GAM3S.GG Raises $2M to Grow Web3 Gaming Superapp

By Owais Sultan GAM3S.GG Secures $2M Seed Funding Led by Mechanism Capital to Grow Web3 Gaming Superapp. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GAM3S.GG Raises $2M to Grow Web3 Gaming Superapp...

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...

TP-Link Smart Bulb Users at Risk of WiFi Password Theft

By Habiba Rashid TP-Link Tapo L530E Smart Bulb found vulnerable, putting user WiFi credentials at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TP-Link Smart Bulb Users at Risk of WiFi Password Theft...

Police Security Breach Rattles Northern Ireland’s Security Landscape

By Habiba Rashid The Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI experienced a severe security breach, unintentionally revealing personal details of its entire workforce, including officers and civilian staff. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police Security Breach Rattles...

Bram Moolenaar, Creator of Vim Text Editor for Linux Passes Away

By Waqas Bram Moolenaar, aged 62, passed away from a medical condition that rapidly progressed over the last few weeks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bram Moolenaar, Creator of Vim Text Editor for Linux Passes Away...

VMCONNECT: Malicious PyPI Package Mimicking Common Python Tools

By Deeba Ahmed Threat researchers at ReversingLabs, a software supply chain security and malware analysis platform, have discovered a malicious new PyPI… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VMCONNECT: Malicious PyPI Package Mimicking Common Python Tools...

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...

BreachForums’ Pompompurin Pleads Guilty to Holding Child Abuse Content

By Waqas According to court documents, devices owned by Pompompurin contained 600 explicit images of child abuse, which led him to plead guilty in court. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BreachForums Pompompurin Pleads Guilty to Holding Child Abuse Content...

New Attack Drops LokiBot Malware Via Malicious Macros in Word Docs

By Waqas LokiBot, a notorious Trojan active since 2015, specializes in stealing sensitive information from Windows machines, posing a significant threat to user data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Attack Drops LokiBot Malware Via Malicious Macros in Word Docs...

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...

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...

Major Hack Hits South Korean Exchange GDAC, $13.9M Stolen

By Waqas The hack took place on April 9, 2023, in which hackers gained control of some of the exchange's hot wallets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Major Hack Hits South Korean Exchange GDAC, $13.9M Stolen...

Mélofée: The Latest Malware Targeting Linux Servers

By Deeba Ahmed An unidentified Chinese APT group is suspected of operating the Mélofée malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mélofée: The Latest Malware Targeting Linux Servers...

Do Kwon, Founder of Terraform Labs, Arrested in Montenegro

By Habiba Rashid Reportedly, Do Kwon was caught using falsified documents at an airport in the capital city of Montenegro. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Do Kwon, Founder of Terraform Labs, Arrested in Montenegro...

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...

New MortalKombat Ransomware Attack Aiming for Crypto Wallets

By Habiba Rashid Hackers are deploying the MortalKombat ransomware and Laplas Clipper malware in a financially motivated campaign against victims worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New MortalKombat Ransomware Attack Aiming for Crypto Wallets...

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...

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...

DDoS Attacks Hit Denmark Central Bank and 7 Private Banks

By Habiba Rashid Along with the websites of the central bank, Bankdata—a company that develops IT solutions for the financial industry—was also targeted by a DDoS attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DDoS Attacks Hit Denmark Central Bank and 7 Private Banks...

Russian Hackers Targeted Three US Nuclear Research Labs

By Deeba Ahmed The attacks, according to Reuters' report, happened between August and September 2022. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Hackers Targeted Three US Nuclear Research Labs...

Malware Apps Signed with Compromised Android Platform Certificates

By Deeba Ahmed Hackers are using compromised platform certificates to sign Android malware apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware Apps Signed with Compromised Android Platform Certificates...

Watch Out Gamers: Hackers Exploiting MSI Afterburner to Deliver Coin Miner

By Habiba Rashid So far, researchers have identified approximately 50 phishing websites, all targeting MSI Afterburner to deliver malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch Out Gamers: Hackers Exploiting MSI Afterburner to Deliver Coin Miner...

OldGremlin Ransomware Gang Known for Targeting Russia Launches Linux Malware

By Deeba Ahmed According to Group-IB's report, OldGremlin Ransomware Gang poses as reputed firms to infiltrate networks via phishing emails. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OldGremlin Ransomware Gang Known for Targeting Russia Launches Linux Malware...

Researchers: Office 365 Encryption Flaw Compromise Message Confidentiality

By Deeba Ahmed According to researchers, the security flaw can be exploited for inferring message contents due to the flawed Office 365 Message Encryption OME security method. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers: Office 365 Encryption Flaw Compromise Message...

Interpol Issues Int. Arrest Warrant for Terra Stablecoin Founder Do Kwon

By Deeba Ahmed Do Kwon insists he is "not on the run." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Interpol Issues Int. Arrest Warrant for Terra Stablecoin Founder Do Kwon...

Fake Banking Rewards Apps Install Info-stealing RAT on Android Phones

By Deeba Ahmed The malware campaign is ongoing and one of its targets was ICICI bank in India. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Banking Rewards Apps Install Info-stealing RAT on Android Phones...

