Email service provider loses 2 decades worth of data due to hack attack

By Waqas Famed secure email service provider VFEmail has become a victim of a hack attack by an unknown cybercriminal. The company claims that it has suffered a “catastrophic destruction” of its US servers and almost two decades of data and backups in only a few hours. The entire digital...

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...

Hackers play PewDiePie ad on thousands of hacked Chromecasts & Smart TVs

By Waqas Hackers behind the hacking spree are urging users to change their router settings and subscribe to PewDiePie's YouTube. Last month, it was reported that a group of hackers compromised thousands of printers around the world to send printouts urging users to subscribe to Felix Kjellberg ak...

AI Image Site GenNomis Exposed 47GB of Underage Deepfakes

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovers a massive 47.8GB database with disturbing AI-generated content belonging to GenNomis...

Vulnerability allowed hackers to tamper medication in infusion pump

By Deeba Ahmed Braun Patched Faulty IV Pump After McAfee Discovered Vulnerability Allowing Medication Tampering. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vulnerability allowed hackers to tamper medication in infusion pump...

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...

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...

Researchers exploit LTE flaws to send 50,000 fake presidential alerts

By Waqas Researchers managed to cover a 50,000 seat football stadium using only four malicious portable stations. A group of security researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder has published a paper detailing the findings of their latest research revealing that LTE vulnerabilities can he...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Watch Stranger Saying ‘Hola Senorita’ After Hacking Woman’ Security Cam

By Carolina Internet of Things IoT devices or call them the Internet This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch Stranger Saying Hola Senorita After Hacking Woman Security Cam...

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...

Indian Ticketing Platform RailYatri Hacked – 31 Million Impacted

By Waqas The RailYatri hack took place in December 2022, but the stolen data has only been leaked earlier today on a prominent hacker forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indian Ticketing Platform RailYatri Hacked - 31 Million Impacted...

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...

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?...

Hackers hacked: Account hijacking forum OGUsers pwned

By Uzair Amir The stolen OGUsers database is available on RaidForums for download. On 12th May, hackers managed to steal the database of a famous hijacker forum called OGUsers. This forum is used by hackers and online account hijackers, which means that the hackers have now been given a taste of...

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...

GDPR and the REAL impact on business

By Patrick Vernon General Data Protection Regulation GDPR has taken the world by This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GDPR and the REAL impact on business...

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...

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...

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...

Apple has removed all major VPN apps from Chinese App Store

By Carolina China is well known for its online censorship and surveillance This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple has removed all major VPN apps from Chinese App Store...

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...

Vulnerability allowed bypassing 2FA in WHM & cPanel by bruteforcing

By Sudais Asif The vulnerability CVE-2020-27641 allowed malicious actors to bypass two-factor authentication 2FA on the software using brute-force attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vulnerability allowed bypassing 2FA in WHM & cPanel by bruteforcing...

Update Windows 10 to patch critical vulnerability in Microsoft store games

By Deeba Ahmed The high severity privilege escalation vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-16877 affected Windows Server and Windows 10. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Update Windows 10 to patch critical vulnerability in Microsoft store games...

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...

Hackers used Samsung website to access Sprint’s customer data

By Uzair Amir Sprint Corporation, an American telecommunications company has announced that it has suffered a data breach after unknown hackers accessed customer accounts credentials using the Samsung.com “add a line” website. Originally, the company was informed about the breach on June 22nd,...

Quest Diagnostics data breach affects 12 million customers

By Uzair Amir Clinical laboratory firm Quest Diagnostics Inc. has admitted exposure of personal information of nearly 11.9 million customers after its web payment page was accessed by an unauthorized individual. In a press release, the company revealed that its billing system, which is managed by...

Google bans Huawei from accessing Android & its licensed apps

By Uzair Amir Intel Corp., Broadcom Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Xilinx Inc., etc., have also refused to supply critical components and software to Huawei. The US has decided to deny Huawei Technologies Co., a major Chinese tech firm, access to US technology to prevent Huawei’s growing influence in the...

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...

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 ...

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...

Snowden Explains Why Telegram Messenger App is Unsafe

By Waqas For years, the ex-NSA National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Snowden Explains Why Telegram Messenger App is Unsafe...

Stolen 6M Celebrities data from Instagram sold on Dark Web

By Waqas The data is available on a searchable website called DoxaGram. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stolen 6M Celebrities data from Instagram sold on Dark Web...

“Wanna see the Game of Thrones in advance” email delivers malware

By Carolina Beware of Email promising Game of Thrones Spoilers because it This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Wanna see the Game of Thrones in advance email delivers malware...

For hackers at Defcon hacking US voting machines was a piece of cake

By Waqas The Democratic party in the United States along with some This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: For hackers at Defcon hacking US voting machines was a piece of cake...

Anonymous Leaks 128 GB of Data from Russian ISP Convex

By Waqas The leaked data apparently belongs to Convex, the leading Russian internet provider. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous Leaks 128 GB of Data from Russian ISP Convex...

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...

Flaw in Safari browser’s API implementation lets user files to be stolen

By Sudais Asif Being one of the major web browsers, Safari browser gets its fair share of scrutiny from cybersecurity professionals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaw in Safari browsers API implementation lets user files to be stolen...

NGINX office in Moscow raided by police

By Waqas Russian authorities have raided NGINX offices in Moscow over a complaint filed by Rambler. Here's what happened: This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NGINX office in Moscow raided by police...

Facebook & Twitter suffer data breach via third-party developers

By Sudais Another day another breach involving Facebook, Twitter, and third-party developers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook & Twitter suffer data breach via third-party developers...

Cloud hosting provider iNSYNQ hit by MegaCortex ransomware

By Uzair Amir MegaCortex ransomware was discovered in May this year. iNSYNQ, a United States-based Cloud hosting provider has been hit by a massive ransomware attack crippling its cyberinfrastructure preventing customers from accessing their accounting data. It must be noted that iNSYNQ provides...

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...

Google may limit ad blockers for Chrome users

By Ryan De Souza Google May Limit Ad blockers for Regular Users Amidst Criticism from Consumer Advocates. Google Chrome is perhaps the most popular of all web and mobile browsers at the moment, and this popularity is a result of various user-friendly features that it offers. However, the recent...

Online graphic-design tool Canva hacked; 139 million accounts stolen

By Uzair Amir Canva has contacted the FBI to investigate the data breach. Canva, an online graphic-design tool website operated from Australia has suffered a massive data breach in which personal data of over 139 million registered users has been stolen - The breach took place on Friday, May 24...