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Top 10 Best Antivirus software for 2019
By Zehra Ali Open the Internet and your screen will be flooded with hacking news and exploits carried out through the use of sophisticated techniques. It is not uncommon to land on news reports of millions of compromised Internet devices. These stories emerge not merely because of the hacker’s...
Hacker demonstrates how to remotely Jailbreak iPhone X
By Waqas A China-based security researcher associated with the Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team has published a proof-of-concept exploit for a kernel vulnerability, which he claims to be the second stage of an exploit chain that he was successfully able to jailbreak iPhone X remotely. The researcher Qixun...
State Spy Programs, espionage & Monero mining – fingers point at Sandvine
By Waqas Sandvine Products and Technology Used by Egypt, Turkey, and Syrian This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: State Spy Programs, espionage & Monero mining - fingers point at Sandvine...
Experian Flaw Lets Attacker Obtain Credit Freeze PIN and Access Account
By Waqas Plenty of consumers decided to go for a credit freeze This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Experian Flaw Lets Attacker Obtain Credit Freeze PIN and Access Account...
Chinese Man Who Sold VPNs Gets 9 Months Prison Sentence
By Carolina In July this year, it was reported that Apple had removed This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Man Who Sold VPNs Gets 9 Months Prison Sentence...
Wikileaks Exposes CIA’ 3 Linux/macOS Malware- Aeris, Achilles, SeaPea
By Uzair Amir We all know what CIA is capable of but what This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Wikileaks Exposes CIA 3 Linux/macOS Malware- Aeris, Achilles, SeaPea...
Russian Host Proton66 Tied to SuperBlack and WeaXor Ransomware
Threat actors are exploiting bulletproof hosting service Proton66 for malicious activities, including campaigns from SuperBlack ransomware operators, Android…...
BYKEA data breach: Pakistani ride-hailing app exposed 400m records
By Waqas According to researchers, BYKEA's 200 GB worth of database was exposed on an Elasticsearch server. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BYKEA data breach: Pakistani ride-hailing app exposed 400m records...
New malware attack turns Elasticsearch databases into DDoS botnet
By Uzair Amir The malware attack involves two stages including one in which existing cryptomining malware is removed and other remove configuration files. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware attack turns Elasticsearch databases into DDoS botnet...
New attack spreads LokiBot & NanoCore malware in ISO image files
By Waqas Both NanoCore and LokiBot are Info-stealing Trojans. Security researchers at the San Francisco-based firm Netskope have discovered a new malware campaign distributing the info-stealer malware LokiBot and NanoCore via ISO image file attachments that appear to be an invoice. It is notewort...
Dow Jones’ screening watchlist data exposed online
By Waqas A database hosted on Amazon Web Services AWS and owned by Dow Jones has accidentally been exposed putting approx. 2.4 million corporate entities and individuals at risk of data theft. Reportedly, the exposed database comprises sensitive information about terrorists, criminals, and shady...
Monero Mining Malware Infecting Android Smart TVs & Smartphones
By Waqas The malicious Monero mining campaign is spreading fast through ADB.miner This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Monero Mining Malware Infecting Android Smart TVs & Smartphones...
New macOS malware XcodeSpy found sneaking into spy on victims
By Habiba Rashid According to researchers, XcodeSpy malware is targeting Xcode Developers in a supply-check attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New macOS malware XcodeSpy found sneaking into spy on victims...
Microsoft investigating Windows XP, Server 2003 source code leak
By Waqas Microsoft Windows XP may be old but still powers roughly 1% of all desktop and laptop computers worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft investigating Windows XP, Server 2003 source code leak...
7 Essential Features of a Perfect Privileged Access Management Solution
By Owais Sultan Privileged accounts have access to the most valuable corporate information, which is why they are often targeted by attackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 7 Essential Features of a Perfect Privileged Access Management Solution...
New Android ransomware uses pornographic posts to infect devices
By Uzair Amir The new Android ransomware was initially spread through Reddit and XDA-Developers' forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android ransomware uses pornographic posts to infect devices...
iPhone hacking tool Cellebrite being sold on eBay
By Waqas Cellebrite UFED, an iPhone hacking tool made in Israel and widely used by the law enforcement authorities including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs Enforcement and Immigration departments is surprisingly up for sale on eBay. This tool is mainly used for hacking or breaking...
