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...

Why IoT Security in Healthcare is Crucial

By Waqas Fact: Medical devices are often designed with convenience and functionality in mind, rather than security. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why IoT Security in Healthcare is Crucial...

Ankr Launches Chainscanner Blockchain Explorer Tool

By Waqas The Chainscanner is available for free on the Ankr website, allowing users to search for transaction data, addresses, smart contracts, and much more. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ankr Launches Chainscanner Blockchain Explorer Tool...

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...

US Charges 3 Iranian Hackers Over Ransomware Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed All the indicted Iranian nationals are supposedly residing in Iran, which is why their extradition to the USA is not possible unless they travel to a country that has an extradition agreement with the USA. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Charges 3 Irania...

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...

Stealthy Linux Malware Shikitega Deploying Monero Cryptominer

By Deeba Ahmed The stealthy malware leverages security flaws to gain privilege escalation and establish persistence. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stealthy Linux Malware Shikitega Deploying Monero Cryptominer...

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...

Hackers Using SHARPEXT Browser Malware to Spy on Gmail and Aol Users

By Waqas Researchers have warned users of Gmail on Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome browser of a new email spying… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Using SHARPEXT Browser Malware to Spy on Gmail and Aol 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...

Russia Hackers Abusing BRc4 Red Team Penetration Tool in Recent Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 security researchers have discovered that Russian state-sponsored hackers are abusing the latest Brute… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russia Hackers Abusing BRc4 Red Team Penetration Tool in Recent Attacks...

How Data Landlords Put Their Tenants at Risk

By Owais Sultan Microsoft is a global leader in cloud storage and data protection. They prove that even the most respected… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Data Landlords Put Their Tenants at Risk...

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...

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...

Anonymous Declares Cyber War Against Pro-Russia Hacker Group Killnet

By Waqas The Pro-Russia Hacker Group Killnet recently targeted European institutions, while Anonymous hackers are already claiming to have leaked… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous Declares Cyber War Against Pro-Russia Hacker Group Killnet...

A Short Guide to Understanding the Exciting Realm of Fintech

By Owais Sultan Fintech is skyrocketing in popularity, posing the first serious challenge to legacy financial institutions. What is it &… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Short Guide to Understanding the Exciting Realm of Fintech...

New Sysrv-k Botnet Infecting Windows and Linux Systems with Cryptominer

By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft has discovered a new Sysrv botnet variant deploying cryptocurrency miners on Windows and Linux systems. The Microsoft… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Sysrv-k Botnet Infecting Windows and Linux Systems with Cryptominer...

Attackers can Install Malware on iPhone When it is Powered Off – Research

By Deeba Ahmed The iOS Find My feature has a safety loophole that can lead to infecting the iPhone even if… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Attackers can Install Malware on iPhone When it is Powered Off - Research...

India to Collect User Data from VPNs, Data Centers, and Cloud Service Providers

By Deeba Ahmed The Indian government recently passed a new law that mandates all internet service providers to collect and store… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: India to Collect User Data from VPNs, Data Centers, and Cloud Service Providers...

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...

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...

Anonymous Leaks 79GB of Russian Oil Pipeline Giant’s Email Data

By Waqas Anonymous claims it breached Omega Company which is the in-house R&D unit of Transneft, the largest oil pipeline… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous Leaks 79GB of Russian Oil Pipeline Giants Email Data...

Imperva mitigated a series of massive ransom DDoS attacks

By Deeba Ahmed Imperva, a cyber security software and services company has thwarted a massive 2.5 million RPS requests per second… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Imperva mitigated a series of massive ransom DDoS attacks...

Conti chat logs leaked as ransomware gang sides with Russia

By Waqas The individual responsible for leaking Conti chat logs has warned the ransomware gang that more files will be… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Conti chat logs leaked as ransomware gang sides with Russia...

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...

Wireless Network Security Best Practices

By Waqas A surprising number of businesses and individuals do not take the proper precautions when it comes to wireless… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Wireless Network Security Best Practices...

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...

New DazzleSpy malware infects macOS devices through hacked websites

By Deeba Ahmed Protesters in Hong Kong were tricked into visiting a compromised pro-democracy radio station website that delivered DazzleSpy malware… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New DazzleSpy malware infects macOS devices through hacked websites...

BHUNT password stealer targets crypto wallets through cracked software

By Deeba Ahmed BHUNT is being regarded as an evasive crypto wallet stealer, just like previously identified Redline Stealer and CryptBot.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BHUNT password stealer targets crypto wallets through cracked software...

The Risks of Using Online Video Converter

By Owais Sultan Using an online video converter may be a quick way to get things done but it can be… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Risks of Using Online Video Converter...

