens and financial data. Discord,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LofyLife: Malicious npm Packages Used in Siphoning Off Discord Tokens, Card Data...

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...

Fake TeamViewer download ads distributing new ZLoader variant

By Deeba Ahmed According to researchers, the new campaign uses fake TeamViewer download ads to trick users into downloading the Zloader malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake TeamViewer download ads distributing new ZLoader variant...

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...

New Trickbot attack setup fake 1Password installer to extract data

By Waqas The fake 1Password installer is used to launch Cobalt Strike helping the attackers collect information about multiple systems in the network. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Trickbot attack setup fake 1Password installer to extract data...

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...

Protected: 5 Reasons Every Small Business Needs An Employee App

By Owais Sultan There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Protected: 5 Reasons Every Small Business Needs An Employee App...

ToxicEye RAT hits Telegram app to spy, steal user data

By Habiba Rashid ToxicEye is a new remote access Trojan RAT malware targeting Telegram app users - The RAT has been used for more than 130 attacks over the past three months. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ToxicEye RAT hits Telegram app to spy, steal user data...

WhatsApp Controversy Highlights the Importance of Data Privacy

By Waqas If you think customers aren't concerned about what you do with your data, the recent WhatsApp controversy should make you think again. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WhatsApp Controversy Highlights the Importance of Data Privacy...

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...

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...

Gionee subsidiary implanted malware in over 20 million phones

By Deeba Ahmed The Chinese smartphone maker reportedly made $4.2 million through manufacturing malware-infected phones. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gionee subsidiary implanted malware in over 20 million phones...

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...

Leader of biggest online sextortion ring ‘Nth Room’ jailed for 40 years

By Waqas Cho Ju-Bin was accused of forcing at least 74 females, including 16 minors, into Virtual Enslavement on Nth Room to produce explicit content. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Leader of biggest online sextortion ring Nth Room jailed for 40 years...

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...

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...

BleedingTooth Bluetooth vulnerability allows RCE in Linux devices

By Sudais Asif Bluetooth has been for long, one of the most used communication protocols due to the ease it offers but that can be vulnerable as well. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BleedingTooth Bluetooth vulnerability allows RCE in Linux devices...

Self-driving cars can be fooled by displaying virtual objects

By Sudais Asif Self-driving cars are one of the coolest innovations of the 21st century and for good reason, you could finally sleep on your daily commute. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Self-driving cars can be fooled by displaying virtual objects...

Iranian APT group hits schools, universities in global spear phishing attacks

By Waqas The APT group known as Silent Librarian has increased its spear phishing attacks as schools and universities are back. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian APT group hits schools, universities in global spear phishing attacks...

Microsoft warns of new Android ransomware blackmailing victims

By Waqas The AndroidOS/MalLocker.B Android ransomware is also capable of evading detection against several available protections. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft warns of new Android ransomware blackmailing victims...

Comcast voice remote control could be turned into spying tool

By Sudais Asif The Comcast XR11 voice remote controller was found to be vulnerable and could be turned into a spying tool. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Comcast voice remote control could be turned into spying tool...

Watch out: New Android spyware records your calls covertly

By Sudais Asif The group behind this Android spyware is APT-C-23 that has been targeting Palestine since 2017. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch out: New Android spyware records your calls covertly...

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...

Hackers stole 738 GB of data from Australian government agency

By Waqas Nearly 47 Service NSW staff email accounts were hacked after a ‘criminal attack’ in April, affecting the data of 186,000 customers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers stole 738 GB of data from Australian government agency...

Dispute moderator for Alphabay market sentenced to 11 years in prison

By Zara Khan Alphaybay marketplace was seized by authorities back in 2017. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dispute moderator for Alphabay market sentenced to 11 years in prison...

Ex-Uber CSO Joseph Sullivan charged over 2016 data breach cover up

By Zara Khan Joseph Sullivan also paid hackers $100,000 in Bitcoin. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ex-Uber CSO Joseph Sullivan charged over 2016 data breach cover up...

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...

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...

Proxy or VPN for Netflix – Which is Best?

By Waqas There are several virtual private networks VPN and proxy servers that tout... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Proxy or VPN for Netflix - Which is Best?...

New EvilQuest ransomware hits Mac devices through pirated software

By Zara Khan EvilQuest ransomware also impersonates Google Software Update Program... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New EvilQuest ransomware hits Mac devices through pirated software...

Joomla suffers security breach exposing user records

By Deeba Ahmed It total, 2,700 Joomla user records were exposed, Hackread.com has learned. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Joomla suffers security breach exposing user records...

Sensitive user data found in Tesla car parts sold on eBay

By Deeba Ahmed A hacker found Spotify passwords, Gmail & Netflix session cookies, etc. on Tesla car parts sold on the e-commerce giant. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sensitive user data found in Tesla car parts sold on eBay...

Malware can extract data from air-gapped PC through power supply

By Sudais Asif One of the most secure system arrangements today consists of air-gapped PCs.... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware can extract data from air-gapped PC through power supply...

Exclusive: Scammers using fake WHO Bitcoin wallet to steal donation

By Waqas Scammers are disguising as representatives from the World Health Organization WHO to scam... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Exclusive: Scammers using fake WHO Bitcoin wallet to steal donation...

Authorities bust multi-million online Coronavirus face mask scam

By Deeba Ahmed The operation was carried out by Europol, NSA, and Interpol, etc., busting 1.5 million Euro Coronavirus face mask scam. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities bust multi-million online Coronavirus face mask scam...

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...

Hackers hit hackers in new malware campaign

By Deeba Ahmed It seems odd but a malware campaign is circulating on the web for the past few years where the prime targets are no one else but hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers hit hackers in new malware campaign...

Fake reviews & third-party apps cause 50% of threats against Android

By Sudais Asif Android has a malware problem but it can be solved however fake revies and third-party stores are keeping this threat alive. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake reviews & third-party apps cause 50% of threats against Android...

Researchers recovered 9 billion email & password combos in 2019

By Sudais Asif To start with data breaches, a total of 640 breaches were recorded resulting in a recovery of over 9 billion login credentials. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers recovered 9 billion email & password combos in 2019...

U.S. FDA: No link between smartphone radiation & cancer

By Waqas FDA has also rubbished previous studies linking smartphone radiation and causing cancer. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: U.S. FDA: No link between smartphone radiation & cancer...

Nasty old Android malware with new capabilities gets difficult to remove

By Sudais Asif This Android malware was identified in 2016 but in 2020 the malware is back with new capabilities including... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nasty old Android malware with new capabilities gets difficult to remove...

Smart Cars: Increasing Comfort — Reducing Security

By Uzair Amir Owners of advanced cars are always the target for cybercriminals... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smart Cars: Increasing Comfort — Reducing Security...