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...

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...

Advanced Espionage Malware “Stealth Soldier” Hits Libyan Firms

By Habiba Rashid The Stealth Soldier malware is capable of stealing browser data, recording audio and video, and much more. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Advanced Espionage Malware "Stealth Soldier" Hits Libyan Firms...

Netflix’s Password Sharing Crackdown Goes Global: 103 Countries Affected

By Habiba Rashid Netflix is sending emails addressing password sharing between households, and users are not happy about it as CancelNetflix trends on social media. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Netflixs Password Sharing Crackdown Goes Global: 103 Countries Affected...

Cyberpress Launches Cybersecurity Press Release Distribution Platform

By Cyberpress Dubai / May 1st 2023 / Cyberpress -- Cybersecurity gets a new dedicated newswire. Cyberpress, a press release… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyberpress Launches Cybersecurity Press Release Distribution Platform...

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...

Mullvad VPN’s Office Raided By Police for User Data

By Waqas The raid took place at the Gothenburg office of Mullvad VPN on April 18th, 2023. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mullvad VPNs Office Raided By Police for User Data...

Legion: Credential Harvesting & SMS Hijacking Malware Sold on Telegram

By Waqas The Legion malware is capable of stealing credentials from misconfigured or exposed servers and is linked to the AndroxGh0st malware family. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Legion: Credential Harvesting & SMS Hijacking Malware Sold on Telegram...

Alcasec Hacker, aka “Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers,” Arrested

By Waqas Alcasec boasted about his hacks in a YouTube podcast. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Alcasec Hacker, aka "Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers," Arrested...

Portion of Twitter’s proprietary source code leaked on GitHub

By Deeba Ahmed Twitter had to file a DMCA request after its source code was found on GitHub. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Portion of Twitters proprietary source code leaked on GitHub...

New Backdoor Attack Uses Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Phishing Emails

By Deeba Ahmed The backdoors used in this campaign are never-before-seen malware strains called CommonMagic and PowerMagic. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Backdoor Attack Uses Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Phishing Emails...

Fake ChatGPT Extension Hijacks Facebook Accounts

By Deeba Ahmed At the time of reporting this scam to Google, the fake ChatGPT extension had over 7,000 installations. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake ChatGPT Extension Hijacks Facebook Accounts...

Ferrari Discloses Ransomware Attack; Refuses to Pay Ransom

By Habiba Rashid Ferrari, the renowned Italian luxury car manufacturer, suffered a cyber incident that compromised the companys client data. According… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ferrari Discloses Ransomware Attack; Refuses to Pay Ransom...

New Vishing Attack Spreading FakeCalls Android Malware

By Habiba Rashid The malware campaign was noted to target users in South Korea. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Vishing Attack Spreading FakeCalls Android Malware...

Beware of Fake Facebook Profiles, Google Ads Pushing Sys01 Stealer

By Deeba Ahmed The researchers have been tracking the malware campaign since November 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Beware of Fake Facebook Profiles, Google Ads Pushing Sys01 Stealer...

BlackLotus UEFI bootkit Can Bypass Secure Boot on Windows

By Deeba Ahmed Security firm ESETs cybersecurity researchers have shared their analysis of the worlds first UEFI bootkit being used in… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlackLotus UEFI bootkit Can Bypass Secure Boot on Windows...

Ethical hacker among 3 arrested for blackmail and ransomware attacks

By Waqas The suspects are allegedly involved in hacking, issuing threats, stealing data, laundering money, and extorting This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ethical hacker among 3 arrested for blackmail and ransomware attacks...

Hackers Deface Russian Websites on Ukraine Invasion Anniversary

By Deeba Ahmed A group of hackers going by the online handle of "CH01" has taken responsibility for defacing at least 32 Russian websites to mark a protest over the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Deface...

DNA testing service to pay $400k for data breach it ignored

By Habiba Rashid DNA Diagnostics Center DDC, a US-based DNA testing service suffered a data breach in November 2021, in which… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DNA testing service to pay $400k for data breach it ignored...

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...

Austrian ‘mobile concierge’ app Gustaffo leaking 100k customers’ data

By Waqas Gustaffo Digital Service GmbH has been leaking personal and contact details of its customers since last month. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Austrian mobile concierge app Gustaffo leaking 100k customers data...

Google Fi User Data Breached Through T-Mobile Hack

By Deeba Ahmed Google Fi customers are impacted by the recent T-Mobile breach, as Fi relies on T-Mobile and US Cellular for connectivity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Fi User Data Breached Through T-Mobile Hack...

GitHub Reports Code-Signing Certificate Theft in Security Breach

By Deeba Ahmed GitHub states that hackers gained access to its code repositories and stole code-signing certificates for two of its desktop apps: Desktop and Atom. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub Reports Code-Signing Certificate Theft in Security Breach...

Extradited Alleged ShinyHunters Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Court

By Habiba Rashid The alleged member of the ShinyHunters group, Sebastian Raoult, is a French citizen who was arrested in Morocco in 2022 and extradited to the U.S. this week. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Extradited Alleged ShinyHunters Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Co...