Website uses Artificial Intelligence to create utterly realistic human faces
By Waqas A new way for cybercriminals to create fake social media profiles and carry identity scams using Artificial Intelligence powered tool? A couple of months ago it was reported that NVIDIA has developed a tool that uses Artificial Intelligence to create extremely realistic human faces which...
Digital exchange joins law enforcement in hunt for WannaCry ransom bitcoins
By Waqas Patrick O’Neill, a journalist at CyberScoopNews, has claimed that since This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Digital exchange joins law enforcement in hunt for WannaCry ransom bitcoins...
New privacy tool exposes which website leaves your data unprotected
By Sudais The new privacy tool will inform you if the site you are visiting expose your data or not. Here's how it's done... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New privacy tool exposes which website leaves your data unprotected...
10 Powerful But Not Yet Promoted Antivirus for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone
By Lesley Haught The vulnerability of the regular computer user is at an all-time high. Not even the strongest of world governments have been able to stay safe from attacks, unauthorized accesses, and data leakages attempted by hackers, malware programs. The big question, then, that every compute...
The Future of Wi-Fi Security: Assessing Vulnerabilities in WPA3
By William Chalk A new study by researchers Matty Vanhoef and Eyal Ronen revealed five vulnerabilities – collectively named ‘Dragonblood’ – in the WPA3 Wi-Fi standard. Four of the five are considered a severe threat to online security. What does this teach us about trust in our networks? WPA3 Wi-...
Cloudflare Launches Android and iOS version of 1.1.1.1 DNS Service
By Waqas Download the app and toggle on it to generate a VPN profile that will automatically reroute the DNS traffic using the 1.1.1.1 DNS servers. On April 1, 2018, Cloudflare and APNIC launched the 1.1.1.1 public DNS service to speed up the searching process for web addresses faster and more...
Radio Station Broadcast Cold War Era Messages Despite Being Non-operational
By Carolina Now, this is one such creepy news that has all This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Radio Station Broadcast Cold War Era Messages Despite Being Non-operational...
Pre-installed Trojan in Cheap Android Devices Steal Data, Intercept Chats
By Waqas Android devices are one of the most vulnerable mobile OS This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pre-installed Trojan in Cheap Android Devices Steal Data, Intercept Chats...
YouTuber hacks fingerprint scanner of OnePlus 7 Pro using hot glue
By Waqas The Youtuber also claimed that the OnePlus 7 Pro's fingerprint sensor is the quickest in-display sensor they have ever seen. The new OnePlus 7 Pro from OnePlus is definitely a refreshing change in the smartphones market because of its popup camera and triple cam setup, full-screen displa...
5 Cybersecurity Best Practices You Should Be Following Right Now
By Owais Sultan If you have a business and you don’t have an online presence, you’re handicapping yourself. That’s just how it is today. Without harnessing the power of the internet and social media, you’re losing out on a substantial number of customers. But putting yourself and your business ou...
Israeli fintech firms hit by Cardinal RAT malware
By Waqas The IT security researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 have discovered a malware that has been targeting Israeli cyberspace especially those dealing with technology and financial sector. Dubbed Cardinal RAT remote access Trojan by researchers; the malware is currently targeting two...
Facebook gave Amazon, Netflix, Spotify & others access to private user data
By Waqas Facebook allowed Netflix, Spotify, Amazon, Microsoft, Yandex and Royal Bank of Canada unprecedented access to its users' private data. The social media giant Facebook has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons lately. Now, according to reports, Facebook allowed video streaming...
Austria seeks Interpol’s help to bust Bitcoin scammers who stole $115M
By Waqas Another day another Bitcoin scam in which unsuspected users have This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Austria seeks Interpol's help to bust Bitcoin scammers who stole $115M...
Hackers Leak PII Data and Photos of Brazilian Plastic Surgery Patients
By Waqas The victim of the data breach is the Roberto Polizzi Plastic Surgery Clinic based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Leak PII Data and Photos of Brazilian Plastic Surgery Patients...
Hackers disabling Macro security warnings in new malspam campaign
By Waqas This means hackers are downloading/executing malicious DLLs/ZLoader without any malicious code in the spammed attachment macro. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers disabling Macro security warnings in new malspam campaign...
