Boeing Confirms Cyberattack Amid Lockbit Ransomware Gang Claims

By Waqas In late October 2023, it was reported that the Lockbit Ransomware had claimed to have breached Boeing. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Boeing Confirms Cyberattack Amid Lockbit Ransomware Gang Claims...

Mozi Botnet Takedown: Who Killed the IoT Zombie Botnet?

By Waqas The Mozi Botnet, one of the largest IoT botnets, has been taken down, but the responsible party remains unknown. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mozi Botnet Takedown: Who Killed the IoT Zombie Botnet?...

iLeakage Attack: Theft of Sensitive Data from Apple’s Safari Browser

By Deeba Ahmed What happens in iLeakage attacks is that the CPU is tricked into executing speculative code that reads sensitive data from memory. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iLeakage Attack: Theft of Sensitive Data from Apples Safari Browser...

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...

Human Error: Casio ClassPad Data Breach Impacting 148 Countries

By Waqas If you are a Casio ClassPad customer, it is strongly recommended that you change your ClassPad password immediately to protect yourself. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Human Error: Casio ClassPad Data Breach Impacting 148 Countries...

Embracing Minimalism: The “Less is More” Approach in UI/UX Design

By Owais Sultan In user interface UI and user experience UX design, the principle of "less is more" has emerged as… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Embracing Minimalism: The "Less is More" Approach in UI/UX Design...

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...

Mixin Network Halts Services After $200M Crypto Hack

By Deeba Ahmed Another day, another crypto hack making cybercriminals multi-millionaires in no time, while leaving unsuspecting crypto investors without funds.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mixin Network Halts Services After $200M Crypto Hack...

BBTok Malware Returns, Targeting Over 40 Banks in Brazil and Mexico

By Deeba Ahmed New BBTok Banking Trojan Variant Emerges in Latin America: Check Point Research. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BBTok Malware Returns, Targeting Over 40 Banks in Brazil and Mexico...

MidgeDropper Variant Targets Work-from-Home Employees on Windows PCs

By Deeba Ahmed If you are working from home, you need to be on the lookout for the new and complex variant of MidgeDropper malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: MidgeDropper Variant Targets Work-from-Home Employees on Windows PCs...

Brazil’s Top Escort Service Exposes Millions of Escort and Client Data

By Habiba Rashid The escort service under discussion is Fatal Model, Brazil's largest escort site. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Brazils Top Escort Service Exposes Millions of Escort and Client Data...

Israeli Oil Refinery Giant BAZAN Hit by Fresh Wave of Cyber Attacks

By Habiba Rashid The culprits behind the cyber attacks call themselves the Cyber Avengers, with an apparent connection from Iran. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Israeli Oil Refinery Giant BAZAN Hit by Fresh Wave of Cyber Attacks...

Fake TeamViewer Installer Used to Deliver njRAT Malware

By Habiba Rashid A fake and malicious version of TeamViewer is being pushed as legitimate, which in reality infects devices with njRAT Malware aka Bladabindi. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake TeamViewer Installer Used to Deliver njRAT Malware...

New Phishing Attack Spoofs Microsoft 365 Authentication System

By Deeba Ahmed Vade, a provider of email security and threat detection services, has released a report on a recently discovered… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Phishing Attack Spoofs Microsoft 365 Authentication System...

Military Satellite Access Sold on Russian Hacker Forum for $15,000

By Waqas The Russian-speaking hacker is also offering access to AT&T Corporation email accounts that have 2FA disabled for $7,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Military Satellite Access Sold on Russian Hacker Forum for $15,000...

Ukraine Busts Gang for Massive $4.3 Million Phishing Scams

By Habiba Rashid The Ukrainian Cyber Police carried out 30 searches and managed to seize computer equipment, mobile phones, SIM cards, and other equipment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ukraine Busts Gang for Massive $4.3 Million Phishing Scams...

Fake Tor Browser Installers Distributing Clipper Malware

By Deeba Ahmed It is yet unclear how these fake Tor browser installations are distributed but there are indications that torrents or third-party sources may be responsible. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Tor Browser Installers Distributing Clipper Malware...

New Android Botnet Nexus Being Rented Out on Russian Hacker Forum

By Habiba Rashid Nexus contains a module equipped with encryption capabilities which point towards ransomware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android Botnet Nexus Being Rented Out on Russian Hacker Forum...

ProtonVPN launches extensions for Chrome and Firefox browsers

By Waqas ProtonVPN is currently available in three packages, including one free and two paid. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ProtonVPN launches extensions for Chrome and Firefox browsers...

AI Image Editing Tool Cutout Leaked User Images and Data

By Habiba Rashid In total, the Cutout-owned Elasticsearch server leaked a whopping 9 GB worth of customer data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: AI Image Editing Tool Cutout Leaked User Images and Data...

Reddit Hacked After Employee Bites on Phishing Scam

By Deeba Ahmed According to Reddit, the breach took place after one of its employees fell for a phishing scam email sent through a malicious fake website. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Reddit Hacked After Employee Bites on Phishing Scam...

