New Strain of Rorschach Ransomware Targeting US- Firms

By Deeba Ahmed Rorschach ransomware boasts advanced encryption technology and can spread automatically on the machine if executed on a domain controller. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Strain of Rorschach Ransomware Targeting US- Firms...

Western Digital Security Breach – Hackers infiltrate Internal Systems

By Waqas The cyberattack has forced the technology giant to shut down and take some of its operations offline. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Western Digital Security Breach - Hackers infiltrate Internal Systems...

Zimbra email platform vulnerability exploited to steal European govt emails

By Deeba Ahmed Researchers have noted that attackers are targeting a medium-severity Zimbra vulnerability that the company patched in version 9.0.0 Patch 24, one year ago. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zimbra email platform vulnerability exploited to steal European govt...

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...

ShellBot DDoS Malware Targets Linux SSH Servers

By Deeba Ahmed As per a report from AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center ASEC, poorly managed Linux SSH servers are becoming… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ShellBot DDoS Malware Targets Linux SSH Servers...

Gender Diversity in Cybercrime Forums: Women Users on the Rise

By Habiba Rashid It turns out that the number of women on the darker side of cybersecurity is increasing, and these stats will shock you. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gender Diversity in Cybercrime Forums: Women Users on the Rise...

PayPal Sued Over Data Breach that Impacted 35,000 users

By Waqas If the case proceeds as a class action, it could potentially represent thousands of affected individuals seeking damages from PayPal This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: PayPal Sued Over Data Breach that Impacted 35,000 users...

Russia Bans WhatsApp, Discord, Telegram, and Others

By Deeba Ahmed Interestingly, Telegram is also part of this ban, although it is owned by Russian millionaire Pavel Durov. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russia Bans WhatsApp, Discord, Telegram, and Others...

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...

Ethical hacker among 3 arrested for blackmail and ransomware attacks

By Waqas The suspects are allegedly involved in hacking, issuing threats, stealing data, laundering money, and extorting This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ethical hacker among 3 arrested for blackmail and ransomware attacks...

QR code generator My QR Code leaks users’ login data and addresses

By Waqas My QR Code was informed about the leak almost two weeks ago, yet it failed to respond or secure its server. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: QR code generator My QR Code leaks users login data and addresses...

FBI Hack – Agency Investigating Internal Network Breach

By Habiba Rashid The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI is investigating an internal network breach caused by an isolated incident, which the agency claims is now contained. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI Hack - Agency Investigating Internal Network Breach...

Hackers Aim at Crypto Wallets with Hacked Namecheap Phishing Emails

By Deeba Ahmed Namecheap users should remain cautious, as hackers are using its inbox to scam users through phishing emails designed… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Aim at Crypto Wallets with Hacked Namecheap Phishing Emails...

EV Charging Stations at Risk of DoS Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed Although a fix is available to patch vulnerabilities, the EV industry is slow in applying the updates. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: EV Charging Stations at Risk of DoS Attacks...

Google Fi User Data Breached Through T-Mobile Hack

By Deeba Ahmed Google Fi customers are impacted by the recent T-Mobile breach, as Fi relies on T-Mobile and US Cellular for connectivity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Fi User Data Breached Through T-Mobile Hack...

Micorosft Down – Xbox, Azure, MS365 and MS Teams Down

By Waqas The service outage began on Wednesday, January 25th, 2023, at around 8:30 AM, Greenwich Mean Time GMT. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Micorosft Down - Xbox, Azure, MS365 and MS Teams Down...

Sophisticated SMS Phishing scam Dupes Zendesk Staff

By Habiba Rashid Although the company did not put out an official notice or announcement on its website, impacted customers were emailed with details regarding the security incident. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sophisticated SMS Phishing scam Dupes Zendesk Staff...

GitHub Attack Allowed Attackers to Steal Okta’s Source Code

By Deeba Ahmed Okta has, however, confirmed that attackers couldnt access its customer data or services. Authentication giant Okta has suffered… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub Attack Allowed Attackers to Steal Oktas Source Code...

