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Swire Pacific Offshore Operations hit by Cl0p ransomware gang
By Waqas As seen by Hackread.com, the Cl0p ransomware gang has leaked partial SPO data including names, email addresses, passport scans, and more. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Swire Pacific Offshore Operations hit by Cl0p ransomware gang...
Ransom Your Employer Email Scam Suspect Arrested
By Deeba Ahmed The scam involved attempts to hire insiders to install DemonWare ransomware on their employer's IT systems. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransom Your Employer Email Scam Suspect Arrested...
Russian language hacking forums warming up to Chinese hackers
By Waqas Russian cybercrime and hacking forums are opening doors to Chinese and English-speaking threat actors, which so far had been a relatively restricted domain for them. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian language hacking forums warming up to Chinese hackers...
SolarWinds hackers, Nobelium, hit cloud providers and resellers
By Waqas So far, Microsoft has informed 140 companies about the new attack campaign being carried out by Nobelium 14 of which were compromised by the group. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds hackers, Nobelium, hit cloud providers and resellers...
NSA, CISA Release Guidelines to Secure VPNs
By Deeba Ahmed The NSA and CISA have published guidelines to secure virtual private networks VPNs as threat actors have been exploiting VPN vulnerabilities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NSA, CISA Release Guidelines to Secure VPNs...
Millions impacted as payment API vulnerabilities exposing transaction keys
By Deeba Ahmed Millions of users could have exposed their private, payment data due to API security vulnerabilities discovered in several applications. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Millions impacted as payment API vulnerabilities exposing transaction keys...
Mirai botnet exploiting Azure OMIGOD vulnerabilities
By Deeba Ahmed The infamous Mirai botnet lets threat actors use compromised devices to carry out large-scale and crippling DDoS attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mirai botnet exploiting Azure OMIGOD vulnerabilities...
Google shares details of unpatched Windows AppContainer vulnerability
By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft was informed about the vulnerability by Google but the company claimed it to be a “non-issue” and that it “will not fix it.” This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google shares details of unpatched Windows AppContainer vulnerability...
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...
Unpatched flaws exposing Linux marketplaces to remote attacks
By Waqas The vulnerabilities remain unpatched and can be exploited to launch supply-chain attacks or achieve RCE against Linux marketplaces. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Unpatched flaws exposing Linux marketplaces to remote attacks...
Logistics giant exposes customer data, Lolz at researchers when alerted
By Habiba Rashid At the time of publishing this article; the data belonging to Bergen Logistics was available for public access without any security authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Logistics giant exposes customer data, Lolz at researchers when alerted...
Lighthouse, PageSpeed insights usage up 70% with core web vitals looming
By Owais Sultan With Google’s massive page experience update and its Core Web Vitals on the horizon, it seems that webmasters and marketers are doing their homework at the last minute, as usual. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lighthouse, PageSpeed insights usage up 70%...
Update Chrome browser as Google patches critical 0-day flaws
By Deeba Ahmed As of 2020, the Google Chrome browser had over a billion users and that is why any vulnerability if exploited in the browser can be devastating. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Update Chrome browser as Google patches critical 0-day flaws...
Hezbollah linked hackers hit companies in global malware attack
By Deeba Ahmed The APT group has developed a new version of Explosive malware RAT remote access trojan and stealthily hacking businesses worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hezbollah linked hackers hit companies in global malware attack...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New malware found targeting IoT devices, Android TV globally
By Sudais Asif The malware has been active since May 2019 but its new variant targets both macOS and Android-based devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware found targeting IoT devices, Android TV globally...
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...
Ransomware Hits Leading US Medical Debt Collector R1 RCM Inc.
By Waqas Previously, R1 RCM Inc., under different name had several incidents involving thefts of laptops containing unencrypted patient data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware Hits Leading US Medical Debt Collector R1 RCM Inc...
Sensitive data of cyber security firm & other businesses leaked online
By Sudais Asif Other than the cyber security firm, the leaked data belongs to universities, an insurance firm, non-profit, and public limited firms. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sensitive data of cyber security firm & other businesses leaked online...
US firm accused of secretly installing location tracking SDK in mobile apps
By Zara Khan AUS government contractor 'Anomaly Six' has location tracking software hidden in more than 500 mobile apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US firm accused of secretly installing location tracking SDK in mobile apps...
