123SWAP: A platform to mint and trade NFTs

By Waqas 123swap is a decentralized trans-chain network with the vision to bridge both the gap between DEX and CEX and between smart contracts across various chains. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 123SWAP: A platform to mint and trade NFTs...

WinRAR vulnerability allowed attackers to remotely hijack systems

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerability in WinRAR trialware could be abused by a remote attacker for executing arbitrary code on any system thus, getting an opportunity to launch a range of attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WinRAR vulnerability allowed attackers to remote...

Ad-blocker Chrome extension AllBlock injected ads in Google searches

By Deeba Ahmed AllBlock was available on Google Chrome's Web Store where it is marketed as a potent Ad Blocker focusing on Facebook and YouTube to prevent pop-ups. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ad-blocker Chrome extension AllBlock injected ads in Google searches...

Staggering growth of cybercrime and how data science helps improve online security

By Waqas If you were to compare the money generated by cybercrime with the GDP of world nations, it would come third behind the economic powerhouses of America and China. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Staggering growth of cybercrime and how data science helps improve...

Ransomware gang behind attacks on 100+ companies busted

By Waqas Law enforcement authorities managed to seize millions in cryptocurrency and luxury vehicles owned by the ransomware gang. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware gang behind attacks on 100+ companies busted...

How gamers should secure their accounts from cyber attacks

By Habiba Rashid It is a fact that gamers are under constant threat of phishing, malware, and ransomware attacks. Let's big into defense options for gamers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How gamers should secure their accounts from cyber attacks...

Accept new privacy policies or use WhatsApp with limited features

By Waqas One major WhatsApp feature that will be limited includes receiving calls and messages as the messaging service will be disabled. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Accept new privacy policies or use WhatsApp with limited features...

Mount Locker ransomware group leaks 18Gb worth Gunnebo AB data

By Waqas The Mount Locker ransomware group is known for targeting high-profile companies and leaking data if their demands are not met. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mount Locker ransomware group leaks 18Gb worth Gunnebo AB data...

Ransomware group donates $20,000 in BTC to two charities

By Waqas The DarkSide ransomware group says it donated 0.88 BTC each to "Children International" and "The Water Project" charities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware group donates $20,000 in BTC to two charities...

Dropbox, Linkedin hacker sentenced to 7 years in prison

By Deeba Ahmed Yevgeniy Nikulin aka Linkedin hacker, a Russian national was found guilty of hacking into LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dropbox, Linkedin hacker sentenced to 7 years in prison...

13-year-old student arrested for hacking school computers

By Deeba Ahmed The student faces a felony charge for allegedly hacking an Indiana school district's computer system. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 13-year-old student arrested for hacking school computers...

Popular shopping site leaks miners’ data in 6TB of database mess up

By Waqas The database belonging to windeln.de's production server was left exposed on a misconfigured server. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular shopping site leaks miners data in 6TB of database mess up...

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...

UCLA researcher charged with destroying hard drive amid FBI probe

By Zara Khan The culprit is a Chinese national on a J-1 nonimmigrant visa working as a researcher for UCLA. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UCLA researcher charged with destroying hard drive amid FBI probe...

Flaws expose DVB-T2 set-top boxes to botnet & ransomware attacks

By Sudais Asif Two popular DVD top-set boxes are vulnerable to both botnet and ransomware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaws expose DVB-T2 set-top boxes to botnet & ransomware attacks...

UltraRank hackers compromised 100s of websites via JS-Sniffer attacks

By Zara Khan The cybercriminal group dubbed as “UltraRank’ previous shenanigans were linked to Magecart Groups 2, 5, and 12. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UltraRank hackers compromised 100s of websites via JS-Sniffer attacks...

Cryptoworm infecting AWS Cloud to mine cryptocurrency

By Sudais Asif The nasty cryptoworm also installs backdoor to further pursue with nefarious purposes. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cryptoworm infecting AWS Cloud to mine cryptocurrency...

Ransomware Hits Leading US Medical Debt Collector R1 RCM Inc.

By Waqas Previously, R1 RCM Inc., under different name had several incidents involving thefts of laptops containing unencrypted patient data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware Hits Leading US Medical Debt Collector R1 RCM Inc...

Smart Lock vulnerability can give hackers full access to Wi-Fi network

By Zara Khan The vulnerability exists in the August smart lock Pro + Connect model which hasn't been fixed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smart Lock vulnerability can give hackers full access to Wi-Fi network...

Fake cryptocurrency trading app hits Mac users with malware

By Sudais Asif Here's yet another case where malware in the form of malicious... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake cryptocurrency trading app hits Mac users with malware...

VPN firm that claims zero logs policy leaks 20 million user logs

By Sudais Asif The VPN company in the discussion is a Hong Kong-based UFO VPN. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VPN firm that claims zero logs policy leaks 20 million user logs...

German Police seize DDoSecrets server hosting BlueLeaks data dump

By Waqas The BlueLeaks data dump contained sensitive information on Police, Fusion centers which were recently leaked by WikiLeaks-like service called DDoSecrets. German police have seized a server that hosted the BlueLeaks data dump. As previously reported, BlueLeaks referees to a leaked databas...

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...

Attackers steal payment information through Google Analytics

By Sudais Asif To start with, as most eCommerce websites mark Google Analytics domains as being... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Attackers steal payment information through Google Analytics...

70 malicious Chrome extensions found spying on 32 million+ users

By Sudais Asif A massive campaign has been exposed! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 70 malicious Chrome extensions found spying on 32 million+ users...

AWS suffers largest ever DDoS attack of 2.3 TBPS

By Waqas The DDoS attack was mitigated by AWS Shield DDoS protection service. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: AWS suffers largest ever DDoS attack of 2.3 TBPS...

