The Metaverse is connected to cryptocurrencies – but not so much to Bitcoin

By Owais Sultan The Metaverse refers to a virtual space or a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Metaverse is connected to cryptocurrencies – but not so much to Bitcoin...

Fake THREADS App Climbs to Number 1 Spot on Apple Store in Europe

By Habiba Rashid Due to privacy concerns, Meta has not yet released the Threads app in EU countries, creating a loophole for criminals to upload fake versions of the app. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake THREADS App Climbs to Number 1 Spot on Apple Store in Europe...

Potential 500GB Nickelodeon Data Leak: Unreleased Shows and Scripts at Risk

By Waqas Investigations are still ongoing, and concrete evidence regarding the extent and nature of the Nickelodeon data leak is yet to be confirmed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Potential 500GB Nickelodeon Data Leak: Unreleased Shows and Scripts at Risk...

ChatGPT tricked into generating Windows 10 and Windows 11 keys

By Waqas A Twitter user successfully utilized the "grandma exploit" to trick ChatGPT and acquire multiple Windows 10 codes. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ChatGPT tricked into generating Windows 10 and Windows 11 keys...

Fake Super Mario 3 Installers Drop Crypto Miner, Data Stealer

By Deeba Ahmed Cyble Research and Intelligence Lab's cybersecurity researchers have disclosed how threat actors exploit gamers by delivering malware-loaded installers of popular games. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Super Mario 3 Installers Drop Crypto Miner, Data...

Jail Time: ‘PlugWalkJoe’ Gets 5 Years for Twitter Hack and Sim Swapping

By Waqas PlugWalkJoe Joseph James O'Connor will also return $749,000, which he admitted to stealing from a Manhattan-based cryptocurrency firm. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Jail Time: PlugWalkJoe Gets 5 Years for Twitter Hack and Sim Swapping...

Microsoft warns of rising NOBELIUM credential attacks on defence sector

By Waqas The NOBELIUM group is also known as Midnight Blizzard. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft warns of rising NOBELIUM credential attacks on defence sector...

Soap2day Shuts Down Permanently – Free Legal and Paid Alternatives

By Waqas The online streaming website Soap2day has announced its permanent shutdown, ceasing its entire operation without providing a specific… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Soap2day Shuts Down Permanently - Free Legal and Paid Alternatives...

Essential Insights on Google Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery Service

By Owais Sultan The Google Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery DR service was introduced in September 2022, which enables centralized management… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Essential Insights on Google Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery Service...

Balancing User and Business Needs: The Key to Successful Digital Product Strategy

By Owais Sultan Balancing user and business needs is vital for successful digital product strategy. Achieving an equilibrium between user-centric design… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Balancing User and Business Needs: The Key to Successful Digital Product Strategy...

New Phishing Scam Spoofs German Media, Broadband Conference Anga

By Habiba Rashid The Anga Com Conference is Europes leading business platform for Broadband, Television, and Online, based in Germany. However,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Phishing Scam Spoofs German Media, Broadband Conference Anga...

IoT Botnet DDoS Attacks Threaten Global Telecom Networks, Nokia

By Waqas The surge in malicious activity, initially observed during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, has now spread to various regions globally, as revealed in the NOKIA Threat Intelligence Report 2023. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: IoT Botnet DDoS Attacks Threaten Global...

Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) is Revolutionising the E-Commerce Landscape

By Owais Sultan The e-commerce landscape is constantly evolving. With more ways to access the world of online shopping than ever… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Buy-Now-Pay-Later BNPL is Revolutionising the E-Commerce Landscape...

Data Breach at MCNA Dental Insurer Impacts 9 Million Users

By Habiba Rashid The hackers managed to steal highly sensitive data in the data breach, including Social Security numbers, names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data Breach at MCNA Dental Insurer Impacts 9 Million User...

Apria Healthcare Discloses Major Data Breach Impacting 1.8M Users

By Habiba Rashid The breach spanned two periods: from 5th April to 7th May 2019, and from 27th August to 10th October 2021. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apria Healthcare Discloses Major Data Breach Impacting 1.8M Users...

