Google Fended Off Largest Ever Layer 7 DDoS Attack

By Waqas According to Google, the geographic distribution of the DDoS attack suggests that it might have been launched through… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Fended Off Largest Ever Layer 7 DDoS Attack...

Pro-Russia Killnet Group Hit Top Lithuanian websites with Massive DDoS Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed The attack seems to be a retaliatory effort from Killnet following the diplomatic tensions between the two countries.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pro-Russia Killnet Group Hit Top Lithuanian websites with Massive DDoS Attacks...

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...

New Android banking malware Xenomorph found in Play Store apps

By Deeba Ahmed Xenomorph malware is currently under development yet it is being actively distributed on official Google Play Store. Dutch… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android banking malware Xenomorph found in Play Store apps...

SaaS Security Guide: How to Protect Your SaaS Business

By Waqas SaaS companies access scads of customer data. If you fail with SaaS security, it will have a direct… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SaaS Security Guide: How to Protect Your SaaS Business...

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...

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...

CISA warns of trojanized versions of JavaScript library’s NPM package

By Deeba Ahmed The warning comes days after three rogue packages, okhsa, klow, and klown discovered by DevSecOps firm Sonatype, were removed from the NPM repository. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA warns of trojanized versions of JavaScript librarys NPM package...

Psst! tool by 1Password lets users share passwords using a link

By Waqas 1Password password manager has introduced a new tool called Password Secure Sharing Tool or Psst! that lets users share their passwords or "anything in their 1Password vault" by simply using a link. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Psst! tool by 1Password lets use...

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...

Ex-army admin jailed for 12 years over US military health data theft

By Deeba Ahmed Frederick Brown, a medical data technician & admin associated with the 65th Medical Brigade of the US Army caused millions of dollars in losses. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ex-army admin jailed for 12 years over US military health data theft...

TA544 threat actors hit Italian firms with Ursnif banking trojan

By Waqas A new malware campaign from a group called TA544 is targeting organizations in Italy with Ursnif banking trojan - Here's how it works. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TA544 threat actors hit Italian firms with Ursnif banking trojan...

5 Personal Cyber Security Tips

By Waqas In the scenario, where cyber attacks are evolving, from business to an unsuspecting internet user; learning about cyber security is a must. Let's dig into it. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Personal Cyber Security Tips...

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...

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...

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...

Cybersecurity Risk: What It Is and How Can It Be Reduced?

By Waqas By definition, cybersecurity risk is your potential exposure to harm when your online information or communication system is left vulnerable. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cybersecurity Risk: What It Is and How Can It Be Reduced?...

Chinese firm leaked 200m Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn users’ data

By Deeba Ahmed The 400GB worth of data was exposed due to a misconfigured Elasticsearch database. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese firm leaked 200m Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn users data...

GO SMS Pro app still exposing millions of users’ sensitve data

By Sudais Asif Previously, it was revealed that the GO SMS Pro messaging app was exposing highly sensitive data of more than 100 million users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GO SMS Pro app still exposing millions of users sensitve data...

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...

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...

OceanLotus hackers injecting malware in Windows error report

By Waqas OceanLotus is a Vietnamese APT32 group previously known for targeting Android and Mac devices with malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OceanLotus hackers injecting malware in Windows error report...

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...

Personal details of 38 million+ US citizens leaked in database mess up

By Zara Khan The database belongs to a US-based market company called View Media. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Personal details of 38 million+ US citizens leaked in database mess up...

134 million downloads in 85 countries: A look at VPN usage in H1 2020

By Sudais Asif AtlasVPN has released a new report which sheds light on VPN usage during the first quarter of 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 134 million downloads in 85 countries: A look at VPN usage in H1 2020...

Maze ransomware group reportedly hits Canon; steals 10TB of data

By Sudais Asif Canon is still investigating the incident. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Maze ransomware group reportedly hits Canon; steals 10TB of data...

Twitter hack’s mastermind trial zoom bombed with pornography

By Waqas The hearing was shut down within 25 minutes after being Zoom bombed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Twitter hack’s mastermind trial zoom bombed with pornography...

