EMPACT Hackathon Targets Online Human Traffickers

By Waqas The 2023 EMPACT Hackathon took place from 18 to 22 September in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: EMPACT Hackathon Targets Online Human Traffickers...

The Ultimate Guide to Price Optimization

By Owais Sultan Price optimization transcends the domain of business buzzwords; it emerges as a foundational strategy that possesses the potential… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Ultimate Guide to Price Optimization...

Crypto Industry Lost $685 Million in Q3 2023, 30% by Lazarus Group

By Waqas Immunefi Crypto Losses Report: Q3 2023 Sees Highest Losses of the Year. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto Industry Lost $685 Million in Q3 2023, 30% by Lazarus Group...

Malware Concealed as Dependabot Contributions Strikes GitHub Projects

By Waqas Malicious code disguised as Dependabot contributions hits hundreds of GitHub repositories. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware Concealed as Dependabot Contributions Strikes GitHub Projects...

Zero-Day iOS Exploit Chain Infects Devices with Predator Spyware

By Waqas Former Egyptian MP targeted with predator spyware ahead of 2024 presidential run - Therefore, Update your macOS Ventura, iOS, and iPadOS devices NOW, as Apple has released emergency updates to address the flaws. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zero-Day iOS Exploi...

Cyberattacks Targeting Government Agencies on the Rise

By Waqas A concerning trend is emerging on the global stage: a rise in cyberattacks targeting government agencies. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyberattacks Targeting Government Agencies on the Rise...

San Antonio’s Top Five Cybersecurity Companies To Know

By Owais Sultan San Antonio's Five Finest Cybersecurity Firms Revealed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: San Antonio’s Top Five Cybersecurity Companies To Know...

Phishers Exploiting Google Docs to Harvest Crypto Credentials

By Deeba Ahmed The phishing campaign has been dubbed BEC 3.0 by researchers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Phishers Exploiting Google Docs to Harvest Crypto Credentials...

Fake TeamViewer Installer Used to Deliver njRAT Malware

By Habiba Rashid A fake and malicious version of TeamViewer is being pushed as legitimate, which in reality infects devices with njRAT Malware aka Bladabindi. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake TeamViewer Installer Used to Deliver njRAT Malware...

US Military Personnel Targeted by Unsolicited Smartwatches Linked to Data Breaches

By Waqas Service members in the United States military have been receiving unsolicited smartwatches through the mail, which unsurprisingly contain malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Military Personnel Targeted by Unsolicited Smartwatches Linked to Data Breaches...

Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet

By Waqas The Swing VPN app is available on Android and iOS devices; however, only the Android version has been identified as a DDoS botnet by the researcher. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet...

New Android Botnet Nexus Being Rented Out on Russian Hacker Forum

By Habiba Rashid Nexus contains a module equipped with encryption capabilities which point towards ransomware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android Botnet Nexus Being Rented Out on Russian Hacker Forum...

Chinese Hackers Keep Targeting Group-IB Cybersecurity Firm

By Deeba Ahmed An APT group known as Tonto Team has tried targeting the Singapore-based Group-IB cybersecurity firm for the second time. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Hackers Keep Targeting Group-IB Cybersecurity Firm...

Advancing Medical Technology Requires More Medical Device Regulation

By Waqas While countries like Japan, China, the United States, and the United Kingdom have acknowledged the importance of medical device regulation, worldwide recognition is still a long way to go. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Advancing Medical Technology Requires More...

Researchers hack SpaceX Starlink satellite signal for GPS alternative

By Deeba Ahmed A non-peer-reviewed paper published by The University of Texas at Austin provides a complete characterization of Starlink’s signals claiming to have taken the first step toward creating a brand-new global navigation technology. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original pos...

Popular YouTuber Scuba Jake’s channel hacked to run crypto scam

By Waqas Scuba Jake, whose real name is Jake Koehler, had his YouTube channel "DALLMYD" with 13 million subscribers hacked to steal 1.01 BTC. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular YouTuber Scuba Jakes channel hacked to run crypto scam...