Popular Android Screen Recorder iRecorder App Revealed as Trojan

By Waqas According to ESET, iRecorder was infected with a variant of AhMyth, which is an open-source remote administration tool capable of extracting sensitive data from Android devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular Android Screen Recorder iRecorder App Reveale...

Is it Getting Harder to Pigeonhole Games into Specific Genres?

By Owais Sultan Back in 2015, a study from Syracuse University analysed how grouping video games into genres can be limited.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Is it Getting Harder to Pigeonhole Games into Specific Genres?...

Seized: 9 Crypto Laundering Sites Used by Ransomware Gangs

By Deeba Ahmed International cooperation between the Ukrainian Cyber and National Police, the FBI, and the Department of Justice has led to the seizure of cybercriminals' cryptocurrency laundering websites. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Seized: 9 Crypto Laundering Sites...

LockBit Ransomware Expands Attack Spectrum to Mac Devices

By Deeba Ahmed The new ransomware was spotted by MalwareHunterTeam, which is capable of encrypting macOS devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LockBit Ransomware Expands Attack Spectrum to Mac Devices...

New Dark Web Market Styx: Focuses on Money Laundering, Identity Theft

By Deeba Ahmed Styx has quickly gained traction as a hub for various illicit activities, following the recent seizure of the Genesis dark web market. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Dark Web Market Styx: Focuses on Money Laundering, Identity Theft...

The Future of Fintech Applications

By Owais Sultan This article explores the world of fintech applications, highlighting their most popular features now and in the next… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Future of Fintech Applications...

How to Hide Tables in SQL Server Management Studio

By Owais Sultan SQL Server Management Studio SSMS is a software application developed by Microsoft that is used for configuring, managing,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Hide Tables in SQL Server Management Studio...

Crypto ATM Manufacturer General Bytes Suffers $1.5m Bitcoin Theft

By Habiba Rashid The company has disclosed the wallet addresses and three IP addresses used by the attacker in the hack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto ATM Manufacturer General Bytes Suffers $1.5m Bitcoin Theft...

Understanding Academic Software Solutions

By Owais Sultan Academic software allows educators to manage to learn and evaluate progress. Most educational institutions are already on their… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Understanding Academic Software Solutions...

News Corp: Hackers sat undetected on its network for 2 years

By Waqas Rupert Murdoch's News Corp revealed a data breach in 2022, but it turns out that hackers had been in the media giant's network two years prior. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: News Corp: Hackers sat undetected on its network for 2 years...

3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming the Stock Market Landscape (and Making It More Secure)

By Owais Sultan The AI software market has rapidly grown over the past few years. And, based on expert forecasts, its… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming the Stock Market Landscape and Making It More Secure...

Android voice chat app with 5m installs leaked user chats

By Habiba Rashid The voice chat app under discussion is OyeTalk, which is available for Android and iOS devices and is operated from Pakistan. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android voice chat app with 5m installs leaked user chats...

Trickbot Hacking Group Jointly Sanctioned By the US and Britain

By Habiba Rashid The Trickbot botnet was dismantled in 2019, but its use by ransomware gangs evolved over the years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Trickbot Hacking Group Jointly Sanctioned By the US and Britain...

SaaS Security Best Practices: Safeguard Consumer Data

By Owais Sultan In todays SaaS market, security is of utmost importance. Online commerce has undergone major changes over the past… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SaaS Security Best Practices: Safeguard Consumer Data...

What is an OSINT Tool – Best OSINT Tools 2023

By Waqas An OSINT tool is a must for every researcher - In this article, we will explore the 15 best OSINT tools that you can use for your investigations. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What is an OSINT Tool - Best OSINT Tools 2023...

Android TV Box Sold on Amazon Contain Malware

By Deeba Ahmed The affected device was a T95 Android TV box that came with sophisticated, persistent, and pre-installed malware embedded in its firmware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android TV Box Sold on Amazon Contain Malware...

Espionage Meets Color: Dark Pink APT Group Revealed

By Habiba Rashid The Dark Pink APT group has been targeting countries in the APAC region. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Espionage Meets Color: Dark Pink APT Group Revealed...

Google Disruption Fails to Stop Glupteba Botnet

By Deeba Ahmed In December 2021, Google announced it had disrupted the Glupteba botnet and filed a lawsuit against two of its Russian operators, but it turns out the botnet is back and kicking. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Disruption Fails to Stop Glupteba Botne...

