Understanding VPN through open systems interconnection model

By David Balaban VPN is a wonderful thing that you all have probably heard about. I assume it was something like this: “Using a VPN you can visit websites blocked by state services and engage in any network activity without fear of revealing your actual IP address.” If you thought that Virtual...

Thousands of Internet connected hot tubs vulnerable to remote attacks

By Waqas Weak security practices have rendered IoT devices vulnerable to hacking and all sorts of cyber-attacks. According to the research from a Buckinghamshire-based security group Pen Test Partners, hot tubs can also be hacked using an app simply because there isn’t any authentication process ...

Third-Party Apps May Read Your Email: Learn How to Protect

By David Balaban Sad news about the unauthorized viewing of email messages by third-party application developers has alarmed Gmail users. It’s understood the Internet giant did not resort to ignoring the problem, the corporation provided detailed comments on possible exposure of the letters...

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...

New Android ransomware uses pornographic posts to infect devices

By Uzair Amir The new Android ransomware was initially spread through Reddit and XDA-Developers' forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android ransomware uses pornographic posts to infect devices...

Feds accuse Chinese firm of stealing trade secrets of US tech giant

By Uzair Amir The US Justice Department has accused China to be involved in industrial espionage. According to a press release from the department, the Chinese government has made memory chips that store data its centralized science and technology strategy only to cover its espionage activities. ...

Prometei botnet uses NSA exploit, hits unpatched MS exchange servers

By Waqas Unpatched MS Exchange Servers are being hunted by Prometei botnet to expand its army of Monero cryptocurrency mining bots. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Prometei botnet uses NSA exploit, hits unpatched MS exchange servers...

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...

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...

Malware vendor returns with yet another nasty Android malware

By Sudais Asif Triangulum, a previously known threat actor is back with new Android malware which is now being sold on dark web hacking forums. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware vendor returns with yet another nasty Android malware...

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...

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...

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...

Hacker Sells 2FA bypass flaw in Poloniex exchange after 2 months wait

By Waqas The sold vulnerability facilitates Bypassing 2FA on Poloniex The This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker Sells 2FA bypass flaw in Poloniex exchange after 2 months wait...

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...

Stealthy RotaJakiro backdoor malware targeting Linux for 3 years

By Deeba Ahmed New RotaJakiro Stealthy Linux Malware With System Backdoor Capabilities Went Unnoticed for 3 Years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stealthy RotaJakiro backdoor malware targeting Linux for 3 years...

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...

Microsoft investigating Windows XP, Server 2003 source code leak

By Waqas Microsoft Windows XP may be old but still powers roughly 1% of all desktop and laptop computers worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft investigating Windows XP, Server 2003 source code leak...

Top US aerospace services provider suffers breach, loses 1.5 TB of data

By Deeba Ahmed The hackers behind this breach are Maze ransomware operators. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top US aerospace services provider suffers breach, loses 1.5 TB of data...

Private details of Palo Alto Networks employees leaked online

By Waqas Palo Alto Networks, the renowned cyber security firm, has suffered an unusual data breach. Here's what happened... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Private details of Palo Alto Networks employees leaked 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...

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...

Actress Bella Thorne posts her nudes to tackle threats from hackers

By Uzair Amir Bella Throne will not be bullied by cybercriminals. Stealing private photographs of celebrities and threatening to post them online unless they give in to the demands of the hacker has become a common norm among cybercriminals for making quick bucks. But, not all the celebs could be...

Germany’s Deutsche Bank transfers €28 billion to an account by mistake

By Carolina A couple of years ago, a massive bank heist was This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Germany's Deutsche Bank transfers €28 billion to an account by mistake...

A Reddit User Has Leaked Upcoming Episode 4 of ‘Game of Thrones’

By Waqas The Game of Thrones is one of the most popular HBO This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Reddit User Has Leaked Upcoming Episode 4 of Game of Thrones...

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...

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...

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...

Update Windows 10: 800 million devices at risk of critical vulnerability

By Uzair Amir According to Microsoft, unprotected servers can spread viruses and malware over the network without the user's interaction. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Update Windows 10: 800 million devices at risk of critical vulnerability...

Epic Games slapped with lawsuit over hacked Fortnite accounts

By Waqas Epic Games who developed Fortnite has been sued for not protecting Fortnite accounts from hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Epic Games slapped with lawsuit over hacked Fortnite accounts...

