Cybercriminals using Marvel’s Black Widow movie to spread malware

By Waqas Apart from malware, offers to watch the online premiere of the Black Widow movie are being used to steal payment card data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cybercriminals using Marvels Black Widow movie to spread malware...

Hackers leak 260,000 accounts from Pakistani music streaming site Patari

By Waqas Hackread.com informed Patari of the data breach almost a week ago yet the company did not receive any response whatsoever. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers leak 260,000 accounts from Pakistani music streaming site Patari...

800+ criminals arrested after FBI turned Anom app into honeypot

By Waqas The FBI took control of the encrypted communication platform Anom app in 2018 and transformed it into a large-scale honeypot. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 800+ criminals arrested after FBI turned Anom app into honeypot...

Iranian hackers hit Israel with disk wiper in disguise of ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed According to SentinelOne, Iranian hackers have developed a combo of disk wiper and ransomware and their target is Israel. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian hackers hit Israel with disk wiper in disguise of ransomware...

Best Torrent Sites for 2021

By Saad Rajpoot Looking for reliable and best torrent sites during lockdown? Look no further. Today we are going to discuss the best torrent sites in 2021. Before we begin, we need to clarify that we do not support the use of pirated content. We support the use of legal content that pays royaltie...

Transferring Whatsapp data from iPhone to Android with MobileTrans

By Sudais Asif Looking to transfer your WhatsApp from iPhone to Android? Here's how you can use MobileTrans to do so without any hurdle. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Transferring Whatsapp data from iPhone to Android with MobileTrans...

Online scams: How to give scammers a taste of their own medicine

By Owais Sultan Internet users are much more aware of these scams these days, but they do still happen. Let’s look at the different types of internet scams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online scams: How to give scammers a taste of their own medicine...

Hackers using smart home devices to live streaming swatting attacks

By Deeba Ahmed The F.B.I. is warning users to use strong credentials to prevent their smart devices from being used during swatting attacks. Here's how to. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers using smart home devices to live streaming swatting attacks...

Free WinZip trial popup vulnerability lets hackers drop malware

By Sudais Asif Other than malware delivery; WinZip vulnerability also lets hackers carry out arbitrary code execution. Find out what else can be done. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Free WinZip trial popup vulnerability lets hackers drop malware...

OceanLotus hackers hit macOS users with new malware

By Sudais Asif For now, researchers believe that the malware is targeting Vietnamese users however it is about time it hits macOS users around the world. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OceanLotus hackers hit macOS users with new malware...

Watch out: Fake celebrity endorsements advertising Bitcoin scam

By Waqas Bitcoin is on the rise once again, and investors are anxious to see just how high it will go. Scammers are doing whatever it takes to steal it from you. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch out: Fake celebrity endorsements advertising Bitcoin scam...

Ghimob banking trojan targeting hundreds of Android apps

By Deeba Ahmed A Brazil-based threat group is responsible for deploying the Ghimob banking trojan in multiple countries. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ghimob banking trojan targeting hundreds of Android apps...

Best OSINT Tools for 2020

By Sudais Asif OSINT means Open source intelligence refers to information that can be collected from the public for free. Here are the 10 best OSINT tools to do so. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Best OSINT Tools for 2020...

Authorities dismantle online piracy hackers network Sparks Group

By Zara Khan A criminal network of copyright and infringing hackers called the Sparks Group has been dismantled. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities dismantle online piracy hackers network Sparks Group...

You are not alone; video conferencing app Zoom is down for many

By Waqas You are not alone; Zoom is down for many around the world. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: You are not alone; video conferencing app Zoom is down for many...

Man sought dark web hitman to murder child victim of sexual abuse

By Waqas The dark web hitman for hire website turned out to scam. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man sought dark web hitman to murder child victim of sexual abuse...