Foodora suffers data breach 700,000+ users in 14 countries affected

By Deeba Ahmed Berlin-based Delivery Hero, the parent company of Foodora has acknowledged the breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Foodora suffers data breach 700,000+ users in 14 countries affected...

Aqua-Fi – New optical networks can deliver Internet underwater

By Deeba Ahmed Aqua-Fi is a technology based on lights and laser beams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Aqua-Fi - New optical networks can deliver Internet underwater...

Retail giant Claire’s online store hacked after closing 3000 stores

By Sudais Asif Claire's online store has been hacked! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Retail giant Claire's online store hacked after closing 3000 stores...

Google tracks browsing activity in Chrome’s Incognito mode – Lawsuit

By Waqas Your searchers on Google Chrome's Incognito mode may not be private at all. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google tracks browsing activity in Chrome's Incognito mode - Lawsuit...

Hackers selling 267 million Facebook records on hacker forum

By Waqas Currently, the trove of 267 million Facebook records are being sold for around $600 on the hacker forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers selling 267 million Facebook records on hacker forum...

Watch: Flaw exploited to post fake COVID-19 clips from TikTok accounts

By Deeba Ahmed In their demonstration, researchers showed how they published fake COVID-19 videos from WHO and TikTok's official accounts. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch: Flaw exploited to post fake COVID-19 clips from TikTok accounts...

Android Stalkerware MonitorMinor spies, steals & evades

By Sudais Asif The new Android Stalkerware also intercepts text messages. Here's what else it can do... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android Stalkerware MonitorMinor spies, steals & evades...

Private details of 10.7 million MGM Hotel guests sold on Dark Web

By Deeba Ahmed The database on the dark web also includes details of Justin Bieber and Twitter's Jack Dorsey. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Private details of 10.7 million MGM Hotel guests sold on Dark Web...

Microsoft’s new tool detects & reports pedophiles from online chats

By Waqas After taking on cyber criminals, Microsoft is coming after online pedophiles for good. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft's new tool detects & reports pedophiles from online chats...

How To Keep Your Data Safe When Traveling With A Laptop

By Owais Sultan When we travel, it’s rare we go without some form of electronic device, whether that be our smartphones, tablets or even laptops. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How To Keep Your Data Safe When Traveling With A Laptop...

Building a VPN for Mobile Devices at the Network Level

By David Balaban In 2019, there is still surprisingly little information about such an old, simple, convenient, and secure technology, as mobile VPN - Virtual Private Network. In this article, I will describe how you can provide access to your virtual private network to any device with a SIM card...

6500 sites down after hackers wipe out database of dark web hosting firm

By Waqas Daniel's Hosting, one of the largest hosting service providers on Dark Web has come under a massive cyber attack forcing its website along with over 6,500 websites hosted on its server to go offline but the damage is way more than that. The hosting administrator, a German software...

Vesta control panel servers infected with DDoS malware after supply chain attack

By Waqas An open-source hosting panel software provider, Vesta Control Panel VestaCP, has admitted that the company became a victim of a supply chain attack. In an announcement made by VestaCP on its forum, it was revealed that the hacker managed to contaminate the source code of its project with...

Author of Luminosity RAT Gets 2.5 Years in Federal Prison

By Waqas Colton Ray Grubbs, 21 from Stanford, Kentucky has been sent to 30 months 2.5 years in prison for developing and operating the infamous Luminosity RAT or Luminosity Link RAT Remote Access Trojan that targeted unsuspected users worldwide. Luminosity RAT allowed hackers to infect targeted...

Republican & Conservative leaders are the new targets of Russian hackers —Microsoft

By Uzair Amir Microsoft has released a startling report exposing the way Russian military intelligence and its hackers planned to target the US Senate and conservative think tanks. The software giant not only identified but also seized those websites that were recently created for the sole purpos...

13 Ways Cyber Criminals Spread Malware

By David Balaban Security incidents where hackers distribute malicious code malware via spam, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 13 Ways Cyber Criminals Spread Malware...

Multilingual malware hits Android devices for phishing & cryptomining

By Waqas Roaming Mantis malware also targets iOS devices for phishing attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Multilingual malware hits Android devices for phishing & cryptomining...

400 popular Drupal based websites hacked to mine cryptocurrency

By Waqas Vulnerability in Drupal CMS Converted Popular Websites into Monero mining This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 400 popular Drupal based websites hacked to mine cryptocurrency...

Facebook Onavo VPN app collects user data even when its off

By Carolina In February this year, Facebook started pushing its Android and iPhone This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook Onavo VPN app collects user data even when its off...

BlackWallet hacked: Hackers replace DNS server, steal $400k in Stellar

By Waqas As the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is surging, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlackWallet hacked: Hackers replace DNS server, steal $400k in Stellar...

Netgear’s New Gaming Router Offers Protection Against DDoS Attacks

By Uzair Amir Netgear LAN Switch and Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router XR500 Offers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Netgears New Gaming Router Offers Protection Against DDoS Attacks...

New adware attack bombard phones & prevent users from disabling ads

By Waqas It is just another day for Android users who are This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New adware attack bombard phones prevent users from disabling ads...

MS Office’ Default Function Can Be Used to Create Self-Replicating Malware

By Waqas Italian security researcher Lino Antonio Buono discovered a security flaw This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: MS Office’ Default Function Can Be Used to Create Self-Replicating Malware...

Google might block embedded cryptocurrency mining with new Chrome feature

By Waqas Google Aims to Put an End to Secret Cryptojacking by This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google might block embedded cryptocurrency mining with new Chrome feature...