LastPass Security Breach – Hackers Steal Company’s Source Code

By Deeba Ahmed In an advisory, password manager and vault app LastPass confirmed the stealing of its internal source code and technical documents. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LastPass Security Breach - Hackers Steal Companys Source Code...

Critical Amazon Ring Vulnerability Could Expose Camera Recordings

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerability was discovered by Atlanta-based app security firm Checkmarx while assessing the Ring doorbell app for Android.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical Amazon Ring Vulnerability Could Expose Camera Recordings...

QBot Malware Exploiting Windows Calculator to Compromise Devices

By Deeba Ahmed According to researcher "ProxyLife" on Twitter, QBot malware, aka QakBot, has been exploiting the Windows 7 Calculator app… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: QBot Malware Exploiting Windows Calculator to Compromise Devices...

Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) is Changing Data Centers

By Owais Sultan Hyperconverged infrastructure is changing the way data centers work for the better. Learn about the benefits of hyperconverged… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hyperconverged Infrastructure HCI is Changing Data Centers...

New WhatsApp OTP Scam Allows Scammers to Hijack Your Account

By Deeba Ahmed The new WhatsApp scam is currently targeting users in India. On May 23rd, 2022, the founder and CEO… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New WhatsApp OTP Scam Allows Scammers to Hijack Your Account...

Denso ransomware attack – Pandora gang claims to steal 1.4 TB of data

By Deeba Ahmed The worlds second-largest automotive components supplier Denso Corporation has confirmed a ransomware attack affecting its operations in Germany.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Denso ransomware attack - Pandora gang claims to steal 1.4 TB of data...

New Underactor tool reveals pixelated text to expose sensitive data

By Waqas The Underactor tool can uncover redacted text from any document and reveal sensitive data to anyone including of… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Underactor tool reveals pixelated text to expose sensitive data...

Free and Best OSINT Tools 2021

By Owais Sultan OSINT refers to information collected from online sources however it requires tools to do so, and here are the 10 best OSINT Tools for 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Free and Best OSINT Tools 2021...

OpenSea vulnerability allowed crypto stealing with malicious NFTs

By Waqas Researchers investigated the issue in OpenSea after an increase in complaints about receiving and opening free airdropped NFTs to steal user funds. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OpenSea vulnerability allowed crypto stealing with malicious NFTs...

The Fight against Financial Cyber Crime

By Owais Sultan The financial services industry is a lucrative target and is disproportionately affected by the rise of cyber crime. Let's discuss its prevention measures. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Fight against Financial Cyber Crime...

The Telegraph newspaper exposed 10TB of subscriber data

By Deeba Ahmed The data was exposed due to an unprotected Elasticsearch cluster and remained open to public access without any security authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Telegraph newspaper exposed 10TB of subscriber data...

Hackers exploit 2FA flaw to steal crypto from 6,000 Coinbase users

By Waqas working to reimburse the customers for the funds they have lost and help them regain control of their accounts. Here's what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers exploit 2FA flaw to steal crypto from 6,000 Coinbase users...

Hackers hit Russian ministry, rocket center using MSHTML vulnerability

By Waqas Microsoft Office zero-day also dubbed MSHTML attack exploited to target Russian government including Interior ministry and State Rocket Center. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers hit Russian ministry, rocket center using MSHTML vulnerability...

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...

ProtonMail logged, shared activist’s IP address with Swiss police

By Waqas ProtonMail is being criticized for sharing French activists IP address with Swiss authorities while claiming it does not save logs. End-to-end encrypted email service provider ProtonMail is currently facing criticism after the company shared the IP address of an anti-gentrification...

5 WordPress Security Solutions with Free SSL Certificates

By Waqas In this article, we are listing 5 popular WordPress security solution providers who also offer free SSL certificates. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 WordPress Security Solutions with Free SSL Certificates...

Threat actors using CAPTCHA to evade phishing, malware detection

By Waqas According to researchers, cybercriminals are abusing legitimate challenge and response services like Google’s reCAPTCHA or deploying customized fake CAPTCHA-like validation. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Threat actors using CAPTCHA to evade phishing, malware...