Top American Online Ed Platform Leaks 22TB of Data

By Waqas In total, 117 million files were exposed due to two misconfigured Amazon Web Services S3 buckets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top American Online Ed Platform Leaks 22TB of Data...

FBI’s Security Platform InfraGard Hacked; 87k Members’ Data Sold Online

By Waqas As seen by Hackread.com, the hacker is selling the stolen InfraGard database which contains the personal data of its members for $50,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBIs Security Platform InfraGard Hacked; 87k Members Data Sold Online...

AI-Powered Smart Glasses Give Deaf People the Power of Speech

By Habiba Rashid Meet XRAI Glass, an AI-powered augmented reality smart glasses that gives deaf people the power to see conversations. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: AI-Powered Smart Glasses Give Deaf People the Power of Speech...

We Need Smarter Smart Contracts To Prevent DeFi Hacks

By Waqas The smart contracts that govern DeFi are littered with exploitable code, and hackers understand that since hundreds of millions of crypto funds have been siphoned off due to this very issue. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: We Need Smarter Smart Contracts To Preve...

GitHub fixes critical vulnerability that exposed repositories to attackers

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerability allowed attackers to take control of GitHub repositories and infect codes and apps with malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub fixes critical vulnerability that exposed repositories to attackers...

Chrome Extensions Harboring Dormant Colors Malware Infect Over a Million PCs

By Waqas Among other capabilities, Dormant Colors malware can also inject ads into standard pages and append affiliate links to e-commerce websites to generate affiliate revenue. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chrome Extensions Harboring Dormant Colors Malware Infect Ove...

Chinese Hackers Hiding Malware in Windows Logo

By Waqas Going by the name of Witchetty; the hacker group is targeting countries in Africa and the Middle East. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Hackers Hiding Malware in Windows Logo...

Magento 1 vs Magento 2

By Owais Sultan Over the last decade, a couple of aspects have changed within the tech world and Magento is no… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Magento 1 vs Magento 2...

Scylla Ad Fraud Attack on iOS and Android Users Halted by Apple and Google

By Waqas Before being removed, the Scylla ad fraud campaign used over 90 malicious apps to carry out its operation against Android and iOS users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scylla Ad Fraud Attack on iOS and Android Users Halted by Apple and Google...

UK Teen Arrested Amid Uber and GTA 6 Hacking Saga

By Deeba Ahmed The teen was arrested from Oxfordshire and is still in police custody but his involvement in Uber and GTA hacks is unconfirmed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UK Teen Arrested Amid Uber and GTA 6 Hacking Saga...

OpIran – Anonymous Hits Iranian State Sites, Hacks Over 300 CCTV Cameras

By Waqas Here's everything you want to know about Anonymous and its cyber attacks against the Iranian government for OpIran. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OpIran - Anonymous Hits Iranian State Sites, Hacks Over 300 CCTV Cameras...

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...

Worok Hackers Targeting Orgs, Govts in Asia, Middle East and Africa

By Deeba Ahmed Worok is primarily targeting organizations in banking, telecommunication, marine, military, energy, public sectors, and government in its current campaign. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Worok Hackers Targeting Orgs, Govts in Asia, Middle East and Africa...

New Attack Technique Makes It Easy to Identify Web Users

By Deeba Ahmed This attack can work on any major browser, including the anonymity-centric Tor. The New Jersey Institute of Technology… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Attack Technique Makes It Easy to Identify Web Users...

Hackers can spoof commit metadata to create false GitHub repositories

By Deeba Ahmed Checkmarx security researchers have warned about an emerging new supply chain attack tactic involving spoofed metadata commits to present malicious… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can spoof commit metadata to create false GitHub repositories...

A Quick Guide to GDPR (General Data Protection Requirements)

By Owais Sultan General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR is not a new data protection law by any means. It has… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Quick Guide to GDPR General Data Protection Requirements...

5 Reasons You Should Learn About Cyber Security

By Owais Sultan In this technological era, the world has been converted into a global village with everything connected to everything.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Reasons You Should Learn About Cyber Security...