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How to make a QR code to accept Bitcoin while keeping it secure
By Owais Sultan If you are planning, maintaining a Bitcoin-friendly business, or just want to have an easy way of receiving crypto payments, you might want to consider using a QR code. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to make a QR code to accept Bitcoin while keeping i...
Watch out: Fake celebrity endorsements advertising Bitcoin scam
By Waqas Bitcoin is on the rise once again, and investors are anxious to see just how high it will go. Scammers are doing whatever it takes to steal it from you. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch out: Fake celebrity endorsements advertising Bitcoin scam...
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...
Simple tips to keep your Macbook secure from online threats
By Uzair Amir You have an upper hand if you use a Macbook because it has some reliable in-built security features as compared to Windows. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Simple tips to keep your Macbook secure from online threats...
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...
Authorities dismantle online piracy hackers network Sparks Group
By Zara Khan A criminal network of copyright and infringing hackers called the Sparks Group has been dismantled. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities dismantle online piracy hackers network Sparks Group...
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...
BlueRepli attack lets hackers bypass Bluetooth authentication on Android
By Waqas The findings related to Bluerepli were shared by researchers at the Black Hat USA 2020 virtual event. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlueRepli attack lets hackers bypass Bluetooth authentication on Android...
Intel leaks – Hacker posts 20GB of alleged Intel source code, files online
By Waqas "This is the first 20GB release in a series of large Intel leaks" the developer claimed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Intel leaks - Hacker posts 20GB of alleged Intel source code, files online...
Fake Zoom meeting invitation phishing scam harvests Microsoft credentials
By Sudais Asif Initially targeting Zoom users; the phishing scam aims for Outlook and Office365 credentials. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Zoom meeting invitation phishing scam harvests Microsoft credentials...
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...
‘Zoom account suspended’ phishing scam aims at Office 365 credentials
By Zara Khan The phishing scam targets victims by claiming that their... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 'Zoom account suspended' phishing scam aims at Office 365 credentials...
FBI arrests Famous Instagrammer Ray Hushpuppi over $125m BEC scam
By Deeba Ahmed Ray Hushpuppi also targeted the English Premier League soccer club... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI arrests Famous Instagrammer Ray Hushpuppi over $125m BEC scam...
Techie buys Axon body camera from eBay; finds unencrypted police videos
By Waqas Upon analyzing the camera the researcher found a MicroSD card containing sensitive Police data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Techie buys Axon body camera from eBay; finds unencrypted police videos...
DuckDuckGo collecting user browsing data without consent (Updated)
By Sudais Asif An ethical hacker on Twitter revealed how DuckDuckGo intentionally... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DuckDuckGo collecting user browsing data without consent Updated...
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?...
Black Lives Matter movement exploited to spread Trickbot malware
By Deeba Ahmed This shows there’s certainly no limit to the meanness and notoriety of cybercriminals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Black Lives Matter movement exploited to spread Trickbot malware...
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...
8Belts exposes personal data of 100,000 e-learners globally
By Deeba Ahmed 8Belts database was hosted on a misconfigured Amazon Web Services AWS S3 bucket. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 8Belts exposes personal data of 100,000 e-learners globally...
GDPR what? European Parliament breach exposes data of 1000s of people
By Sudais Asif The response of the Vice-President of the European Parliament's IT policy it perfect a "yikes" moment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GDPR what? European Parliament breach exposes data of 1000s of people...
Learn Morse Code in 30 minutes on your smartphone with Google
By Sudais Asif .... . .-.. .-.. --- the preceding characters translate to "hello". What you're looking at is a language called Morse Code. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Learn Morse Code in 30 minutes on your smartphone with Google...
Hackers are actively targeting WHO amid Coronavirus pandemic
By Deeba Ahmed From phishing, malware and ransomware to identity theft; hackers are actively targeting WHO amid Coronavirus pandemic. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers are actively targeting WHO amid Coronavirus pandemic...
Europol nabs SIM hacking network from across Europe
By Deeba Ahmed SIM Swapping SIM hijacking or SIM hacking is rapidly becoming the biggest threat to mobile service providers and mobile users alike. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Europol nabs SIM hacking network from across Europe...
kr00k – Billions of Wi-Fi devices affected by encryption vulnerability
By Sudais Asif The IT security researchers at ESET have disclosed a new vulnerability named Kr00k in FullMAC WLAN chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: kr00k - Billions of Wi-Fi devices affected by encryption vulnerability...