Online trading broker FBS exposes 20TB of data with 16 billion records

By Waqas The leaked data also included unredacted credit cards and passports of millions of users around the world. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online trading broker FBS exposes 20TB of data with 16 billion records...

Cybersecurity firm Stormshield breach; customer data, source code stolen

By Saad Rajpoot Stormshield suspects that there is a possibility that the attacker has the Technical Exchanges and Personal Data of the users. A French cybersecurity firm Stormsheild has identified a security breach. The breach affected their technical portal which is used by the users for the...

Ethical hacking, the best prevention against cyber attacks

By Waqas Ethical hacking is a part of cybersecurity that protects your organizations' online presence from different malicious threats like hacking, phishing, etc. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ethical hacking, the best prevention against cyber attacks...

Cyber Security giant FireEye hacked by a foreign government

By Sudais Asif FireEye has stated that they have been resetting the passwords of users for the previous 2 weeks as a part of its mitigatory actions. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber Security giant FireEye hacked by a foreign government...

How to Optimize Your App Settings for Privacy

By Uzair Amir In order to protect users' privacy, developers must keep their apps' security in mind and put their apps through regression testing. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Optimize Your App Settings for Privacy...

Google makes app to lock devices if users default on payment

By Sudais Asif Google ash released an app that aims at locking the devices of users who default on their smartphone financing payments. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google makes app to lock devices if users default on payment...

DoJ seizes $1 billion in Bitcoin linked to Silk Road marketplace

By Deeba Ahmed The Feds were able to identify 54 undetected cryptocurrency transactions linked to the seized Silk Road marketplace leading them to seize Bitcoin. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DoJ seizes $1 billion in Bitcoin linked to Silk Road marketplace...

Hotel reservation platform leaked user data from top online booking sites

By Waqas The list of online booking sites affected by the breach includes some of the top industry giants including Booking.com. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hotel reservation platform leaked user data from top online booking sites...

Google reveals details on active vulnerability affecting Windows 10, 7

By Waqas Google Project Zero has disclosed a Windows 0day vulnerability that lets attackers to escape Chrome sandboxes and run malware on Windows. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google reveals details on active vulnerability affecting Windows 10, 7...

Hackers exploit VPN, Windows flaws to influence US elections

By Sudais Asif According to CISA, these Windows flaws are centered around Fortinet FortiOS Secure Socket Layer SSL VPN and MobileIron platform. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers exploit VPN, Windows flaws to influence US elections...

Shopify Sufferd Data Breach Because of “Rogue” Employees

By Deeba Ahmed Shopify has blamed 2 of its support team members for stealing customer data from 200 merchants This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Shopify Sufferd Data Breach Because of "Rogue" Employees...

Critical vulnerability allowed hackers to hijack Firefox Android browser

By Waqas Mozilla fixed a bug that could have let attackers hijack any Firefox Android browser sharing the same Wi-Fi network. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical vulnerability allowed hackers to hijack Firefox Android browser...

Database mess up leaks 882 GB of ecommerce & dating sites data

By Sudais Asif A misconfigured Elasticsearch server is responsible for exposing data amounting to more than 370 million records. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database mess up leaks 882 GB of ecommerce & dating sites data...

Hackers breach e-commerce websites operated by Warner Music Group

By Zara Khan WMG hasn’t disclosed the number of websites compromised or how the hackers accessed such critical information. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers breach e-commerce websites operated by Warner Music Group...

Google vulnerability allowed sending spoofed emails with Gmail ID

By Sudais Asif Google fixed the vulnerability after the security researcher ended up disclosing its technical details online. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google vulnerability allowed sending spoofed emails with Gmail ID...

YouTube deletes 2 million channels and 51 million videos over scams

By Sudais Asif Previously YouTube was accused of not taking any action again growing malware and cryptocurrency-related scams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube deletes 2 million channels and 51 million videos over scams...

EncroChat encrypted communication provider quits after malware attack

By Waqas Encrypted communication network EncroChat has announced to shut down its services for good. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: EncroChat encrypted communication provider quits after malware attack...