PS4 Jailbreak possible with newly identified exploit

By Waqas PS4 Jailbreak is now possible Thanks to a new This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: PS4 Jailbreak possible with newly identified exploit...

Bitcoin exchange hit by DDoS attack after kidnapping of its official (Updated)

By Waqas Bitcoin is one of those cryptocurrencies whose value has rapidly This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bitcoin exchange hit by DDoS attack after kidnapping of its official Updated...

Kaspersky Investigators Reveal How NSA Hacking Tools Were Stolen

By Uzair Amir In its latest report, Kaspersky Lab revealed the findings of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaspersky Investigators Reveal How NSA Hacking Tools Were Stolen...

Hackers Use Fake FIFA World Cup 2026 T-Shirt Offers to Spread Voidrift Malware

A fake FIFA World Cup 2026 T-shirt giveaway scam is spreading Voidrift malware through personalized emails using company logos and trusted websites to bypass security filters...

Everest Ransomware Leaks Coca-Cola Employee Data Online

Everest ransomware leaks Coca-Cola employee data: 1,104 files exposed, including HR, admin roles, IDs, personal details, and internal records...

Russian APT28 Exploiting Windows Vulnerability with GooseEgg Tool

By Waqas Update Windows Now or Get Hacked: Microsoft Warns of Actively Exploited Vulnerability! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian APT28 Exploiting Windows Vulnerability with GooseEgg Tool...

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...

Chess.com Faces Second Data Leak: 476,000 Scraped User Records Leaked

By Waqas The most recent data leak of Chess.com user records occurred on Friday, November 10th, 2023. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chess.com Faces Second Data Leak: 476,000 Scraped User Records Leaked...

Chinese Hackers Using Stolen Ivacy VPN Certificate To Sign Malware

By Waqas Bronze Starlight hackers have been cleverly utilizing a valid Ivacy VPN code-signing certificate to target the Southeast Asian gambling industry. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Hackers Using Stolen Ivacy VPN Certificate To Sign Malware...

Is it Getting Harder to Pigeonhole Games into Specific Genres?

By Owais Sultan Back in 2015, a study from Syracuse University analysed how grouping video games into genres can be limited.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Is it Getting Harder to Pigeonhole Games into Specific Genres?...

Teen “Hackers” on Discord Selling Malware for Quick Cash

By Deeba Ahmed Cybersecurity researchers urge parents to keep track of their childrens online activities. Avast security researchers have discovered a server on… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Teen "Hackers" on Discord Selling Malware for Quick Cash...

Chinese VPN app Quickfox caught exposing 1 million users’ data

By Waqas The Quickfox VPN is mainly used by Chinese citizens living abroad who need to access Chinese websites as most of these sites are geo-restricted. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese VPN app Quickfox caught exposing 1 million users data...

Facebook down with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp service disruption

By Waqas Facebook down? Yes, Facebook is down along with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR due to DNS-related issues. You are not alone; the social media giant Facebook along with its subsidiaries including Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR are down and suffering ongoing...

FBI warns of ransomware attacks against Food and Agriculture sectors

By Deeba Ahmed According to the agency, the impact of these ransomware attacks can be devastating for both small to big businesses. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI warns of ransomware attacks against Food and Agriculture sectors...

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...

What To Do With Dead Mac Internal SSD To Protect Your Privacy

By Owais Sultan The best way to get rid of the information on your SSD is to shred it. You can do it by yourself or have it shredded at a recycling center. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What To Do With Dead Mac Internal SSD To Protect Your Privacy...

A hacker is selling 700 million LinkedIn users accounts

By Waqas LinkedIn has not suffered data breach but the records being sold are collected through data scraping technique. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A hacker is selling 700 million LinkedIn users accounts...

ThroughTek Flaw Exposed Millions of IoT Cameras to Spying

By Deeba Ahmed According to researchers, the vulnerability affects IoT cameras worldwide and lets attackers hijack video streams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ThroughTek Flaw Exposed Millions of IoT Cameras to Spying...

World’s Most ‘Resilient Malware’ Botnet Emotet Taken Down

By Waqas Emotet malware botnet has been taken down by cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies after a joint global operation. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Worlds Most Resilient Malware Botnet Emotet Taken Down...

5 Biggest Ransomware Attacks of All Time

By Waqas Cybersecurity threats, in particular ransomware attacks, are facts of life and daily occurrences. Here are the 5 biggest ransomware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Biggest Ransomware Attacks of All Time...

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...

Apple, Google to ban X-Mode’s location tracking apps from stores

By Deeba Ahmed The decision came after a media outlet reported about data gathering tactics of location data collection firm X-Mode Social. Find out why. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple, Google to ban X-Modes location tracking apps from stores...

Security of Millions At Risk Due to Unpatched Android Apps

By Deeba Ahmed High-profile Android apps still aren't using the latest version of Google app's update library, jeopardizing hundreds of millions of smartphone users' security. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Security of Millions At Risk Due to Unpatched Android Apps...

Mirosoft advises ditching voice, SMS multi-factor authentication

By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft wants users to opt for securer technologies citing multi-factor authentication MFA as the "least secure" method available nowadays. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mirosoft advises ditching voice, SMS multi-factor authentication...