Image stock site 123RF hacked; 8.3M user database leaked
By Waqas According to our analysis, 123RF suffered a data breach earlier this year in March and leaked on a hacker forum on November 8th. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Image stock site 123RF hacked; 8.3M user database leaked...
How Will Blockchain Technology Revolutionize Logistics?
By Waqas If you haven’t noticed, blockchain technology is taking the world by storm, catapulting technology into unchartered, new territory.... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Will Blockchain Technology Revolutionize Logistics?...
Security Basics for the Novice Online Traders
By David Balaban The popularity of online trading is growing and there is a need to always use the best security measures in order to protect your online wallets and investment portfolios. New types of fraud appear every day, so it is crucial to stay attentive in order to protect your hard-earned...
The Pitfalls of Keeping Your Ports Wide Open
By David Balaban Based on security assessment results, penetration testers often recommend hiding an enterprise network’s ports behind a whitelist. However, corporate IT teams don’t always understand the need for such a countermeasure. Even some admins and DevOps specialists with tons of experien...
DeepDotWeb, Wall St and Valhalla markets seized by authorities
By Uzair Amir Arrests have been made in Israel, Europe, Brazil, and the United States. The popular dark web news and index website DeepDotWeb DDW has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI. Those visiting the website can see a message left by the FBI on its homepage stating that...
Understanding VPN through open systems interconnection model
By David Balaban VPN is a wonderful thing that you all have probably heard about. I assume it was something like this: “Using a VPN you can visit websites blocked by state services and engage in any network activity without fear of revealing your actual IP address.” If you thought that Virtual...
Upcoming Firefox version to offer fingerprinting & cryptomining protection
By Uzair Amir There is very good news for Mozilla Firefox users. After improving the user experience with tracking protection function offering content blocking features and other changes in Firefox 63, Mozilla is aiming for another significant update in the upcoming version of the browser. The n...
Third-Party Apps May Read Your Email: Learn How to Protect
By David Balaban Sad news about the unauthorized viewing of email messages by third-party application developers has alarmed Gmail users. It’s understood the Internet giant did not resort to ignoring the problem, the corporation provided detailed comments on possible exposure of the letters...
Ex-NSA staffer creates app to notify users of evil maid attack on MacBook
By Uzair Amir It is a fact that a MacBook cannot be easily This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ex-NSA staffer creates app to notify users of evil maid attack on MacBook...
Credit Reporting Firm Equifax Hacked; SSNs of 143M Americans Stolen
By Waqas Another day, another data breach but this one will haunt This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Credit Reporting Firm Equifax Hacked; SSNs of 143M Americans Stolen...
Healthcare Clinic Suffers Ransomware Attack; 300K Patients Impacted
By Waqas This without a doubt is the second largest health data This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Healthcare Clinic Suffers Ransomware Attack; 300K Patients Impacted...
Malware vendor returns with yet another nasty Android malware
By Sudais Asif Triangulum, a previously known threat actor is back with new Android malware which is now being sold on dark web hacking forums. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware vendor returns with yet another nasty Android malware...
PyMICROPSIA Windows malware steals browsing data, record audio
By Waqas PyMICROPSIA malware is developed to target Windows operating systems yet it checks for other operating systems, such as “darwin” or “POSIX.” This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: PyMICROPSIA Windows malware steals browsing data, record audio...
Capital One data breach: 106m customers affected; suspected hacker arrested
By Uzair Amir The hacker behind the breach Paige Adele Thompson has been arrested after they bragged about hacking Capital One. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Capital One data breach: 106m customers affected; suspected hacker arrested...
Hackers steal credit card data of 14,579 BevMo customers
By Uzair Amir A warning has been issued by the Concord, California-based alcoholic beverages retailer BevMo informing its customers about a data breach that its online store experienced between 2 August and 26 September. During the attack, credit card data of its customers was exposed. “BevMo tak...
Feds accuse Chinese firm of stealing trade secrets of US tech giant
By Uzair Amir The US Justice Department has accused China to be involved in industrial espionage. According to a press release from the department, the Chinese government has made memory chips that store data its centralized science and technology strategy only to cover its espionage activities. ...
ProtonVPN Subscriptions Now Available on Firefox for $10
By Waqas Mozilla has announced that it will be launching an experimental feature in the new version of Firefox that will offer ProtonVPN subscriptions. The feature, however, will be accessible by users only after they subscribe for a monthly package. It is basically, a subscription-based VPN...