Capital One data breach: 106m customers affected; suspected hacker arrested

By Uzair Amir The hacker behind the breach Paige Adele Thompson has been arrested after they bragged about hacking Capital One. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Capital One data breach: 106m customers affected; suspected hacker arrested...

DeepDotWeb, Wall St and Valhalla markets seized by authorities

By Uzair Amir Arrests have been made in Israel, Europe, Brazil, and the United States. The popular dark web news and index website DeepDotWeb DDW has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI. Those visiting the website can see a message left by the FBI on its homepage stating that...

Israeli fintech firms hit by Cardinal RAT malware

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 have discovered a malware that has been targeting Israeli cyberspace especially those dealing with technology and financial sector. Dubbed Cardinal RAT remote access Trojan by researchers; the malware is currently targeting two...

ProtonVPN Subscriptions Now Available on Firefox for $10

By Waqas Mozilla has announced that it will be launching an experimental feature in the new version of Firefox that will offer ProtonVPN subscriptions. The feature, however, will be accessible by users only after they subscribe for a monthly package. It is basically, a subscription-based VPN...

Healthcare Clinic Suffers Ransomware Attack; 300K Patients Impacted

By Waqas This without a doubt is the second largest health data This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Healthcare Clinic Suffers Ransomware Attack; 300K Patients Impacted...

DarkRadiation ransomware targeting RedHat, Debian Linux distributions

By Deeba Ahmed The newly discovered DarkRadiation ransomware chain is unlike any other ransomware family. Here's how the ransomware works. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DarkRadiation ransomware targeting RedHat, Debian Linux distributions...

Kubernetes Clusters Targeted by Siloscape Malware

By Deeba Ahmed Siloscape is regarded as an unusual malware that focuses on Linux as the preferred OS for managing cloud environments and applications. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kubernetes Clusters Targeted by Siloscape Malware...

Meet Retadup botnet that was infected by another malware

By Sudais Meet Retadup malware botnet that was infected by another malware - Avast and French authorities have now dismantled the nasty Retadup botnet. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Meet Retadup botnet that was infected by another malware...

Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter hacked with photo of Pakistani PM Imran Khan

By Uzair Amir Turkish hackers left a message protesting against Ireland on a Twitter account owned by India actor. The official Twitter account of Bollywood's legend Amitabh Bachchan has apparently been hacked by Turkish hacking group calling itself "Ayyildiz Tim." The verified Twitter account wi...

Security Basics for the Novice Online Traders

By David Balaban The popularity of online trading is growing and there is a need to always use the best security measures in order to protect your online wallets and investment portfolios. New types of fraud appear every day, so it is crucial to stay attentive in order to protect your hard-earned...

Sim Swapping Crypto Stealing Hackers Arrested by Turkish Police

By Waqas Eleven Turkish individuals have been arrested by Turkish police department for stealing cryptocurrency worth approx. $80,000 via Sim Swapping. Reportedly, the suspects tricked the phone providers into revealing the phone numbers of the victims and used the SIMs for performing 2FA...

Steam fixes 10-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability

By Waqas A vulnerability in the Steam client was an open door This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Steam fixes 10-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability...

Anonymous hacks Russian Govt website against ongoing censorship

By Waqas On May 10th, 2018, the online hacktivist group Anonymous conducted a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous hacks Russian Govt website against ongoing censorship...

Hacker unlocks vehicle for family who’d lost keys months ago

By Waqas Our world is full of good and bad people and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker unlocks vehicle for family whod lost keys months ago...

Facebook password stealer; hacking the attacker rather than victim

By Uzair Amir How to hack a Facebook account is one the most This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook password stealer; hacking the attacker rather than victim...

REvil hackers demand $50M from Acer after threatening to leak data

By Habiba Rashid The biggest ransomware attack in history was observed on 18th March when cybercrime syndicate REvil demanded $50M from tech giant Acer. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: REvil hackers demand $50M from Acer after threatening to leak data...

Vulnerability allowed bypassing 2FA in WHM & cPanel by bruteforcing

By Sudais Asif The vulnerability CVE-2020-27641 allowed malicious actors to bypass two-factor authentication 2FA on the software using brute-force attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vulnerability allowed bypassing 2FA in WHM & cPanel by bruteforcing...

