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...

Gcore Thwarts 500 Million PPS DDoS Attack on Gaming Company

By Owais Sultan Technology enhances our lives, but it also leaves us vulnerable to unprecedented cyber threats. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gcore Thwarts 500 Million PPS DDoS Attack on Gaming Company...

Chinese Smishing Triad Gang Hits US Users in Extensive Cybercrime Attack

By Deeba Ahmed Smishing Triad Impersonating Leading Mail/Delivery Services in New Attack This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Smishing Triad Gang Hits US Users in Extensive Cybercrime Attack...

Deepfakes Are Being Used to Circumvent Facial Recognition Systems

By Habiba Rashid Camera Injection Attacks: The New Threat to Facial Recognition Security. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Deepfakes Are Being Used to Circumvent Facial Recognition Systems...

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...

FBI and NCSC Warn of Foreign Cyberattacks on US Space Sector

By Habiba Rashid Foreign cyber spies are targeting the US space industry for secrets and technology, warns the FBI, NCSC, and AFOSI. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI and NCSC Warn of Foreign Cyberattacks on US Space Sector...

Discord.io Admits Data Breach: Info of 760K Users Sold Online

By Waqas Amid the data breach, Discord.io has shut down all of its operations indefinitely in the foreseeable future. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Discord.io Admits Data Breach: Info of 760K Users Sold Online...

SpyNote Spyware Returns with SMS Phishing Against Banking Customers

By Habiba Rashid In its recent attack campaign, SpyNote Spyware is sending victims fake SMS messages urging them to install a new certified banking app. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SpyNote Spyware Returns with SMS Phishing Against Banking Customers...

Data Leak Exposes 572 GB of Student, Faculty Info from Accreditation Org

By Habiba Rashid The data leak originated from a database owned by the Southern Association of Independent Schools, Inc. SAIS. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data Leak Exposes 572 GB of Student, Faculty Info from Accreditation Org...

Phishers Targeting Diplomats in Kyiv with Fake 2011 BMW Flyers

By Deeba Ahmed The fake flyer was emailed on 4 May 2023 to multiple diplomatic missions in Kyiv. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Phishers Targeting Diplomats in Kyiv with Fake 2011 BMW Flyers...

Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet

By Waqas The Swing VPN app is available on Android and iOS devices; however, only the Android version has been identified as a DDoS botnet by the researcher. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher Identifies Popular Swing VPN Android App as DDoS Botnet...

The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver

By Deeba Ahmed The hackers from the infamous BlackCat ransomware gang also known as ALPHV have claimed to have stolen 80GB of data from Reddit. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver...

The Pros and Cons of Smart Homes

By Owais Sultan The world is more connected than ever before, and the rise of the smart home is just one… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pros and Cons of Smart Homes...

New Vishing Attack Spreading FakeCalls Android Malware

By Habiba Rashid The malware campaign was noted to target users in South Korea. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Vishing Attack Spreading FakeCalls Android Malware...

How New Cybersecurity Regulations Are Shaping the Medical Device Industry

By Waqas Here’s a rundown of the impact of new cybersecurity regulations as they are applied to the medical device industry. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How New Cybersecurity Regulations Are Shaping the Medical Device Industry...

Hackers Deface Russian Websites on Ukraine Invasion Anniversary

By Deeba Ahmed A group of hackers going by the online handle of "CH01" has taken responsibility for defacing at least 32 Russian websites to mark a protest over the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Deface...

DNA testing service to pay $400k for data breach it ignored

By Habiba Rashid DNA Diagnostics Center DDC, a US-based DNA testing service suffered a data breach in November 2021, in which… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DNA testing service to pay $400k for data breach it ignored...

VMware Disputes Old Flaws at Root of ESXiArgs Ransomware Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed The refutation came days after Europe and North America were rattled by ESXiArgs Ransomware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VMware Disputes Old Flaws at Root of ESXiArgs Ransomware Attacks...

Mortgage Broker 8Twelve Exposes Data of Canadian Residents

By Habiba Rashid BAD: In total, the personal records of 717,814 Canadians were exposed to the public as a result of a database misconfiguration. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mortgage Broker 8Twelve Exposes Data of Canadian Residents...

Extradited Alleged ShinyHunters Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Court

By Habiba Rashid The alleged member of the ShinyHunters group, Sebastian Raoult, is a French citizen who was arrested in Morocco in 2022 and extradited to the U.S. this week. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Extradited Alleged ShinyHunters Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Co...

Ticketmaster: Taylor Swift ticket sales disrupted by bot-driven attack

By Habiba Rashid Joe Berchtold, president of Ticketmaster's parent company, Live Nation, claims that despite the cyber attack, hackers were not able to illegally obtain any tickets in the November 2022 incident. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ticketmaster: Taylor Swift...

Avast Releases Free Decryptor for BianLian Ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed Using this decryptor, BianLian victims can retrieve their encrypted data for free and avoid paying the ransom to the attackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Avast Releases Free Decryptor for BianLian Ransomware...

App Flaw Allowed Honda and Nissan Cars Hack by Knowing VIN number

By Habiba Rashid According to white hat hacker Sam Curry, once exploited, attackers could use the flaw to unlock the door, honk the horn, flash the lights, or even start the vehicle. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: App Flaw Allowed Honda and Nissan Cars Hack by Knowing VI...

42,000 phishing domains discovered masquerading as popular brands

By Deeba Ahmed According to researchers, this scam is highly sophisticated and large-scale, targeting brands like McDonald’s, Unilever, Emirates, Knorr, Coca-Cola, etc. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 42,000 phishing domains discovered masquerading as popular brands...

