Empire market exit scam- Admins allegedly steal $30 million worth of BTC

By Sudais Asif Empire market has been offline for more than 4 days. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Empire market exit scam- Admins allegedly steal $30 million worth of BTC...

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...

Crypto wallet Ledger data breach; hackers steal 1m emails & other data

By Sudais Asif Ledger has acknowledged that hackers also gained access to 9500 Phone... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto wallet Ledger data breach; hackers steal 1m emails & other data...

Argentina’s largest telecom hacked with hackers demanding $7.5 million

By Sudais Asif The ransomware attack was carried out by hackers on Wednesday. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Argentina's largest telecom hacked with hackers demanding $7.5 million...

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...

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...

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...

CIA failed to protect its sophisticated hacking tools from hackers

By Sudais Asif CIA report reveals a lack of security measures in its operations. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CIA failed to protect its sophisticated hacking tools from hackers...

Lamphone attack recovers secretive conversations via hanging light bulb

By Deeba Ahmed Lamphone attack allowed researchers to recover conversations from a distance of 25 meters. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lamphone attack recovers secretive conversations via hanging light bulb...

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...

Mobile payment app BHIM leaked financial data of 7 million Indians

By Waqas Bharat Interface for Money BHIM, India’s emerging new e-payments platform has... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mobile payment app BHIM leaked financial data of 7 million Indians...

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...

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...

Friend’s girlfriend sextortion scam infects PCs with Raccoon malware

By Deeba Ahmed Hackers are using supposed nude photos of a friend's girlfriend in the latest sextortion scam - Here's what's happening... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Friend's girlfriend sextortion scam infects PCs with Raccoon 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...

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...

SideWinder hackers hit Android users with malware apps on Play Store

By Waqas The hackers are using malware apps on the Play Store to exploit a critical Android kernel vulnerability. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SideWinder hackers hit Android users with malware apps on Play Store...

6 Critical Website Elements You Need to Review

By Carolina Just like a car needs regular maintenance, your business’s website needs a review to ensure that it is performing to the best of its capabilities. Whether you have noticed a reduction in visitor numbers, or are responding to feedback from customers, reviewing your website is a busines...

Fraudsters changing contact details of banks on Google Maps to scam users

By Waqas Don’t trust Google Maps for banks’ contact details - At least not for now. Scammers are now increasingly interested in defrauding users through Google Maps that lets users change or correct the listings displayed on the service. Seeing this as an effectively exploitable opportunity,...

WordPress GDPR Compliance plugin hacked to spread backdoor

By Waqas Update your GDPR Compliance plugin right now. Security researchers have identified a critical vulnerability in the popular WP GDPR Compliance plugin assisting over 100,000 website owners around the world to comply with European privacy regulations known as GDPR that was announced by...

HSBC suffers data breach after hackers access customers’ personal data

By Uzair Amir The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC has suffered a data breach in which unknown hackers have accessed personal and financial data of its customers. The data breach, according to the notification from HSBC, took between October 4, 2018, and October 14, 2018. Upon...

Shocking: Hackers using Googlebots in cryptomining malware attacks

By Waqas Hackers are abusing Googlebot servers to deliver malicious payloads. Last year, HackRead exclusively reported on how hackers were using Google Adwords and Google Sites to spread malware. Then came another shocking research from Cisco Talos exposing how hackers exploited Google Search...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New Android Malware Disguised as Uber App

By Waqas It is just another day with just another Android malware targeting This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android Malware Disguised as Uber App...

Lizard Squad & PoodleCorp Founder Pleads Guilty to DDoS Attacks

By Waqas Remember Lizard Squad? Yes, a group of DDoS attackers who This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lizard Squad PoodleCorp Founder Pleads Guilty to DDoS Attacks...

TODAY IS 22nd Oct 2017, AND IT’S CAPS LOCK DAY

By Carolina There’s always one person who always posts comments or replies This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TODAY IS 22nd Oct 2017, AND ITS CAPS LOCK DAY...