Blank Image Attack: Blank Images Used to Evade Anti-Malware Checks

By Deeba Ahmed The Blank Image Attack also bypasses VirusTotal detection. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Blank Image Attack: Blank Images Used to Evade Anti-Malware Checks...

LastPass: Hackers Stole User Data and Encrypted Password Vaults

By Deeba Ahmed It turns out that hackers stole much more than just the source code from LastPass. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LastPass: Hackers Stole User Data and Encrypted Password Vaults...

Largest Dark Web Webinjects Marketplace “In The Box” Discovered

By Deeba Ahmed A new dark web marketplace called InTheBox has surfaced online, serving smartphone malware developers and operators. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Largest Dark Web Webinjects Marketplace “In The Box” Discovered...

We Need Smarter Smart Contracts To Prevent DeFi Hacks

By Waqas The smart contracts that govern DeFi are littered with exploitable code, and hackers understand that since hundreds of millions of crypto funds have been siphoned off due to this very issue. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: We Need Smarter Smart Contracts To Preve...

Cloud Hacking – Why API Remains the Biggest Threat?

By Owais Sultan The top causes of cloud hacking have evolved over the years. Currently, APIs are among the top threats to clouds. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloud Hacking - Why API Remains the Biggest Threat?...

Ukraine Busts Pro-Russia Hackers Who Stole 30M Accounts of EU Citizens

By Waqas According to the Ukraine Security Service SSU, the hackers were selling the hacked accounts to "Russian propagandists" through the dark web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ukraine Busts Pro-Russia Hackers Who Stole 30M Accounts of EU Citizens...

Lorenz Ransomware Intrusion: How a VoIP Vulnerability Was Leveraged for Initial Access

By Deeba Ahmed According to researchers, the Lorenz ransomware variant targeted an unnamed organization by exploiting MiVoice Connect’s Mitel Service Appliance component. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lorenz Ransomware Intrusion: How a VoIP Vulnerability Was Leveraged f...

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...

Feds Dismantle Russian Rsocks Botnet Powered by Millions of IoT Devices

By Deeba Ahmed The hackers behind Rsocks botnet used the hacked IoT devices as proxy servers where its customers would pay… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds Dismantle Russian Rsocks Botnet Powered by Millions of IoT Devices...

DuckDuckGo Allows Microsoft Trackers Despite No Tracking Policy – Researcher

By Waqas The privacy-oriented search engine and browser provider DuckDuckGo has received flak after a researcher identified Microsoft Trackers in… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DuckDuckGo Allows Microsoft Trackers Despite No Tracking Policy - Researcher...

75% of Tested Smart Infusion Pumps Vulnerable to Hacking

By Deeba Ahmed As of 2020, about 80% of hospitals in the United States were using smart infusion pumps. Palo Alto… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 75% of Tested Smart Infusion Pumps Vulnerable to Hacking...

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...

Cyber-Partisans hackers hit Belarus railroad system with ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed A hacktivist group calling itself Belarusian Cyber-Partisans claims it hacked the Belarus railroad system as it allows the… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber-Partisans hackers hit Belarus railroad system with ransomware attack...

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...

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...

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...

Twitch data breach resulted from server configuration error

By Deeba Ahmed Twitch Data Breach took place a couple of days ago when an anonymous hacker published a torrent file with 125 GB worth of data on the 4chan messaging board. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Twitch data breach resulted from server configuration error...

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 dump login credentials of Fortinet VPN users in plain-text

By Waqas Fortinet VPN users are urged to reset their passwords as the company has acknowledged the data to be legitimate. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers dump login credentials of Fortinet VPN users in plain-text...

Conti ransomware affiliates hit Exchange Servers with ProxyShell exploits

By Waqas Conti ransomware affiliates are exploiting 3 unpatched vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated, remote code execution on MS Exchange Servers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Conti ransomware affiliates hit Exchange Servers with ProxyShell exploits...

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...

Why Web Application Security Is Important

By Owais Sultan Internet security is complex but its importance is undeniable, especially when ransomware, DDoS attacks, and online identity theft are common. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why Web Application Security Is Important...

Online trading broker FBS exposes 20TB of data with 16 billion records

By Waqas The leaked data also included unredacted credit cards and passports of millions of users around the world. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online trading broker FBS exposes 20TB of data with 16 billion records...

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?...

Feds seize VPN service used by hackers in cyber attacks

By Deeba Ahmed Cybercriminals’ Favorite VPN Service Rendered ‘Inaccessible’ in a Joint Operation Conducted by Europol and the FBI. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds seize VPN service used by hackers in cyber attacks...

Cyber Security giant FireEye hacked by a foreign government

By Sudais Asif FireEye has stated that they have been resetting the passwords of users for the previous 2 weeks as a part of its mitigatory actions. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber Security giant FireEye hacked by a foreign government...

Privacy-focused True social network exposed user data online

By Deeba Ahmed A security lapse at the privacy-focused social networking app True exposed one of its servers, leading to private user data exposure. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Privacy-focused True social network exposed user data online...

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...