Hoxhunt Primed to Spread Gamified Phishing Awareness in the Enterprise

By Owais Sultan Given the potent and rising threat of phishing, enterprises need an effective program that delivers real results. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hoxhunt Primed to Spread Gamified Phishing Awareness in the Enterprise...

TikTok’s In-App Browser Can Monitor Your Activity on External Websites

By Deeba Ahmed Other iPhone apps using in-app browsers were also tested in the research but TikTok was the only app to monitor keystrokes. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TikToks In-App Browser Can Monitor Your Activity on External Websites...

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...

Download New Kali Linux 2022.3

By Deeba Ahmed Offensive Security has released the third version of Kali Linux. It is designed for hackers and security researchers… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Download New Kali Linux 2022.3...

New DawDropper Malware Targeting Android Devices via Play Store

By Waqas According to Trend Micro researchers, the DawDropper aims at stealing user data, in particular from banking apps on… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New DawDropper Malware Targeting Android Devices via Play Store...

HackerOne Fires Employee for Stealing Bug Reports, Collecting Bug Bounties

By Deeba Ahmed Bug bounty and vulnerability coordination platform HackerOne has fired an employee for using their position to access customers… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: HackerOne Fires Employee for Stealing Bug Reports, Collecting Bug Bounties...

9 Years Jail for iCloud Phishing Scam Hacker Who Stole Nude Photos

By Deeba Ahmed The hacker was arrested in 2021 for breaching Apple iCloud accounts and stealing more than 620,000 private images… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 9 Years Jail for iCloud Phishing Scam Hacker Who Stole Nude Photos...

MyEasyDocs Exposed 30GB of Israeli and Indian Students PII Data

By Waqas MyEasyDocs is a Chennai, India based online documents verification platform whose Microsoft Azure server exposed data of over… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: MyEasyDocs Exposed 30GB of Israeli and Indian Students PII Data...

New Scam Utilizing AI-Generated Images to Represent Fake Law Firm

By Deeba Ahmed Hackread.com earlier reported a website designed by software engineer Philip Wang that can create realistic faces of people… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Scam Utilizing AI-Generated Images to Represent Fake Law Firm...

LemonDuck Cryptomining Botnet Hunting for Misconfigured Docker APIs

By Deeba Ahmed LemonDuck cryptomining botnet previously targeted Microsoft Exchange servers. Now it is targeting the worlds leading containerization platform, Docker.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LemonDuck Cryptomining Botnet Hunting for Misconfigured Docker APIs...

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...

Simple Tips to Protect Youself From Being Catfished

By Owais Sultan It is a fact that the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to go online whether it be working from… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Simple Tips to Protect Youself From Being Catfished...

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...

Official website of Russian Parliament, MoD and Kremlin go offline

By Waqas The Kremlin domain is the official website of President Vladimir Putin which according to NetBlocks is among the… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Official website of Russian Parliament, MoD and Kremlin go offline...

DDoS Attack and Data Wiper Malware hit Computers in Ukraine

By Waqas As per ESET, the new data wiper malware has targeted hundreds of computer systems in Ukraine, while in… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DDoS Attack and Data Wiper Malware hit Computers in Ukraine...

Ex-Crypto CEO accused of 2016’s $11 billion Ethereum DAO hack

By Waqas According to journalist Laura Shin and Blockchain data security firm Chainalysis, in 2016, a programmer, Toby Hoenisch, allegedly… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ex-Crypto CEO accused of 2016s $11 billion Ethereum DAO hack...

New Underactor tool reveals pixelated text to expose sensitive data

By Waqas The Underactor tool can uncover redacted text from any document and reveal sensitive data to anyone including of… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Underactor tool reveals pixelated text to expose sensitive data...

Wormhole hack – Hackers steal $320M in one of the largest crypto heists

By Waqas Wormhole has confirmed the hack but claims that the stolen funds have been restored and the vulnerability in… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Wormhole hack - Hackers steal $320M in one of the largest crypto heists...

SaaS Security Guide: How to Protect Your SaaS Business

By Waqas SaaS companies access scads of customer data. If you fail with SaaS security, it will have a direct… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SaaS Security Guide: How to Protect Your SaaS Business...

TransCredit exposed financial data of half a million Americans and Canadians

By Waqas TransCredit is a Jacksonville, Florida-based business credit reporting agency for the transportation industry. The IT security researchers at… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TransCredit exposed financial data of half a million Americans and Canadians...

Ghana govt agency exposed 700k citizens’ data in a database mess up

By Deeba Ahmed Ghana’s National Service Secretariate - NSS - exposed 55GB worth of citizens' data when an AWS S3 bucket used by the Secretariate suffered misconfiguration. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ghana govt agency exposed 700k citizens data in a database mess up...

Irani and Chinese State Hackers Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability

By Waqas According to Mandiant's John Hultquist, Iranian state hackers are specifically aggressive with this Log4j vulnerability. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Irani and Chinese State Hackers Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability...

Romanian arrested for ransomware attacks and data theft

By Deeba Ahmed Europol has confirmed arresting a Romanian national for targeting an IT firm in the country. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Romanian arrested for ransomware attacks and data theft...