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...

How to start a project on a scalable security foundation

By Owais Sultan Companies thrive on innovation. Without it, they cant develop, advance, and expand. And a company that doesnt grow isnt likely to attract investors or remain competitive. So when a company wants to improve on an old idea or solve a problem by programming around it, they can...

India’s COVID-19 surveillance tool exposed millions of user data

By Waqas The COVID-19 surveillance tool built by the Uttar Pradesh state government has put data of approx. 8 million Indian citizens at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indias COVID-19 surveillance tool exposed millions of user data...

Researcher hacked Facebook by exploiting flaws in MobileIron MDM

By Sudais Asif The researcher hacked Facebook after identifying and exploiting Unauthenticated RCE on MobileIron's Mobile Device Management MDM. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher hacked Facebook by exploiting flaws in MobileIron MDM...

Programmer Hacks Pregnancy Test to Play Doom

By Waqas A hardware and software reverse engineer managed to run Doom's fully functional game on a pregnancy test. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Programmer Hacks Pregnancy Test to Play Doom...

Hackers can clone your lock keys by recording clicks from smartphone

By Deeba Ahmed A group of researchers has discovered a way to clone your lock keys using their... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can clone your lock keys by recording clicks from smartphone...

Fake wallet update steals 1400 Bitcoin ($16 million) from Electrum user

By Sudais Asif Github users have identified the wallets where the scammer has transferred stolen Bitcoin. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake wallet update steals 1400 Bitcoin $16 million from Electrum user...

How Cyber Security Is Influencing The Mobile Web Design Industry

By Owais Sultan Is there a way that stringent cyber security gets integrated into mobile web design? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Cyber Security Is Influencing The Mobile Web Design Industry...

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...

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...

How hackers behind Twitter Bitcoin scam were caught

By Sudais Asif The Twitter Bitcoin scam allowed hackers to rake in over £80,000/$100,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How hackers behind Twitter Bitcoin scam were caught...

Software firm leaks 25GB worth of subscription & Ancestry.com user data

By Waqas Here's how Ancestry.com users were implacted. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Software firm leaks 25GB worth of subscription & Ancestry.com user data...

17-year-old “wormable” SigRed vulnerability found in Windows servers

By Deeba Ahmed The 17-year-old “wormable” security flaw dubbed SigRed carries a 10 out of 10 security score on the CVSS scale. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 17-year-old "wormable" SigRed vulnerability found in Windows servers...

New smishing scam spreads fake TikTok App loaded with malware

By Deeba Ahmed The smishing scam is targeting TikTok app users and fans in... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New smishing scam spreads fake TikTok App loaded with malware...

Hackers compromise Supercomputers across Europe with cryptominers

By Deeba Ahmed Supercomputers in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, and the UK were hacked in the attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers compromise Supercomputers across Europe with cryptominers...

InfinityBlack hacking group dismantled; 5 hackers arrested

By Waqas Authorities have arrested 5 members of the infamous InfinityBlack hacking group known for hacking databases... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: InfinityBlack hacking group dismantled; 5 hackers arrested...

Nursery school teacher arrested for years-long dark web child abuse

By Waqas Europol was tipped about the teacher’s involvement in the selling of child sexual abuse content on the dark web and then... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nursery school teacher arrested for years-long dark web child abuse...

New iOS vulnerability being exploited to spy on Uyghurs in China

By Sudais Asif It is being revealed that a new and critical iOS vulnerability is being exploited to spy on the Uyghurs minority in China. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New iOS vulnerability being exploited to spy on Uyghurs in China...

Personal details & phone numbers of 42M Iranians sold on a hacking forum

By Waqas Iranians, unfortunately, have been hit hard by Coronavirus and the last thing they would like to have is getting their privacy breached. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Personal details & phone numbers of 42M Iranians sold on a hacking forum...

CIA’s 11-year old hacking campaign against China exposed

By Deeba Ahmed APT-C-39 is a hacking group that discreetly works for the CIA, according to research from a well-known Chinese cyber-security firm Qihoo 360. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CIA’s 11-year old hacking campaign against China exposed...

Popular YouTube gaming channel hacked to run crypto scam

By Deeba Ahmed The highly popular YouTube gaming channel boasting of 1.88 million subscribers, was hacked over the weekend by unidentified crypto scammers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular YouTube gaming channel hacked to run crypto scam...

Hackers clone ProtonVPN website to drop password stealer malware

By Sudais Asif Currently, ProtonVPN has more than 2 million users around the world and that makes it a lucrative target for cybercriminals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers clone ProtonVPN website to drop password stealer malware...

New sextortion scam claims to record you with hacked Google Nest cam

By Waqas The difference between conventional sextortion campaigns and this one is that the victim has to go through... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New sextortion scam claims to record you with hacked Google Nest cam...

Baby pics, videos & location data from Peekaboo Moments app leaked online

By Sudais Thousands of families using the Peekaboo Moments app have been affected. Here's what happened... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Baby pics, videos & location data from Peekaboo Moments app leaked online...

Every Ecuadorian has been compromised in massive data breach

By Sudais Data of Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks was also found in this breach who lived in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012 till April this year after being granted asylum initially. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Every Ecuadorian has been compromised i...