Hackers steal 7.5TB of data from Russian Intel Agency FSB’s contractor

By Uzair Amir The hackers stole the data and shared it with another hacking group who was involved in the hacking of another FSB contractor. On Saturday, 13 July 2019, a group of hackers going by the online handle of 0v1ru$ hacked and defaced the official website of SyTech, a high-profile...

Samsung asks users to scan their Smart TVs for malware – Here’s how to

By Waqas Samsung tweeted and then deleted that tweet stating that users should scan their Smart TVs for malware “every few weeks.” Smart devices are vulnerable to all sorts of digital threats, and this is not a hidden reality as we often hear about internet connected devices getting hacked or...

Gmail wittingly storing your online purchase data for years

By Waqas Google knows "what, when, where & how much" about your online shopping but claims it does not use the data for advertisement. Gmail is home to more than 1.5 billion users which makes it a lucrative service for Google whose business model demands data collected from users' online searches...

Check your VPN DNS test tool legitimacy: Is it “good” or deceptive

By Zehra Ali Does your VPN leaks DNS data? Does the DNS testing tool you're using shows real results or shows sponsored results for affiliate marketing? Virtual private network VPN users are increasing at a great pace due to growing privacy concerns and numerous VPN options, including both, the...

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...

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...

Beware; hackers are using malicious TeamViewer tool to spread malware

By Waqas TeamViewer is a popular remote control desktop sharing software with more than 1 billion users and that makes it a lucrative target for cyber criminals. Recently, the IT security researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered a malware campaign targeting unsuspecting users with a malicious...

Marriott hotel data breach: Sensitive data of 500 million guests stolen

By Waqas Marriott has announced that it has suffered a massive data breach after attackers hacked its guest reservation system at Starwood hotels, a group of hotels the company took over in 2016 - These hotels include Sheraton, St. Regis, Westin and W Hotels. The breach was discovered last week...

L0rdix malware on dark web steals data, mines crypto & enslaves PCs as botnet

By Waqas There’s a new hacking tool circulating in the underground Dark Web forums that let cybercriminals target Microsoft Windows computers. It has become the newest universal go-to tool to attack a Windows machine because it presents an utterly lethal combination of data stealing, cryptomining...

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...

Github hit by 1.35 Tbps DDoS attack; the largest ever

By Waqas The online version control and code distribution platform Github has suffered a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Github hit by 1.35 Tbps DDoS attack; the largest ever...

480.1 million mobile VPN downloaded worldwide in 12 months

By Sudais More and more people are using VPN now. This report reveals shocking stats on how these VPNs have become essential for our online life. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 480.1 million mobile VPN downloaded worldwide in 12 months...

Alex Jones claims malware planted child porn on InfoWars servers

By Waqas Alex Jones is now offering $1 million to catch attacker who behind the malware attack. Alex Jones, the founder of InfoWars, and his lawyer Norm Pattis claimed on Friday that someone sent malware on InfoWars servers and which ended up planting child pornography content on the servers. To...

World’s most dangerous laptop has been sold for $1.3 million

By Uzair Amir The laptop is a Samsung model now known as ‘Persistence of Chaos’ due to dangerous malware infection. A few days ago it was reported that a laptop 2008 Samsung 10.2-inch - NC10-14GB netbook infected with some of the more dangerous malware was up for sale and the highest bid received...

YouTuber hacks fingerprint scanner of OnePlus 7 Pro using hot glue

By Waqas The Youtuber also claimed that the OnePlus 7 Pro's fingerprint sensor is the quickest in-display sensor they have ever seen. The new OnePlus 7 Pro from OnePlus is definitely a refreshing change in the smartphones market because of its popup camera and triple cam setup, full-screen displa...

6 Pieces of Tech Every Office Needs

By Carolina Before you start buying any technology or furniture for your office, you must put in some planning and research time. There are so many options to consider and each one will have a direct impact on the functionality of your workspace and, as result, how productive you and your team ar...

Taking Care of Your Personal Online Security (For Paranoids)

By David Balaban We live in a world where anonymity and online privacy are impossible things. Your phone calls can be tapped, smartphone data can be stolen, and even the camera and microphone can be turned on remotely. You can be watched from the satellite, in real time. We all live in the matrix...