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...

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...

Major Android ad fraud scam campaign drains battery & eats data

By Waqas Presence of infected games and apps that are costing innocent users financial and data losses is not a new phenomenon. However, it is indeed surprising that a firm that promises to fight app piracy is itself involved in this horrendous act. According to the latest research from Oracle,...

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...

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...

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...

German court forcing Tutanota to let authorities read emails in plain text

By Sudais Asif As of 2017, Tutanota had over 2 million users across the globe. Find out why Germany wants to backdoor the encrypted email service provider. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: German court forcing Tutanota to let authorities read emails in plain text...

55 Apple vulnerabilities risked iCloud account takeover, data theft

By Sudais Asif These critical vulnerabilities were reported to Apple by a team of young cyber security researchers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 55 Apple vulnerabilities risked iCloud account takeover, data theft...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Firefox, Edge, Safari, Tesla & VMware pwned at Pwn2Own

By Waqas Pwn2Own 2019 has yet again proved that a secure system is nothing else but a myth. In its two days running, the contest has claimed many high-profile victims including the likes of Tesla, Firefox, and Safari. Pwn2Own is an annual hacking contest held in Vancouver alongside the CanSecWest...

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...

A critical bug in Microsoft left 400M accounts exposed

By Waqas A bug bounty hunter from India, Sahad Nk who works forSafetyDetective, a cybersecurity firm, has received a reward from Microsoft for uncovering and reporting a series of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft accounts. These vulnerabilities were present on users’ Microsoft accounts from ...

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...

HBO Hacked – Upcoming Game of Thrones Episodes and Data Leaked

By Carolina If you are a fan of Game of Thrones here This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: HBO Hacked Upcoming Game of Thrones Episodes and Data Leaked...

Microsoft Confirms Two 0-Days Being Exploited Against Exchange Servers

By Deeba Ahmed The latest attack against Exchange servers utilizes at least two new flaws CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082 that have been assigned CVSS scores of 6.3 and 8.8. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Confirms Two 0-Days Being Exploited Against Exchange Serv...

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...

TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to access users’ phone numbers

By Waqas The vulnerability which has now been fixed by TikTok existed in its "Find Friends." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to access users phone numbers...

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...

Fake streaming sites using Star Wars as bait to spread malware

By Waqas If you are a Star Wars fan and use online streaming sites, this one is for you detailing how fake streaming sites are stealing card data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake streaming sites using Star Wars as bait to spread malware...

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...

React Prereleases-Preparing for the Future

By Owais Sultan Recently, React has come up with prerelease channels to update users with the latest changes taking place in the React ecosystem. They spoke about this through a blog published on their React website. React relies on an open-source community to report bugs, open pull requests and...

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...

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...

Google says it stored some G Suite passwords in plain text for 14 years

By Uzair Amir This issue is linked with G Suite users only while free consumer Google accounts remained unharmed. A couple of days ago it was reported that Google has been using Gmail to secretly store its users' purchase history for years. Now, the company has revealed that its team recently...

How to Respond to a Cyber Attack on Your Business

By Ryan De Souza Cyber security affects businesses of all sizes, and in every industry. Today it is a board-level agenda item, which has been placed at number three on the Lloyds Risk Register 2013. When it comes to dealing with a cyber attack, every single person involved with the business shoul...

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...

Google URL Inspection Tool flaw lets anyone inspect URLs without authorization

By Waqas Last year, Google launched its URL Inspection Tool for webmasters using Search Console. The purpose of this tool is to provide information about Google's indexed version of a specific page. However, now, a UK-based Search Engine Optimization SEO specialist Oliver HG Mason has discovered...

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...

British teen who hacked CIA chief gets two years in prison

By Waqas Kane Gamble, the founding member of Crackas with Attitude CWA This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: British teen who hacked CIA chief gets two years in prison...

Why Web Hosting Security is important?