Error prompted LastPass to send false breach alerts to users

By Waqas The email alert from LastPass warned users of an unauthorized login attempt using their account's master password. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Error prompted LastPass to send false breach alerts to users...

Logistics giant D.W. Morgan exposed 100 GB worth of clients’ data

By Waqas The clients affected by the incident include Global 500 company Ericsson and Fortune 500 company Cisco. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Logistics giant D.W. Morgan exposed 100 GB worth of clients data...

Two backdoors detected in Auerswald VoIP ystem

By Deeba Ahmed The backdoors were detected during penetration testing by RedTeam Pentesting GmbH. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Two backdoors detected in Auerswald VoIP ystem...

German audio tech giant Sennheiser exposed 55GB of customers’ data

By Waqas Sennheiser left personal data of over 28,000 customers exposed on a misconfigured Amazon Web Services AWS server. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: German audio tech giant Sennheiser exposed 55GB of customers data...

Canadian Citizen Charged for Ransomware Attacks in Alaska

By Deeba Ahmed The accused became a suspect when the FBI contacted Canadian intelligence after observing a surge in ransomware attacks in Alaska in 2018. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Canadian Citizen Charged for Ransomware Attacks in Alaska...

Hotel claims Conti ransomware attack on system as guests locked out

By Deeba Ahmed So far, the Conti ransomware has not demanded any ransom or published any details of the ransomware attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hotel claims Conti ransomware attack on system as guests locked out...

Malvertising attack distributes malicious Chrome extensions, backdoors

By Waqas Researchers believe that the campaign has been active since 2018, and since then, the malware has been under development constantly. Cisco Talos researchers have identified malvertising campaigns using fake installers of popular games and applications, such as WeChat, Viber, Battlefield,...

What You Should Know About CNC Prototyping

By Owais Sultan CNC prototyping is the use of a CNC machine to make prototype parts. These parts are used in functional testing or fundraising in the market. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What You Should Know About CNC Prototyping...

High severity Intel chip flaw left cars, medical and IoT devices vulnerable

By Deeba Ahmed A vulnerability in Intel CPUs allowed an attacker with physical access to a device to gain enhanced privileges on the system. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: High severity Intel chip flaw left cars, medical and IoT devices vulnerable...

Conti ransomware gang apologized to Arab Royals over data leak

By Waqas The data leak took place last month when the infamous Conti ransomware gang hacked Graff, a UK-based jewelry store Graff popular among the elite. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Conti ransomware gang apologized to Arab Royals over data leak...

Facebook to end facial recognition and delete billions of records

By Deeba Ahmed Facebook has announced that it will shut down its Facial Recognition System and delete the templates of over 1 billion people stored by this feature. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook to end facial recognition and delete billions of records...

Data analytics firm exposed 2m Instagram and TikTok users’ data

By Deeba Ahmed The victims of this "data leak" also include celebrities like Alicia Keys, Loren Gray, Kylie Jenner, Ariana Grande, and Kim Kardashian. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data analytics firm exposed 2m Instagram and TikTok users data...

iPhone 13 Pro, Windows, Chrome, Linux and others pwned at Tianfu Cup

By Waqas Tianfu Cup is the Chinese version of the Pwn2own in Kunlun Lab managed to secure first place by hacking iPhone 13. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhone 13 Pro, Windows, Chrome, Linux and others pwned at Tianfu Cup...

What is a data breach & how to prevent one?

By Owais Sultan What is a data breach? A data breach is a security lapse where a non-authorized person can assess sensitive information without authorization. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What is a data breach & how to prevent one?...

Apple AirTags can be used as trojan for credential hacking

By Waqas According to penetration tester and security researcher Bobby Raunch, Apple's AirTags can be used for credential hacking and data theft vectors. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple AirTags can be used as trojan for credential hacking...

BigBasket data breach – 20 million customer data sold on dark web

By Deeba Ahmed India’s leading online supermarket BigBasket acknowledged putting sensitive data of more than 20 million users at stake. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BigBasket data breach - 20 million customer data sold on dark web...

Scammers stole $2.3 million from Republican Party in Wisconsin

By Deeba Ahmed WisGOP claims that scammers stole the money from the account they were using for the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scammers stole $2.3 million from Republican Party in Wisconsin...

28,000 exposed printers hacked to highlight lack of printer security

By Waqas Researchers forced 28,000 printers worldwide to print out guidelines on printer security. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 28,000 exposed printers hacked to highlight lack of printer security...

UFO VPN leaks database again; gets taken over & destroyed by hackers

By Sudais Asif UFO VPN was caught saving and leaking user logs despite complaining strictly no-log policy. Here's what happened now. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UFO VPN leaks database again; gets taken over & destroyed by hackers...