Hamas hackers posed as women to con IDF into downloading malware
By Waqas The hackers posed as women to send out malware and receive crucial information about the device as well as controlling key functions of the phone. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hamas hackers posed as women to con IDF into downloading malware...
Institute of International Education leaks data of thousands of students
By Waqas Another day, another data breach - This time, MongoDB instances at it again owned by the Institute of International Education IIE. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Institute of International Education leaks data of thousands of students...
Owner of dark web Freedom hosting pleads guilty to host child abuse content
By Waqas The culprit ran a hosting firm on the dark web which was home to millions of images and videos showing explicit content against children. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Owner of dark web Freedom hosting pleads guilty to host child abuse content...
UN hacked, becomes target of massive state-sponsored spying op
By Waqas The organization admits experiencing sophisticated cyberattacks after Media Leaked Details. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UN hacked, becomes target of massive state-sponsored spying op...
TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to send SMS with malware
By Sudais How to hack the TikTok account with a malicious link in a text message? Well, it's possible as researchers noticed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to send SMS with malware...
Massive leak exposes browsing history of millions of users
By Sudais The data includes sensitive information including one’s browsing history that ended up embarrassing a lot of users. Here's what else was in there... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Massive leak exposes browsing history of millions of users...
Small businesses also need protection from cyber attacks
By Uzair Amir From large corporations to small business everyone is vulnerable to cyber attacks. What happened in these cyber attacks is a whole new story. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Small businesses also need protection from cyber attacks...
Hackers now use web skimmers to steal credit card data
By Sudais Remember, in the usual scenario, cybercriminals use skimmers to steam card data from ATM and gas stations. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers now use web skimmers to steal credit card data...
Wikipedia suffers DDoS attack causing worldwide service disruption
By Waqas The DDoS attack on Wikipedia is first of its kind. The popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend that crippled its service preventing millions of users from accessing the platform. On Friday according to Down Detector's Outage Map, a service that...
Vulnerability in Drone giant DJI exposed users’ photos & other sensitive data
By Waqas Researchers at security firm CheckPoint identified a vulnerability in the website and apps of the popular consumer drone manufacturer DJI. The vulnerability was revealed on Thursday after DJI managed to fix the flaw. Though, it took DJI around six months to fully address the security fla...
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...
VPNFilter malware caught infecting Asus, D-Link, Huawei, ZTE & others
By Waqas VPNFilter malware is back and it seems like rebooting your This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VPNFilter malware caught infecting Asus, D-Link, Huawei, ZTE & others...
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...
1-year prison for man behind Blizzard’ World of Warcraft DDoS attacks
By Waqas A Romanian cybercriminal has been sentenced to one year in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 1-year prison for man behind Blizzard' World of Warcraft DDoS attacks...
Someone hacked this advertising screen to mine Bitcoin
By Waqas The sudden surge in the price of Bitcoin encouraged the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Someone hacked this advertising screen to mine Bitcoin...
You are not alone Facebook and Instagram are down for many
By Carolina You are not alone, Facebook and Instagram are down for This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: You are not alone Facebook and Instagram are down for many...
chaiOS “Text Bomb” Can Freeze & Crash Your iPhone
By Uzair Amir A software developer Abraham Masri has managed to identify a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: chaiOS Text Bomb Can Freeze Crash Your iPhone...
15-year-old Unpatched Root Access Bug found in Apple’s macOS
By Waqas An IT security researcher has leaked details on an unpatched This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 15-year-old Unpatched Root Access Bug found in Apple’s macOS...
Bose & Sonos Smart Speakers can be Hacked to Play Disturbing Sounds
By Waqas Another day, another IoT flaw Sonos and Bose Smart This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bose Sonos Smart Speakers can be Hacked to Play Disturbing Sounds...
Man Arrested for Threatening Firm with Cyber Attacks for Not Hiring Him
By Waqas There is a reason there has been an increase in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man Arrested for Threatening Firm with Cyber Attacks for Not Hiring Him...
unCAPTCHA algorithm can Crack Google’s AI System reCAPTCHA
By Waqas A new algorithm called unCAPTCHA has been developed by researchers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: unCAPTCHA algorithm can Crack Google’s AI System reCAPTCHA...
This malware turns itself into ransomware if you try to remove it
By Waqas IT security researchers at SfyLabs have discovered an Android banking malware This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: This malware turns itself into ransomware if you try to remove it...