HiBoB Experts Reveal: Top Cybersecurity Threats for Employee Data

By Waqas Employee data—it contains some of your companys most sensitive information. Salaries, social security numbers, health records…this stuff is… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: HiBoB Experts Reveal: Top Cybersecurity Threats for Employee Data...

RansomedVC Ransomware Group Quitting and Selling its Entire Infrastructure

By Waqas The infamous RansomedVC Ransomware Group is calling it quits and selling its entire cyber infrastructure due to "personal reasons." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: RansomedVC Ransomware Group Quitting and Selling its Entire Infrastructure...

APT Winter Vivern Exploits New Roundcube 0-Day to Target European Entities

By Waqas ESET Research Uncovers New Targeted Campaign Impacting European Governments and Think Tanks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: APT Winter Vivern Exploits New Roundcube 0-Day to Target European Entities...

Stream-Jacking: Malicious YouTube Livestreams Aid Malware, Crypto Scams

By Deeba Ahmed Bitdefender reports a surge in Stream-Jacking attacks on popular YouTube channels, distributing crypto scams and information stealers such as Redline. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stream-Jacking: Malicious YouTube Livestreams Aid Malware, Crypto Scams...

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...

JetBrains Patches Severe TeamCity Flaw Allowing RCE and Server Hijacking

By Deeba Ahmed JetBrains has fixed this flaw in version 2023.05.4 of the product released on September 18. It also released a security advisory but didn't disclose technical details of the vulnerability for now. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: JetBrains Patches Severe...

ChatGPT Update Enables Chatbot to “See, Hear and Speak” with Users

By Deeba Ahmed The upgrade rolls out today, only for the subscription-based version of ChatGPT. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ChatGPT Update Enables Chatbot to "See, Hear and Speak" with Users...

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...

Update NOW! Pegasus Spyware Exploit Found in iPhones Running Latest iOS

By Waqas If you are using an iPhone, it is time to update it to the latest version RIGHT NOW! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Update NOW! Pegasus Spyware Exploit Found in iPhones Running Latest iOS...

Holiday Season Cyber Alert: Reflectiz Declares War on Magecart

By Owais Sultan Tel Aviv, Israel, Sep 05, 2023 — Reflectiz, a cybersecurity company specializing in continuous web threat management offers… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Holiday Season Cyber Alert: Reflectiz Declares War on Magecart...

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...

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...

Man used brother’s credentials to steal $4.8M seized Bitcoin

By Waqas Gary James Harmon, a 31-year-old man from Cleveland, Ohio, has been sentenced to four years and three months… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man used brothers credentials to steal $4.8M seized Bitcoin...

Prompt engineering and jailbreaking: Europol warns of ChatGPT exploitation

By Habiba Rashid The concern arises from the growing number of cybercriminals attempting to exploit the AI-based chatbot for developing malware and other malicious tools. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Prompt engineering and jailbreaking: Europol warns of ChatGPT...

Chinese Hackers Exploiting 0-day Vulnerability in Fortinet Products

By Deeba Ahmed According to researchers, multiple Fortinet products were impacted by this vulnerability, including FortiManager, FortiGate, and FortiAnalyzer. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Hackers Exploiting 0-day Vulnerability in Fortinet Products...

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Can Create Polymorphic Malware

By Waqas The researchers managed to create the Polymorphic malware by bypassing the content filters in ChatGPT by using an authoritative tone. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OpenAIs ChatGPT Can Create Polymorphic Malware...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Fake Windows website dropped Redline malware as Windows 11 upgrade

By Waqas The domain name used by threat actors in this campaign was convincing enough to trick users into downloading… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Windows website dropped Redline malware as Windows 11 upgrade...

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...

Security giant exposed 3TB of sensitive airport & employees data

By Waqas The exposed data impacted airports in Colombia, Peru, and probably other countries “or even the rest of the… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Security giant exposed 3TB of sensitive airport & employees data...

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...

Cloud security is an ongoing struggle to keep sensitive data safe. Is it getting any easier?

By Owais Sultan The latest cloud security breaches show that we have miles to go as we keep fighting to keep our sensitive data safe. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloud security is an ongoing struggle to keep sensitive data safe. Is it getting any easier?...

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...

Couple sold nuclear warship data hidden in peanut butter sandwich

By Deeba Ahmed The couple used a bubble gum package and peanut butter sandwich to hide SD card with sensitive data and sell it to undercover FBI agents. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Couple sold nuclear warship data hidden in peanut butter sandwich...

ATM bombing suspect blew himself up while filming tutorial

By Deeba Ahmed Europol revealed that the gang was involved in at least fifteen ATM bombings in Germany, causing financial losses of around €2.15 million. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ATM bombing suspect blew himself up while filming tutorial...

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...

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...

170 fraudulent Android apps scamming cryptocurrency enthusiasts

By Deeba Ahmed So far, these fake Android app developers have managed to steal money from 93,000 users and raked in around $350,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 170 fraudulent Android apps scamming cryptocurrency enthusiasts...

New malware blocks victims from visiting The Pirate Bay, illegal sites

By Deeba Ahmed Dubbed Vigilante by researchers; the malware prevents the system from those sites that redistribute pirated software/data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware blocks victims from visiting The Pirate Bay, illegal sites...

Revil ransomware gang claims breaching US nuclear weapons contractor

By Deeba Ahmed The REvil ransomware gang have said that they will auction the data belonging to Sol Oriens, a US-based nuclear weapons contractor. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Revil ransomware gang claims breaching US nuclear weapons contractor...

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...

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...

Instagram iOS & Android app flaw allowed full account access to hackers

By Sudais Asif Instagram is one social media platform that is used predominantly by millennials today taking over Facebook as well. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Instagram iOS & Android app flaw allowed full account access to hackers...

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...

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...

23% of Tor browser relays found to be stealing Bitcoin

By Sudais Asif The threat actor was able to see the user's transmitted data on the Tor browser and tamper with it for their own ill-motives. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 23% of Tor browser relays found to be stealing Bitcoin...

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...

Citrix allegedly hacked exposing database with 2000,000 users

By Sudais Asif In March 2019, about 6 TB of data from Citrix was hacked by an Iranian group. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Citrix allegedly hacked exposing database with 2000,000 users...

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...