Smartphone Discounts Set To Rocket As Market Slumps

By Owais Sultan In the US, there was a drop in sales of 19% as people stayed on their phones for longer. Globally, smartphone sales are down from 488 million units to 429 million units. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smartphone Discounts Set To Rocket As Market Slumps...

95.6% of New Malware in 2022 Targeted Windows

By Habiba Rashid According to researchers, 59.58 million samples of new Windows malware were found in the first three quarters of 2022 and these make up 95.6% of all new malware discovered during that time period. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 95.6% of New Malware in 20...

Zombinder on Dark Web Lets Hackers Add Malware to Legit Apps

By Deeba Ahmed At the moment, Zombinder is focusing entirely on Android apps but the service operators are offering Windows apps binding services. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zombinder on Dark Web Lets Hackers Add Malware to Legit Apps...

Royal Ransomware: New Threat Uses Google Ads and Cracked Software

By Habiba Rashid According to Microsoft, the Royal ransomware is now being spread by a threat actor known as DEV-0569. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Royal Ransomware: New Threat Uses Google Ads and Cracked Software...

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?...

Leaked Amazon Prime Video Server Exposed Users Viewing Habits

By Waqas Security researcher Anurag Sen revealed Amazon failed to protect one of its internal servers, which allowed any third party to access the database. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Leaked Amazon Prime Video Server Exposed Users Viewing Habits...

Iranian Hackers Spreading RatMilad Android Spyware Disguised as VPN App

By Waqas RatMilad can perform a wide range of malicious actions including file manipulation, audio recording, and application permission modification. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian Hackers Spreading RatMilad Android Spyware Disguised as VPN App...

Meet Plexus, An AI-based Browser Security Solution from LayerX

By Waqas With the increasing use of the internet, browser security has become an important issue. Malware, phishing, and adware… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Meet Plexus, An AI-based Browser Security Solution from LayerX...

Why Artificial Intelligence is Must for Cybersecurity

By Waqas Executives across the globe are already advocating the use of artificial intelligence AI to tackle cybersecurity threats. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why Artificial Intelligence is Must for Cybersecurity...

Major Database Mess Up Leaves Indian Federal Police and Banking Records Exposed

By Deeba Ahmed In total, the publically exposed Elasticsearch database contained a whopping 335 million records or roughly 24GB worth of highly sensitive data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Major Database Mess Up Leaves Indian Federal Police and Banking Records Exposed...

Killnet Claim They’ve Stolen Employee Data from Lockheed Martin

By Waqas The pro-Russia Killnet hacker group claims that the stolen information includes PII data such as email addresses and… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Killnet Claim Theyve Stolen Employee Data from Lockheed Martin...

Thousands of GitHub Repositories Cloned in Supply Chain Attack

By Deeba Ahmed This hasn’t been a great week for the crypto community. On Monday, the Nomad bridge got exploited and… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Thousands of GitHub Repositories Cloned in Supply Chain Attack...

Neopets Suffers Second Data Breach as 69 Million Accounts are Stolen

By Waqas Neopets has acknowledged the data breach and currently urging users to change their passwords immediately. Neopets is a… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Neopets Suffers Second Data Breach as 69 Million Accounts are Stolen...

What Makes External Attack Surface Management Essential?

By Waqas External Attack Surface Management EASM is a cybersecurity tool that uncovers leaked data and shadow IT that hackers… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What Makes External Attack Surface Management Essential?...

Managed Cloud Hosting vs. Unmanaged Cloud Hosting: What’s the Difference?

By Owais Sultan Before deciding to transfer to the cloud, it is crucial to understand the main difference between managed vs… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Managed Cloud Hosting vs. Unmanaged Cloud Hosting: Whats the Difference?...

Cloudflare Thwarted Largest Ever HTTPS DDoS Attack

By Deeba Ahmed The DDoS attack originated from 121 countries and was powered by a small botnet of only 5,067 hacked… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloudflare Thwarted Largest Ever HTTPS DDoS Attack...

