Hackers Posed as Google Support to Steal $243 Million in Crypto

Hackers stole $243M from a single victim by posing as Google and Gemini support, resetting 2FA to access…...

Tracelo Location Tracker Data Breach: 1.4 Million Users’ Data Dumped Online

Tracelo, a smartphone geolocation tracker service, was breached on September 1, 2024, exposing data from both its customers…...

LockBit Ransomware Claims 33 TB of US Federal Reserve Data for Ransom

LockBit ransomware claims to hold 33 TB of data from the US Federal Reserve for ransom. Hackread.com investigates, reaching out to CISA for comments on the breach and ongoing negotiations. Stay updated!...

AdsExhaust Adware Distributed in Fake Oculus Installer via Google Search

New adware "AdsExhaust" disguises itself as an Oculus installer to steal screenshots, generate fake clicks, and drain resources. Learn how to protect yourself from AdsExhaust and similar threats...

Qilin Ransomware Leaks 400GB of NHS and Patient Data on Telegram

Learn about the impact of the Qilin ransomware attack on Synnovis and healthcare services. Discover the consequences of this cyber incident and its implications for patient care...

Ukraine Hit by Cobalt Strike Campaign Using Malicious Excel Files

Beware Macro! Ukrainian users and cyberinfrastructure are being hit by a new malware campaign in which hackers are…...

INE Security Enables CISOs to Secure Board Support for Cybersecurity Training

By Cyber Newswire Cary, United States, 28th May 2024, CyberNewsWire This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: INE Security Enables CISOs to Secure Board Support for Cybersecurity Training...

Fake Antivirus Sites Spread Malware Disguised as Avast, Malwarebytes, Bitdefender

By Deeba Ahmed Trellix research exposes the dangers of fake antivirus websites disguised as legitimate security software but harbouring malware. Learn… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Antivirus Sites Spread Malware Disguised as Avast, Malwarebytes, Bitdefender...

Memcyco Report: Just 6% of Brands Guard Against Digital Impersonation Fraud

By Waqas Memcyco Inc., a provider of digital trust technology designed to protect companies and their customers from digital impersonation… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Memcyco Report: Just 6% of Brands Guard Against Digital Impersonation Fraud...

Tuta Mail (Tutanota) Accuses Google of Censoring Its Search Results

By Deeba Ahmed Shadowboxing in Search Results: Tuta Mail De-ranked and Disappearing on Google! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tuta Mail Tutanota Accuses Google of Censoring Its Search Results...

Payment authorization and one-time passwords – Mobile Token

By Uzair Amir Isnt it shocking that people still use passwords like QWERTY12, 1234, or pet names for their online accounts?… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Payment authorization and one-time passwords – Mobile Token...

Ripple Co-Founder’s Personal XRP Wallet Breached in $112 Million Hack

By Deeba Ahmed Ripple’s co-founder Chris Larsen has acknowledged that his personal XRP wallet was hacked. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ripple Co-Founders Personal XRP Wallet Breached in $112 Million Hack...

Pwn2Own Automotive: Tesla, Sony, Alpine Players Breached on Day One

By Deeba Ahmed Bug Bounty Bonanza: Hackers Rake in Big Bucks as Connected Cars Show Security Cracks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pwn2Own Automotive: Tesla, Sony, Alpine Players Breached on Day One...

Defunct Ambulance Service Data Breach Impacts Nearly 1 Million People

By Waqas The targeted victim of this data breach is Fallon Ambulance Services, which is a subsidiary of Transformative Healthcare. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Defunct Ambulance Service Data Breach Impacts Nearly 1 Million People...

UAC-0099 Hackers Using Old WinRAR Flaw in New Cyberattack on Ukraine

By Waqas UAC-0099 is a pro-Russian hacking group that has been targeting Ukraine since the conflict between the two countries began. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UAC-0099 Hackers Using Old WinRAR Flaw in New Cyberattack on Ukraine...

8220 Gang Targets Telecom and Healthcare in Global Cryptojacking Attack

By Deeba Ahmed The 8220 gang, believed to be of Chinese origins, was first identified in 2017 by Cisco Talos when they targeted Drupal, Hadoop YARN, and Apache Struts2 applications for propagating cryptojacking malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 8220 Gang Targets...

Study Finds Amazon, eBay and Afterpay as Top Android User Data Collectors

By Deeba Ahmed Amazon and eBay have been declared the highest data-collecting platforms among all the Android shopping apps researchers examined. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Study Finds Amazon, eBay and Afterpay as Top Android User Data Collectors...

Scammers Exploit Crypto Hype with Fake Token Factory, Stealing Millions

By Deeba Ahmed Check Point Research Reports New Million-Dollar Rug Pull Scam with a Fake Token Factory. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scammers Exploit Crypto Hype with Fake Token Factory, Stealing Millions...

Telekopye Toolkit Used as Telegram Bot to Scam Marketplace Users

By Deeba Ahmed Telekopye Toolkit was previously identified in August 2023 as being leveraged for a phishing scam by Russian cybercriminals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Telekopye Toolkit Used as Telegram Bot to Scam Marketplace Users...

Crypto Scammers Exploit Gaza Crisis, Deceiving Users in Donation Scam

By Deeba Ahmed Scammers taking advantage of a humanitarian crisis? Well, who saw that coming... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto Scammers Exploit Gaza Crisis, Deceiving Users in Donation Scam...

Video Chat Website Omegle Permanently Shuts Down

By Waqas Omegle was founded on March 25, 2009. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Video Chat Website Omegle Permanently Shuts Down...