New Dropper Apps on Play Store Targeting Banking and Crypto Wallets

By Deeba Ahmed In total, 5 dropper apps with over 130,000 downloads through Play Store distributed banking trojans like Vultur and SharkBot. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Dropper Apps on Play Store Targeting Banking and Crypto Wallets...

Linux, Windows and macOS Hit By New “Alchimist” Attack Framework

By Deeba Ahmed Alchimist is a single-file C2 framework discovered on a server hosting an active file listing on the root directory and a set of post-exploitation tools. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Linux, Windows and macOS Hit By New "Alchimist" Attack Framework...

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...

Windows, Linux and macOS Users Targeted by Chinese Iron Tiger APT Group

By Deeba Ahmed Chinese Espionage Group called Iron Tiger aka LuckyMouse is targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS Users with trojanized MiMi… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Windows, Linux and macOS Users Targeted by Chinese Iron Tiger APT Group...

Israeli Spyware Vendor Uses Chrome 0day to Target Journalists

By Deeba Ahmed The spyware vendor Candiru used the Chrome zero-day in March 2022 to target journalists and other unsuspected victims… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Israeli Spyware Vendor Uses Chrome 0day to Target Journalists...

Critical Vulnerability in Popular GPS Tracker Lets Hackers Remotely Control Vehicles

By Deeba Ahmed The MV720 GPS tracker is manufactured by a China-based company MiCODUS which was informed about the flaws back… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical Vulnerability in Popular GPS Tracker Lets Hackers Remotely Control Vehicles...

How to configure cPanel and WHM Panel on your VPS

By Owais Sultan What is VPS? VPS can be a great solution for the web presence of your business, blog, e-commerce,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to configure cPanel and WHM Panel on your VPS...

Play Store Apps Caught Spreading Android Malware to Millions

By Deeba Ahmed The apps were loaded with info-stealing malware that can extract victims Facebook credentials and download other software, etc.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Play Store Apps Caught Spreading Android Malware to Millions...

Elasticsearch Database Mess Up Exposed Login, PII Data of 30,000 Students

By Deeba Ahmed The misconfigured Elasticsearch database apparently belonged to the US-based software solution provider Transact Campus. SafetyDetectives’ cybersecurity research team… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Elasticsearch Database Mess Up Exposed Login, PII Data of...

142 Million MGM Resorts Records Leaked on Telegram for Free Download

By Waqas As seen by Hackread.com and researchers at VPNMentor, the leaked data includes sensitive PII information of MGM resort… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 142 Million MGM Resorts Records Leaked on Telegram for Free Download...

Anonymous Hacks 2 Russian Industrial Firms, Leak 112GB of Data for Ukraine

By Waqas Anonymous has taken Operation OpRussia a step further by targeting MashOil and RostProekt, which happened to be giants… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous Hacks 2 Russian Industrial Firms, Leak 112GB of Data for Ukraine...

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...

Meet SockDetour fileless backdoor targeting U.S. Defense contractors

By Deeba Ahmed Researchers suspect that the SockDetour backdoor is used in attacks carried out by an APT advanced persistent threat… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Meet SockDetour fileless backdoor targeting U.S. Defense contractors...

Croatian Police arrests minor over A1 Telecom data breach & ransom demand

By Waqas The 14-year-old schoolboy was accused of stealing data of 100,000 Tele Operator A1 customers and demanding 150 Ethereum… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Croatian Police arrests minor over A1 Telecom data breach & ransom demand...

Market research & conferencing service Civicom exposed 8TB of Data

By Waqas A misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket belonging to Civicom was responsible for exposing thousands of audio and video recordings… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Market research & conferencing service Civicom exposed 8TB of Data...

What is WooCommerce, and Why You Should Care

By Owais Sultan WooCommerce is one of the most used ecommerce extensions for WordPress. It is open-source software that has been… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What is WooCommerce, and Why You Should Care...

Multichain hack: Hacker returns $1 million, keeps $150k as bug bounty

By Deeba Ahmed The hacker turned out to be a "white hat" decided to return most of the stolen funds but… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Multichain hack: Hacker returns $1 million, keeps $150k as bug bounty...

The Benefits of Rapid Prototyping in Manufacturing

By Owais Sultan In the manufacturing industry, rapid prototyping is increasingly becoming the mainstream. It fosters faster manufacturing while reducing costs.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Benefits of Rapid Prototyping in Manufacturing...

Cloud video platform abused in web skimmer attack against real estate sites

By Deeba Ahmed New Web Skimmer Campaign Exploiting Cloud Video Distribution Supply Chain to Target Real Estate Sites. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloud video platform abused in web skimmer attack against real estate sites...

4 things that you didn’t know your smartphone could do

By Owais Sultan Did you know there are 2.63 billion more cellphone connections than people worldwide? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4 things that you didn’t know your smartphone could do...

Everything You Need to Know About Amazon Fire TV Stick

By Owais Sultan An Amazon fire stick is a device that plugs into the HDMI slot on your TV and looks similar to a USB stick. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Everything You Need to Know About Amazon Fire TV Stick...

Kali Linux 2021.4 released with Samba compatibility, Apple M1 support, 9 new tools

By Waqas The release of the new Kali Linux 2021.4 has been grabbing headlines for the array of new capabilities and tools embedded with it. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kali Linux 2021.4 released with Samba compatibility, Apple M1 support, 9 new tools...

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...

Critical WordPress plugin vulnerability allowed wiping databases

By Waqas The vulnerability existed in the WP Reset PRO WordPress plugin which is used by more than 400,000 websites. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical WordPress plugin vulnerability allowed wiping databases...

SolarWinds hackers, Nobelium, hit cloud providers and resellers

By Waqas So far, Microsoft has informed 140 companies about the new attack campaign being carried out by Nobelium 14 of which were compromised by the group. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds hackers, Nobelium, hit cloud providers and resellers...