How to check for websites hacked to run web skimming, magecart attack

By Sudais Web skimming attacks are a big thing now. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to check for websites hacked to run web skimming, magecart attack...

National Censorship: Pros and Cons

By David Balaban Is Internet filtering at the state level good or bad? As always, there are different opinions. I do not want to give a definite answer to this question now. On the one hand, the degree of filtering and the profile of filtering can be different, on the other hand, partly the answe...

Hackers play PewDiePie ad on thousands of hacked Chromecasts & Smart TVs

By Waqas Hackers behind the hacking spree are urging users to change their router settings and subscribe to PewDiePie's YouTube. Last month, it was reported that a group of hackers compromised thousands of printers around the world to send printouts urging users to subscribe to Felix Kjellberg ak...

Disqus Hacked: 17.5 Million Users Affected

By Uzair Amir Who doesn’t know about Disqus? It is the most commonly This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Disqus Hacked: 17.5 Million Users Affected...

Russia boots off DailyStormer and CloudFlare removes DDoS protection

By Waqas It looks like the racist and neo-nazi website DailyStormer has no This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russia boots off DailyStormer and CloudFlare removes DDoS protection...

BidenCash Market Leaks 2M Credit Cards in Birthday Blitz

By Waqas As analyzed by Hackread.com, the leaked details contain over 500,000 email addresses along with credit card numbers and CVV codes in plain text. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BidenCash Market Leaks 2M Credit Cards in Birthday Blitz...

Hacker claims stealing 8.2TB of MobiKwik data; leaks some online

By Waqas Fintech platform MobiKwik is being criticized for hiding a data breach that exposed nearly 8.2TB of data, including sensitive records. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker claims stealing 8.2TB of MobiKwik data; leaks some online...

3TB of clips from exposed home security cameras posted online

By Waqas These clips were recorded from home security cameras often known as IP cameras. Here's what was leaked online. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3TB of clips from exposed home security cameras posted online...

Botnet found using YouTube to illegally mine cryptocurrency

By Sudais This time again, hackers have been found mining a popular yet anonymized cryptocurrency. Read more to know what these hackers are up to... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Botnet found using YouTube to illegally mine cryptocurrency...

Slack data breach: Company resets thousands of passwords

By Uzair Amir Slack data breach took place in 2015 but the company became aware of the incident recently through its bug bounty program. Slack has suffered a data breach in which thousands of users have been affected. As a result, the company is resetting passwords of thousands of impacted users...

China’s BGP rerouting leaves European mobile carriers stranded for 2 hours

By Uzair Amir On Thursday, June 6th 9:43 am UTC, Europe’s leading mobile providers received a shock when a large chunk of the traffic destined to reach them was misdirected or rerouted to another path by the network of a Chinese state-operated telecom firm, China Telecom. The misdirection of the...

TeamViewer was Targeted by Chinese Hackers in 2016

By Ryan De Souza TeamViewer has only confirmed now that Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted the company in 2016. The Germany-based company behind the world-famous remote desktop software TeamViewer has confirmed that in 2016 TeamViewer software was compromised. The confirmation comes right...

Download Kali Linux 2019.1 with Metasploit 5.0

By Waqas Download Kali Linux 2019.1 now! - This is the first major update for Kali Linux ever since version 4.0 was released in 2011. Kali Linux is one of the most popular Debian-based Linux distribution for advanced Penetration Testing and that is why the InfoSec community eagerly waits for its...

MAZE hackers hit US Nuclear contractor; steal sensitive documents

By Waqas MAZE hackers have leaked the data on their website which is accessible to the public on the normal web as well as the dark web. The US is perhaps undergoing the most difficult phase in its recent history with riots taking place all over the country. Seems like the government’s woes are f...

Here is a list of top 25 worst passwords of 2019

By Waqas If your password is on the list, the risk of having your account hacked and identity stolen is high. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Here is a list of top 25 worst passwords of 2019...

How To Stop Someone From Spying On Your Cell Phone

By Waqas Are you privacy-conscious especially when it comes to your smartphone? Look no further, here are 15 ways you can stop people from spying on your cell phone. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How To Stop Someone From Spying On Your Cell Phone...