Hive Ransomware Resurfaces as Hunters International, Bitdefender Claim

By Waqas Hive Ransomware had its infrastructure seized by the FBI and Europol back in January 2023. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hive Ransomware Resurfaces as Hunters International, Bitdefender Claim...

Russia’s 2nd-Largest Insurer Rosgosstrakh Hacked; 400GB of Data Sold Online

By Waqas The hackers are selling the trove of data for $50,000 in Bitcoin BTC or Monero XMR cryptocurrency. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russias 2nd-Largest Insurer Rosgosstrakh Hacked; 400GB of Data Sold Online...

India Blockchain Week (IBW) Unveils Diverse Speaker Line-up

By Owais Sultan India Blockchain Week IBW, the country’s flagship series of blockchain and Web3 events held in Bangalore from Dec.4-10, is… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: India Blockchain Week IBW Unveils Diverse Speaker Line-up...

Leading, effective, and powerful tools for identifying site visitors

By Owais Sultan Knowing who visits your website gives you valuable data that your sales team can use this valuable marketing… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Leading, effective, and powerful tools for identifying site visitors...

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?...

US-Led Alliance of 40 Countries Unites to Combat Ransomware Threat

By Waqas No more ransom for cybercriminals! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US-Led Alliance of 40 Countries Unites to Combat Ransomware Threat...

Fantom Foundation Suffers Wallet Hack Via Google Chrome 0-Day Flaw

By Waqas The Fantom Foundation has acknowledged the breach and is currently conducting an investigation after hackers managed to steal more than $550,000 in cryptocurrency. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fantom Foundation Suffers Wallet Hack Via Google Chrome 0-Day Flaw...

Mozilla Rushes to Fix Critical Vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird

By Waqas The vulnerability was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mozilla Rushes to Fix Critical Vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird...

Kaspersky Reveals Alarming IoT Threats and Dark Web DDoS Boom

By Waqas Kaspersky Unveils Alarming IoT Vulnerabilities and Dark Web's Thriving DDoS Economy. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaspersky Reveals Alarming IoT Threats and Dark Web DDoS Boom...

Gelsemium APT Group Uses “Rare” Backdoor in Southeast Asian Attack

By Waqas Elusive APT Group Gelsemium Emerges in Rare Southeast Asian Attack, Unveils Unique Tactics. KEY FINDINGS Cybersecurity researchers at… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gelsemium APT Group Uses "Rare" Backdoor in Southeast Asian Attack...

Fake YouTube Android Apps Used to Distribute CapraRAT

By Deeba Ahmed The group behind this attack is the infamous Pakistani threat actor known as Transparent Tribe. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake YouTube Android Apps Used to Distribute CapraRAT...

ProtonMail Code Vulnerabilities Leaked Emails

By Waqas Key Findings ProtonMail, a popular Swiss-based email service that markets itself as a secure and private alternative to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ProtonMail Code Vulnerabilities Leaked Emails...

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...

WinRAR users update your software as 0-day vulnerability is found

By Habiba Rashid The 0-day vulnerability in WinRAR, which has been exploited, is targeting traders and has successfully stolen funds from 130 victims so far. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WinRAR users update your software as 0-day vulnerability is found...

Overcoming web scraping blocks: Best practices and considerations

By Owais Sultan At its core, web scraping involves automatically extracting data from websites, enabling individuals and organizations to obtain valuable… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Overcoming web scraping blocks: Best practices and considerations...

Power supplier in a Southern African country hit by DroxiDat malware

By Deeba Ahmed Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky Labs have discovered a cyberattack against a power-generating firm in the south of Africa.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Power supplier in a Southern African country hit by DroxiDat malware...

NY Couple Pleads Guilty to $4.5B Bitcoin Theft in Bitfinex Hack

By Waqas The guilty couple goes by the names of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NY Couple Pleads Guilty to $4.5B Bitcoin Theft in Bitfinex Hack...

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...

Fake ChatGPT and AI pages on Facebook are spreading infostealers

By Habiba Rashid Some of the pages have millions of likes on them, suggesting that this is a large-scale scam. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake ChatGPT and AI pages on Facebook are spreading infostealers...

WormGPT – The Malicious ChatGPT Alternative Empowering Cybercriminals

By Waqas Malicious AI Unleashed: WormGPT Raises Concerns in Cybersecurity! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WormGPT - The Malicious ChatGPT Alternative Empowering Cybercriminals...

Tenet and LayerZero Forge Cross-Chain LSD Adoption

By Owais Sultan Tenet and LayerZero Partner to Pioneer Cross-Chain Liquidity for Liquid Staking Derivatives. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tenet and LayerZero Forge Cross-Chain LSD Adoption...

US, India and China Most Targeted in DDoS Attacks, StormWall Q1 2023 Report

By Waqas DDoS attacks have surged by 47% in Q1 2023, according to a StormWall report. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US, India and China Most Targeted in DDoS Attacks, StormWall Q1 2023 Report...

LastPass Employee PC Hacked with Keylogger to Access Password Vault

By Deeba Ahmed The LastPass password manager has suffered yet another data breach, carried out by the same attackers involved in recent previous breaches. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LastPass Employee PC Hacked with Keylogger to Access Password Vault...

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...

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...

ARMO integrates ChatGPT to secure Kubernetes

By Deeba Ahmed Kubernetes' creator ARMO announced the integration in a blog post on February 7th, 2023. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ARMO integrates ChatGPT to secure Kubernetes...

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...