The U.S. ‘No Fly List’ Found On the Open Internet

By Habiba Rashid The Ohio-based airline, CommuteAir, responsible for the incident confirmed the legitimacy of the data to the media. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The U.S. ‘No Fly List’ Found On the Open Internet...

Avast Releases Free Decryptor for BianLian Ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed Using this decryptor, BianLian victims can retrieve their encrypted data for free and avoid paying the ransom to the attackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Avast Releases Free Decryptor for BianLian Ransomware...

Disruption on High Seas: Shipping Software Hit by Ransomware Attack

By Habiba Rashid The company targeted in the ransomware attack is DNV, a prominent and widely-recognized provider of digital ship management solutions. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Disruption on High Seas: Shipping Software Hit by Ransomware Attack...

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...

Crucial Tips for Secure Form Submissions

By Waqas Ensuring that the forms you - or your clients - use to send and receive information via your… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crucial Tips for Secure Form Submissions...

Medical Software Firm exposes vulnerable children’s sensitive data

By Waqas The data was collected by Tridas eWriter operated by now-defunct Tempa, Florida-based The Tridas Group LLC. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Medical Software Firm exposes vulnerable childrens sensitive data...

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...

See Tickets data breach went undetected for 2.5 years

By Deeba Ahmed See Tickets have warned customers to remain cautious of possible identity theft attacks and credit card fraud. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: See Tickets data breach went undetected for 2.5 years...

Dutch Police Tricked Deadbolt Ransomware Gang Into Sharing Decryption Keys

By Deeba Ahmed According to Dutch Police, Deadbolt ransomware attacks mainly focused on NAS network-attached storage. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dutch Police Tricked Deadbolt Ransomware Gang Into Sharing Decryption Keys...

SolarWinds Hackers Using New Post-Exploitation Backdoor ‘MagicWeb’

By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft has warned that the new post-compromise backdoor MagicWeb lets hackers "authenticate as anyone." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds Hackers Using New Post-Exploitation Backdoor MagicWeb...

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 Compromise Employee Accounts to Access Twilio Internal Systems

By Waqas Twilio says the threat actors behind the attack had "sophisticated abilities to match employee names from sources with… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Compromise Employee Accounts to Access Twilio Internal Systems...

Machine Learning: How To Become A Machine Learning Engineer?

By Owais Sultan This guide will introduce you to a machine learning career. You will get a complete understanding of the… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Machine Learning: How To Become A Machine Learning Engineer?...

Thousands of GitHub Repositories Cloned in Supply Chain Attack

By Deeba Ahmed This hasn’t been a great week for the crypto community. On Monday, the Nomad bridge got exploited and… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Thousands of GitHub Repositories Cloned in Supply Chain Attack...

Ducktail Malware Exploits LinkedIn to Hack Facebook Business Accounts

By Waqas Ducktail malware targets users and organizations on Facebook Business and Ads platform in this financially motivated malicious new… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ducktail Malware Exploits LinkedIn to Hack Facebook Business Accounts...

Neopets Suffers Second Data Breach as 69 Million Accounts are Stolen

By Waqas Neopets has acknowledged the data breach and currently urging users to change their passwords immediately. Neopets is a… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Neopets Suffers Second Data Breach as 69 Million Accounts are Stolen...

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...

Mobile Cybersecurity Firm Cirotta Launches Anti-Hacking Phone Cases

By Deeba Ahmed Israeli Mobile Cybersecurity Startup Cirotta has launched smartphone cases that the company claims to provide complete protection while… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mobile Cybersecurity Firm Cirotta Launches Anti-Hacking Phone Cases...

How to configure cPanel and WHM Panel on your VPS

By Owais Sultan What is VPS? VPS can be a great solution for the web presence of your business, blog, e-commerce,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to configure cPanel and WHM Panel on your VPS...

Cloudflare Thwarted Largest Ever HTTPS DDoS Attack

By Deeba Ahmed The DDoS attack originated from 121 countries and was powered by a small botnet of only 5,067 hacked… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloudflare Thwarted Largest Ever HTTPS DDoS Attack...

Telegram Shared Personal User Data With German Authorities

By Deeba Ahmed The popular messenger app has transferred the data of its users to the German Federal Criminal Police Office.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Telegram Shared Personal User Data With German Authorities...

New PoC Shows IoT Devices Can Be Hacked to Install Ransomware on OT Networks

By Deeba Ahmed In this PoC, the ransomware attack dubbed R4IoT uses vulnerable IoT devices in this case, vulnerable security cameras… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New PoC Shows IoT Devices Can Be Hacked to Install Ransomware on OT Networks...

Predator Spyware Using Zero-day to Target Android Devices

By Deeba Ahmed Spyware developer firm Cytrox is under Googles radar for developing exploits against five 0-day flaws in Android and… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Predator Spyware Using Zero-day to Target Android Devices...

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...

Iran’s COBALT MIRAGE Threat Group Behind Ransomware Attacks in US

By Deeba Ahmed Cobalt Mirage is an Irani threat group believed to be linked to the Iranian Cobalt Illusion threat group,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Irans COBALT MIRAGE Threat Group Behind Ransomware Attacks in US...