Telegram Shared Personal User Data With German Authorities

By Deeba Ahmed The popular messenger app has transferred the data of its users to the German Federal Criminal Police Office.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Telegram Shared Personal User Data With German Authorities...

FBI Seizes WeLeakInfo, IPStress and OVH-Booter Cybercrime Portals

By Waqas The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ confirmed seizing three domains used by cybercriminals to sell stolen personal data… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI Seizes WeLeakInfo, IPStress and OVH-Booter Cybercrime Portals...

New PoC Shows IoT Devices Can Be Hacked to Install Ransomware on OT Networks

By Deeba Ahmed In this PoC, the ransomware attack dubbed R4IoT uses vulnerable IoT devices in this case, vulnerable security cameras… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New PoC Shows IoT Devices Can Be Hacked to Install Ransomware on OT Networks...

Cybersecurity Automation: How Can Businesses Benefit From It

By Owais Sultan Businesses of all sizes are prone to cyberattacks, and this is no longer a taboo. Malicious actors are… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cybersecurity Automation: How Can Businesses Benefit From It...

GitHub: Hackers Stole OAuth Access Tokens to Target Dozens of Firms

By Deeba Ahmed GitHub has revealed that attackers have abused OAuth user tokens issued to Heroku and Travis-CI, popular third-party OAuth… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub: Hackers Stole OAuth Access Tokens to Target Dozens of Firms...

Conti Ransomware Gang Hits German Wind Turbine Giant Nordex

By Deeba Ahmed All of Nordexs internal IT systems were shut down, and remote access to the turbines was disrupted due… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Conti Ransomware Gang Hits German Wind Turbine Giant Nordex...

Anonymous Hits Russian Ministry of Culture- Leaks 446GB of Data

By Waqas The trove of leaked data is now available on the official website of DDoSecrets, while Anonymous vows to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous Hits Russian Ministry of Culture- Leaks 446GB of Data...

Germany Shuts Down Russian Dark Web Market Hydra; Seizes $25M in BTC

By Waqas On Tuesday, April 5th, Germanys Federal Criminal Police Office Bundeskriminalamt announced the seizure and closure of the worlds largest Russian… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Germany Shuts Down Russian Dark Web Market Hydra; Seizes $25M in BTC...

German Authorities Warn Against Using Kaspersky Products

By Waqas The Federal Office for Information Security in Germany has urged users to uninstall any Kaspersky product from their… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: German Authorities Warn Against Using Kaspersky Products...

Cyber Security Incident Pushes Ubisoft to Issue Internal Password Reset

By Deeba Ahmed It is unclear what type of "Cyber Security Incident" Ubisoft suffered but on Telegram LAPSUS$ hacking group responded… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber Security Incident Pushes Ubisoft to Issue Internal Password Reset...

Importance of soft skills in Technology

By Owais Sultan Peoples ability to work or interact with others is often influenced by their soft skills which include traits… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Importance of soft skills in Technology...

News Corp’s software supply chain attack proves the need for enhanced security posture

By Waqas Journalists from News Corp have been targeted in a recent series of cyberattacks, which underscores the need to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: News Corps software supply chain attack proves the need for enhanced security posture...

How to Use OneDrive for Office 365 on Desktop

By Owais Sultan OneDrive is used to help organizations store files and documents. Learn how to use OneDrive for Office 365… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Use OneDrive for Office 365 on Desktop...

Trickbot malware infects 140,000+ customer devices of tech giants

By Waqas According to researchers, TrickBot malware has targeted customers of over 60 high-profile corporations since November 2020 including Google,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Trickbot malware infects 140,000+ customer devices of tech giants...

Database mess up – US marketing firm exposed data of 7 million users

By Deeba Ahmed The IT security researchers at Website Planet discovered what they dubbed as a large data breach, impacting a… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database mess up - US marketing firm exposed data of 7 million users...

NetWalker ransomware gang member sentenced to 7 years in prison

By Deeba Ahmed Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, a NetWalker ransomware gang member, pleaded guilty to 5 charges including data theft and ransom. In… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NetWalker ransomware gang member sentenced to 7 years in prison...