Man convicted for identity theft & fraud against US Military, veterans

By Zara Khan The perpetrator was blatantly involved in victimizing thousands... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man convicted for identity theft & fraud against US Military, veterans...

Feds indict Fxmsp hacker who breached anti-virus firms to sell data

By Sudais Asif The Fxmsp hacker is a Kazakhstani citizen who... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds indict Fxmsp hacker who breached anti-virus firms to sell data...

Microsoft’s Windows File Recovery tool recovers your lost data

By Sudais Asif Accidentally deleted your data? Windows File Recovery tool will recover it for free. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft's Windows File Recovery tool recovers your lost data...

‘Safe Documents’ tool in Office 365 will automatically detect malware

By Waqas Currently, "Safe Documents" is available for a ... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 'Safe Documents' tool in Office 365 will automatically detect malware...

Clop ransomware operators leak 4.75 GB data on Indiabulls conglomerate

By Waqas Just like other ransomware groups, Clop ransomware operators also used emails... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Clop ransomware operators leak 4.75 GB data on Indiabulls conglomerate...

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...

If a Cyber Security Report Falls in a Forest, Is Anyone Listening?

By Ian Trump The Report is here. I have a problem with it and if you’re in our... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: If a Cyber Security Report Falls in a Forest, Is Anyone Listening?...

YouTube scammers impersonated Elon Musk, SpaceX; stole $150k in BTC

By Deeba Ahmed Scammers successfully tricked viewers in to sending a small amount of Bitcoin and get double in return. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube scammers impersonated Elon Musk, SpaceX; stole $150k in BTC...

Barcode Reader Apps on Play Store Infected with Adware

By Deeba Ahmed The adware has the capability to disappear every 15 minutes to avoid detection. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Barcode Reader Apps on Play Store Infected with Adware...

The importance of protecting your devices from cyber attack

By Waqas Innovation is advancing each day. Training, which is the essential route through which we grant information... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The importance of protecting your devices from cyber attack...

Why small business corporations fall easy prey to hackers

By Uzair Amir The black hat hackers and hardcore cybercriminals have realized that it is easier to hack a number of smaller organizations... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why small business corporations fall easy prey to hackers...

Privacy in 2019: 6 Basic Steps to Keep Yourself Protected

By John Mason 2019 has barely started, and indications show that this year could very well be one of the worst for Internet users as far as privacy and data security is concerned. As HackRead has reported, below are some of the biggest privacy breaches already exposed this year: Security...

Holiday and Christmas scams users should be aware of

By Carolina "It's that time of the year again" when Holiday and Christmas scams target users around the world since millions of people are celebrating and buying gifts for friends and family. Most people prefer shopping online and that is where hackers and cybercriminals take full advantage of th...

Amazon sent 1,700 audio recordings of Alexa user to a stranger

By Waqas An Amazon customer in Germany under the European Union data protection law called GDPR General Data Protection Regulation requested the company to send all the data it stored on him but little did he know he was about to get his hands on a trove of 1,700 audio recordings of a stranger...

Canadian town forced to pay Bitcoin after nasty ransomware attack

By Uzair Amir The town of Midland, Ontario, Canada, has decided to pay cybercriminals after its servers were targeted and infected with a nasty ransomware on Saturday, September 1, at approximately 2 a.m. The total amount of ransom payment has not been disclosed but the demand from cybercriminals...

Google and MasterCard will track your retail spending under a secret deal

By Waqas Google and MasterCard have jointly cut an ad deal to track your retail transactions. So far, we only knew that Google can track out online shopping preferences as we clicked on ads. However, this is quite surprising that it can now keep track of our retail transactions history from...

How to Teach Your Employees About Cybersecurity

By Carolina In the modern world, threats to security are no longer just physical. In fact, cybersecurity has now become one of the most important parts to keep a business and its employees safe. Without it, many businesses can find themselves in trouble when they least expect. Unfortunately, it c...

Denmark’s largest train operator hit by service crippling DDoS attack

By Waqas Another day, another DDoS attack causing passengers a great deal This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Denmark's largest train operator hit by service crippling DDoS attack...