RedCurl hackers launched 26 espionage campaigns to steal trade secrets

By Waqas RedCurl hackers are running one of the most well-organized espionage campaigns for years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: RedCurl hackers launched 26 espionage campaigns to steal trade secrets...

New privacy tool ‘Fawkes’ blocks your images from facial recognition

By Sudais Asif Fawkes was tested against Facial AI including Microsoft Azure Face API... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New privacy tool 'Fawkes' blocks your images from facial recognition...

Nasty Cerberus banking trojan found on Google Play Store

By Zara Khan Google's Play Protect mechanism also failed to detect Cerberus banking trojan... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nasty Cerberus banking trojan found on Google Play Store...

Microsoft launches free Linux memory forensics tool for detecting malware

By Sudais Asif Microsoft's project Freta is focused on detecting both... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft launches free Linux memory forensics tool for detecting malware...

Stalker Online data breach: Over 1.2m player records sold on dark web

By Deeba Ahmed The records are now up for sale on the dark web putting millions of Stalker Online players’ security at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stalker Online data breach: Over 1.2m player records sold on dark web...

Black Lives Matter movement exploited to spread Trickbot malware

By Deeba Ahmed This shows there’s certainly no limit to the meanness and notoriety of cybercriminals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Black Lives Matter movement exploited to spread Trickbot malware...

Hackers using malicious CV files to infect PCs with banking trojan

By Deeba Ahmed Here's why one should never open unknown files sent by anonymous users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers using malicious CV files to infect PCs with banking trojan...

Hackers disrupt Chicago police radios with anti-cop songs

By Sudais Asif Apparently, Anonymous hackers are behind the attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers disrupt Chicago police radios with anti-cop songs...

GoDaddy suffers data breach after hackers access SSH accounts

By Deeba Ahmed GoDaddy Admits Data Breach Affecting Web Hosting Account Credentials of Unknown Number of Customers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GoDaddy suffers data breach after hackers access SSH accounts...

Chinese COVID-19 detection firm hacked; source code sold on dark web

By Sudais Asif The hackers claim to have stolen a trove of data that is currently being sold on the dark web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese COVID-19 detection firm hacked; source code sold on dark web...

Fake Coronavirus apps hit Android & iOS users with spyware, adware

By Deeba Ahmed Cybercriminals are trying every trick up their sleeve to benefit from the Coronavirus pandemic and... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Coronavirus apps hit Android & iOS users with spyware, adware...

Bisq Bitcoin exchange halts trade due to critical vulnerability

By Deeba Ahmed The Bitcoin exchange further stated that users must disable the recently added alert key function... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bisq Bitcoin exchange halts trade due to critical vulnerability...

Coronavirus extortion scam threatens to infect victim’s family

By Sudais Asif The new Coronavirus extortion scam asks for $4000 in Bitcoin or scammers will infect the victim's family with the virus. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Coronavirus extortion scam threatens to infect victim's family...

Blizzard hit by massive DDoS attack; EA Sports facing lagging issue

By Waqas Blizzard has been hit by massive DDoS attack - Here's what's happening and here's where its service is down... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Blizzard hit by massive DDoS attack; EA Sports facing lagging issue...

201 million US demographic, personal records leaked online

By Waqas Another day, another data breach - This time, 201 million records have been leaked online. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 201 million US demographic, personal records leaked online...

kr00k – Billions of Wi-Fi devices affected by encryption vulnerability

By Sudais Asif The IT security researchers at ESET have disclosed a new vulnerability named Kr00k in FullMAC WLAN chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: kr00k - Billions of Wi-Fi devices affected by encryption vulnerability...

Clearview AI firm with photos of billions of unsuspecting users got HACKED

By Deeba Ahmed Clearview AI has billions of photos of innocent and unsuspecting users - Its entire list of clients was reportedly stolen by unknown hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Clearview AI firm with photos of billions of unsuspecting users got HACKED...