Lenovo to Pay $3.5m for Secretly Installing Adware in 750,000 Laptops

By Waqas A few years back Lenovo Inc., a world famous and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lenovo to Pay $3.5m for Secretly Installing Adware in 750,000 Laptops...

PhantomEnigma Infects Organizations with Malware via Hijacked Government Websites

PhantomEnigma abuses Brazilian government websites and trusted email channels to spread malware, target banks, evade security checks, and maintain access...

UNK_MassTraction Exploits Roundcube Flaws Against US, Canadian Universities

China-linked UNKMassTraction targets US and Canadian universities through Roundcube flaws, stealing sessions and opening access to research mail servers...

Gcore Helps Ucom Safeguard Public Live Broadcast Infrastructure During Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections

Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 19th June 2026, CyberNewswire...

Cloud Security Report Finds Fragmented Tools Widening the Cloud Complexity Gap

Washington D.C., USA, 10th June 2026, CyberNewswire...

Five Eyes Warns Chinese Spies Are Using Fake Job Ads to Target Military Staff

Five Eyes warns that Chinese spies are using fake job ads on LinkedIn, Indeed, and Upwork to target military staff and steal sensitive data...

GitHub Breach: TeamPCP Steals 3,800 Repositories via VS Code Extension

GitHub Breach: TeamPCP stole 3,800 internal repositories through a malicious VS Code extension and is now selling the data online for $95,000...

Government Backed Hackers Abuse Cloudflare in Malaysian Espionage Campaign

Government Backed Hackers abused Cloudflare storage services in a Malaysian espionage campaign involving hidden C2 systems and data exfiltration...

TeamPCP Claims Sale of Mistral AI Repositories Amid Mini Shai-Hulud Attack (Updated)

TeamPCP claims to be selling alleged Mistral AI repositories on a hacker forum after the Mini Shai-Hulud attack targeted npm and PyPI ecosystems...

BrowserGate: LinkedIn Tracks 6,000+ Browser Extensions on Users’ PCs

LinkedIn is accused in the BrowserGate report of tracking 6,000+ browser extensions on users’ PCs, raising concerns over privacy and data collection practices...

SpyCloud’s 2026 Identity Exposure Report Reveals Explosion of Non-Human Identity Theft

Austin, TX, USA, 19th March 2026, CyberNewswire...

Spiderman Phishing Kit Targets European Banks with Real-Time Credential Theft

Varonis threat analysts warn about Spiderman, a dangerous new kit that automates attacks against European banks and crypto customers, stealing a victim’s full identity profile...

Vane Viper Malvertising Network Posed as Legit Adtech in Global Scams

Infoblox links Vane Viper to PropellerAds, exposing a global malvertising network posing as adtech while spreading malware and running online scams...

Cybercrime Forum XSS Returns on Mirror and Dark Web 1 Day After Seizure

Cybercrime forum XSS is back online on its mirror and dark web domains just one day after seizure and admin arrest, but questions about its full return remain unanswered...

Zoomcar Data Breach Exposes Personal Info of 8.4 Million Users

Zoomcar confirms 2025 breach affecting 8.4M users, echoing its 2018 data leak. Personal info exposed, financial data safe, investigation ongoing...

EchoLeak Zero-Click AI Attack in Microsoft Copilot Exposes Company Data

Aim Labs uncovers EchoLeak, a zero-click AI flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot that allows data theft via email. Learn how this vulnerability enables sensitive information exfiltration without user interaction and its implications for AI security...

Chinese Hackers Exploit Cityworks 0-Day to Hit US Local Governments

Cisco Talos warns of active exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability CVE-2025-0994 in Cityworks supposedly by Chinese hackers from…...

ConnectWise ScreenConnect Tops List of Abused RATs in 2025 Attacks

Cofense Intelligence's May 2025 report exposes how cybercriminals are abusing legitimate Remote Access Tools RATs like ConnectWise and Splashtop to deliver malware and steal data. Learn about this growing threat...