How I Discovered My First Vulnerability

By David Balaban I have read a couple of books recently about different vulnerabilities in order to be able to better protect my projects/websites. Today, I want to share a story about how I managed to use this knowledge in practice. Disclaimer This material is posted for educational purposes onl...

Xbox Two vs PlayStation 5: Which console is winning the race of anticipation?

By Uzair Amir Excitement is mounting among gamers as Microsoft and Sony continue to tease tantalizing details of their upcoming next-generation console releases. The PlayStation 5 is expected to launch towards the end of 2020 and lead architect Mark Cerny has already revealed details of the...

Toyota’s PASTA- A car hacking tool to enhance automobile cybersecurity

By Waqas A team of security researchers working for the renowned automobile maker Toyota have developed a new car hacking tool. Dubbed as PASTA Portable Automotive Security Testbed with Adaptability, it is an open source tool created to help researchers identify the prevailing vulnerabilities in...

India arrest 4 for leaking ‘Game Of Thrones’ Episode 4 of Season 7

By Carolina Law enforcement authorities in India have arrested four people for This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: India arrest 4 for leaking Game Of Thrones Episode 4 of Season 7...

Man implants microchip in his hands to open doors & unlock car with ease

By Carolina Who Need Keys when We have Human Implantable Technology- British This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man implants microchip in his hands to open doors unlock car with ease...

Vulnerability allowed hackers to tamper medication in infusion pump

By Deeba Ahmed Braun Patched Faulty IV Pump After McAfee Discovered Vulnerability Allowing Medication Tampering. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vulnerability allowed hackers to tamper medication in infusion pump...

D.C. Police Department suffers ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed The group behind the ransomware attack is the Babuk Locker gang. The Department has acknowledged the attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: D.C. Police Department suffers ransomware attack...

Deleted Keybase chat images retrievable on Windows, macOS, Linux

By Waqas Keybase is owned by Zoom and currently has almost half a million privacy-focused users. Here's how it kept chat images that were retrievable. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Deleted Keybase chat images retrievable on Windows, macOS, Linux...

BusKill USB cable switches off your laptop in the event of theft

By Sudais Known as “BusKill Cable”, the main problem that it guards against is a so-called “snatch and run.” This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BusKill USB cable switches off your laptop in the event of theft...

Ginp Android trojan targets banking apps & threatens 2FA/SMS

By Waqas Dubbed Ginp; the trojan keeps coming back with new capabilities. Here's what the malware does to Android devices... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ginp Android trojan targets banking apps & threatens 2FA/SMS...

Zerodium to pay up to $2.5 million for reporting 0-day Android exploits

By Uzair Amir Zero-Day Android exploits are now more valuable then iOS exploits. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zerodium to pay up to $2.5 million for reporting 0-day Android exploits...

ProtonMail denies that it offers real-time surveillance assistance

By Ryan De Souza A Swiss lawyer has accused ProtonMail that the company has initiated offering IP Logging upon request of Swiss authorities. ProtonMail, the famous end-to-end encrypted email service from Switzerland, has denied the claims made by a Swiss lawyer Martin Steiger regarding the...

Russian to shut down Internet to test its cyber deterrence

By Carolina To test the security of its data, Russia is considering disconnecting its Internet service for a short period of time. The test will affect all the data sent by Russian citizens or organizations as Internet access would be limited only within the national territory, meaning that they...

What to Do When Msvcp140.dll Goes Missing in Windows

By Waqas Imagine that you download a program or a software that This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What to Do When Msvcp140.dll Goes Missing in Windows...

Indian Ticketing Platform RailYatri Hacked – 31 Million Impacted

By Waqas The RailYatri hack took place in December 2022, but the stolen data has only been leaked earlier today on a prominent hacker forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indian Ticketing Platform RailYatri Hacked - 31 Million Impacted...

Accenture claims to fight off LockBit ransomware gang with backup

By Waqas The infamous LockBit ransomware gang launched a ransomware attack against global IT giant Accenture. Here's what the group claims. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Accenture claims to fight off LockBit ransomware gang with backup...

Hackers compromised IObit forum to spread DeroHE ransomware

By Waqas Over the weekend, Windows utility developer IObit was hacked to facilitate a widespread attack for distributing the DeroHE ransomware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers compromised IObit forum to spread DeroHE ransomware...