Hackers can use flaw in Philips smart light bulbs to spread malware

By Sudais Asif Hackers can use this vulnerability to carry out a wide range of cyber attacks including ransomware infection. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can use flaw in Philips smart light bulbs to spread malware...

TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to send SMS with malware

By Sudais How to hack the TikTok account with a malicious link in a text message? Well, it's possible as researchers noticed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to send SMS with malware...

Most second-hand phones contain previous owner’s data

By Sudais Here's why you should avoid buying or selling second-hand phones or what to do before selling your smartphone to someone. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Most second-hand phones contain previous owner's data...

System hijacking flaws found in pre-installed Acer & ASUS software

By Sudais Firstly, Acer’s Quick Access program was found to be vulnerable to DLL hijacking through which attackers could... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: System hijacking flaws found in pre-installed Acer & ASUS software...

Small businesses also need protection from cyber attacks

By Uzair Amir From large corporations to small business everyone is vulnerable to cyber attacks. What happened in these cyber attacks is a whole new story. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Small businesses also need protection from cyber attacks...

A pervert Yahoo employee hacked 6,000 accounts using internal system

By Waqas A former Yahoo engineer hacked 6,000 Yahoo Mail account to extract the personal information of victims primarily sexual images and videos. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A pervert Yahoo employee hacked 6,000 accounts using internal system...

Vulnerability in Drone giant DJI exposed users’ photos & other sensitive data

By Waqas Researchers at security firm CheckPoint identified a vulnerability in the website and apps of the popular consumer drone manufacturer DJI. The vulnerability was revealed on Thursday after DJI managed to fix the flaw. Though, it took DJI around six months to fully address the security fla...

Banking trojan found in call recorder app on Play Store – stole over €10,000

By Waqas Android is one of the most vulnerable mobile operating systems with hackers developing new Android malware and banking trojan every 17 seconds. Then, there is Google and questionable security measures to protect users from sophisticated and persistent malware attacks. Recently, Lukas...

Hackers disrupt UK’s Bristol Airport flight info screens after ransomware attack

By Uzair Amir The ransomware attack disrupted the screens for two days. In a nasty ransomware attack, flight information screens at the United Kingdom's Bristol airport were taken over and hijacked by malicious hackers on September 15th Friday morning. The ransomware attack forced the airport sta...

The Pirate Bay: We mine Monero from your CPU, install Adblocker or leave

By Waqas About a week ago, HackRead reported that the world's largest This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay: We mine Monero from your CPU, install Adblocker or leave...

In Russia for World Cup? Beware of fake WiFi hotspots stealing user data

By Uzair Amir The Football World Cup 2018 has gathered thousands of fans This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: In Russia for World Cup? Beware of fake WiFi hotspots stealing user data...

1-year prison for man behind Blizzard’ World of Warcraft DDoS attacks

By Waqas A Romanian cybercriminal has been sentenced to one year in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 1-year prison for man behind Blizzard' World of Warcraft DDoS attacks...

Hackers can steal data from Air-Gapped PCs with microphones & speakers

By Waqas A research team from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can steal data from Air-Gapped PCs with microphones & speakers...

Malware steals data directly from the device to hack Facebook account

By Waqas Hacking Facebook credentials such as login IDs and passwords have This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware steals data directly from the device to hack Facebook account...

Flaw in Telegram Windows App Used for Cryptomining & Backdoor

By Waqas Another day, another popular app compromised to drop backdoor and conduct This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaw in Telegram Windows App Used for Cryptomining & Backdoor...

Someone hacked this advertising screen to mine Bitcoin

By Waqas The sudden surge in the price of Bitcoin encouraged the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Someone hacked this advertising screen to mine Bitcoin...

Evrial Info-Stealing Trojan Modifies Addresses to Steal Cryptocurrency

By Waqas It is just another with just another Cryptocurrency malware targeting unsuspecting This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Evrial Info-Stealing Trojan Modifies Addresses to Steal Cryptocurrency...