By Waqas If you run a website, its hosting security matters more than anything. Let's discuss it in detail... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why Web Hosting Security is important?...

Vulnerability in Zoom video conference app lets Mac’s camera hijacking

By Waqas The vulnerability in the Zoom video conference app lets attackers hijack Mac's camera by merely using malicious websites. The Zoom video conference app is currently being used by millions of users around the world and that makes it a lucrative target for cybercriminals. Jonathan Leitschu...

5 Best VPN Apps for Android 2019

By Owais Sultan It is a fact that most of us spend more time on our cellular devices than ever before. It is also true that Android-based smartphones are widely popular and it's essential that we use VPN to protect our online identity from malicious elements. Therefore, if you're an Android user,...

Android banking malware distributed with fake Google reCAPTCHA

By Waqas Sucuri’s cybersecurity researchers have identified a highly sophisticated phishing campaign that is specifically targeting online banking users. The attack, for now, has been directed against a Polish bank in which attackers are exploiting Google reCAPTCHA systems as well as...

Shoddy security of popular smartwatch lets hackers access your child’s location

By Waqas Smartwatches are generally considered safe to keep track of your kids when they are outside the home. However, there is a scary new revelation about this seemingly reliable gadget that it is possible to hack GPS-enabled smartwatches. Probably a majority of children wear smartwatches thes...

Hacker gets 14 years jail time for operating Scan4You malware scanning service

By Waqas Scan4You was a VirusTotal like platform used for malicious purposes. A 37-year old male from Riga, Latvia has received 14 years sentence for creating and running Scan4You, a counter antivirus service that aided malware developers to check detection rates of their malicious software. The...

The Pirate Bay is down; here are its best alternatives

By Waqas You are not alone, The Pirate Bay is down for This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay is down; here are its best alternatives...

Man Sues Feds For Installing Surveillance Camera on his Property

By Carolina A 74-year old rancher in Texas discovered a small portal This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man Sues Feds For Installing Surveillance Camera on his Property...

Kiss Goodbye to Privacy: Microsoft Introduces Cortana for Skype

By Carolina Now you can enjoy the ultimate AI experience since Microsoft This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kiss Goodbye to Privacy: Microsoft Introduces Cortana for Skype...

Sony Hacked Again: OurMine Hacks PlayStation’ Twitter and Facebook

By Waqas OurMine, a Saudi Arabia based hacking group hacked the official This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sony Hacked Again: OurMine Hacks PlayStation Twitter and Facebook...

SilverFish: Swiss firm accesses servers linked to SolarWinds hackers

By Deeba Ahmed The group used many different methods to attack their victims apart from exploiting the vulnerability in Texas-based firm SolarWinds software. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SilverFish: Swiss firm accesses servers linked to SolarWinds hackers...

Magecart hackers launched largest ever attack against Magento stores

By Waqas Around 1,904 individual online stores were hacked due to the outdated Magento 1 platform. Here's what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Magecart hackers launched largest ever attack against Magento stores...

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...

Why So Many Businesses Can Never Recover After Cyber Attacks

By Uzair Amir A cyber attack can cripple critical infrastructure and businesses and generate negative press. In other cases, it could open you and your business to litigation. This and other factors can seriously hurt a business, and it forces many of them to pay for data recovery or IT security...

VisionDirect hacked: Hackers infect domains with malicious Google Analytics code

By Waqas Hackers using Google Adwords & Google Sites to spread malwareVisionDirect, one of Europe's largest online optical retailer that deals with contact lenses and eye care related products has announced that a number of its domains have suffered a data breach in which hackers stole customers'...

Teacher linked to Celebgate hacking scandal facing 7 years in prison

By Uzair Amir Former Lee Davis High School, Virginia teacher Christopher Brannan set to plead guilty to the federal charges of hacking into the computers of Celebrities including Emma Watson and non-celebrities leading to their private data in the Celebgate hacking scandal. 31 years old Christoph...