9,517 unsecured databases identified with 10 billion records globally
By Zara Khan According to the NordPass password manager, there are more than nine... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 9,517 unsecured databases identified with 10 billion records globally...
Cloudflare suffered data leak; exposing 3 million IP addresses: Ukraine
By Sudais Asif The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine claims the data leak has... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloudflare suffered data leak; exposing 3 million IP addresses: Ukraine...
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...
Smartwatch vulnerability allowed hackers to overdose dementia patients
By Sudais Asif The vulnerability also allowed hackers to send threatening messages to patients. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smartwatch vulnerability allowed hackers to overdose dementia patients...
“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...
Member of global child abuse ring caught with 650,000 images, videos
By Waqas He will not rot in hell for years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Member of global child abuse ring caught with 650,000 images, videos...
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...
4 million Quidd user accounts dumped on hacker forum for download
By Waqas 4 million Quidd user accounts dumped on hacker forum for download - The hacker forum is letting anyone download the data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4 million Quidd user accounts dumped on hacker forum for download...
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...
How Technology Has Altered the Education Landscape
By Owais Sultan From online gaming to research into genetic editing, the advances that we have made in technology have certainly improved our daily lives. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Technology Has Altered the Education Landscape...
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...
Stolen: Unencrypted hard drives with data of 29,000 Facebook employees
By Waqas A thief stole unencrypted hard drives with sensitive data of 29,000 Facebook employees. Here's what happened what data was in there: This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stolen: Unencrypted hard drives with data of 29,000 Facebook employees...
Ride-hailing app leaks personal data of millions of Iranians
By Ryan De Souza The ride-hailing app database was hosted on an insecure MongoDB server. Another day, another data breach - This time, security researchers have identified a ride-hailing app exposing personal data of 1 to 2 million Iranian drivers, thanks to an insecure MongoDB database. The...
IT consultancy firm caught running ransomware decryption scam
By Waqas Ransomware has become a persistent threat to users globally but for cybercriminals, it is a lucrative business. Recently, IT security researchers at Check Point unearthed a sophisticated ransomware decryption scam in which a Russian IT consultant company has been caught scamming ransomwa...
DuckDuckGo study claims Google Incognito searches are not private
By Waqas Google offers customized search results even in Incognito Mode, study. DuckDuckGo claims that Google’s search results aren’t just based on your location data and previous searches normally but also when you are logged out or browsing in incognito mode. It’s a fact that offering...
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 Publish PoC of Zero-day Vulnerability in Windows on Twitter
By Waqas New Privilege Escalation Bug Identified in Windows OS. Recently a Twitter user, using the handle SandboxEscaper, disclosed that the Microsoft Windows OS has a zero-day vulnerability, which is yet unknown to the company. Tweeting on the microblogging platform, the user stated: "Here is th...
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...
Hackers pwn Edge, Firefox, Safari, macOS, & VirtualBox at Pwn2Own 2018
By Waqas The white hat hackers at Pwn2Own 2018, have once again proved This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers pwn Edge, Firefox, Safari, macOS, & VirtualBox at Pwn2Own 2018...
Facebook Onavo VPN app collects user data even when its off
By Carolina In February this year, Facebook started pushing its Android and iPhone This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook Onavo VPN app collects user data even when its off...
NotPetya attack: Maersk reinstalled 45,000 PCs, 2,500 apps & 4,000 servers
By Waqas On June 27th, 2017, a dangerous ransomware attack called Petya This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NotPetya attack: Maersk reinstalled 45,000 PCs, 2,500 apps & 4,000 servers...
4 Malicious Chrome Extensions Put 500k Users at Risk of Click Fraud
By Waqas Presence of spyware and malware in Chrome browser extensions we use This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4 Malicious Chrome Extensions Put 500k Users at Risk of Click Fraud...
Virtual Reality (VR) Porn App Exposed Personal Data of 20k Users
By Waqas Virtual Reality apps can be fun to use but they This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Virtual Reality VR Porn App Exposed Personal Data of 20k Users...
New BitTorrent Flaw Puts Linux & Windows devices at risk of hacking
By Waqas Tavis Ormandy, an IT security researcher at Googles Project Zero This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New BitTorrent Flaw Puts Linux Windows devices at risk of hacking...
Chrome Extension with 105,000 installs is a Cryptocurrency Miner
By Waqas Archive Poster extension for Chrome browser is being currently used by 105,000 This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chrome Extension with 105,000 installs is a Cryptocurrency Miner...