Scammer Who Used Info of Riot Games’ Co-Founder to Mine Crypto is Jailed

By Deeba Ahmed The Singaporean identity fraud scammer also tricked Google and Amazon Web Services AWS into providing $5.4 million worth… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scammer Who Used Info of Riot Games Co-Founder to Mine Crypto is Jailed...

Flaws in Smart Jacuzzi App Could Be Exploited To Extract Users’ Data

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerability existed in Jacuzzi Brand LLC’s SmartTub app web interface that could reveal users private data to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaws in Smart Jacuzzi App Could Be Exploited To Extract Users Data...

Authorities Suspect Cyber Attack Behind False Rocket Sirens in Israel

By Deeba Ahmed Authorities in Israeli cities were alarmed after prolonged siren alerts on Sunday evening and some believe it is… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities Suspect Cyber Attack Behind False Rocket Sirens in Israel...

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...

Russian Radio Station Hacked to Broadcast Ukrainian National Anthem

By Waqas The Kommersant FMs online bulletin was suddenly interrupted to play Ukraines anthem and anti-war songs by anti-war hackers… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Radio Station Hacked to Broadcast Ukrainian National Anthem...

New MSDT 0-day Flaw ‘DogWalk’ Receives Free Unofficial Patches

By Deeba Ahmed DogWalk comes soon after another MSDT zero-day vulnerability dubbed Follina was discovered, and Microsoft claimed it was a… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New MSDT 0-day Flaw DogWalk Receives Free Unofficial Patches...

How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack

By Owais Sultan Remediation following ransomware is a long process during which companies have to do to protect their assets and… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack...

10 Application Security Best Practices To Follow In 2022

By Waqas In recent years, the app development industry has experienced unprecedented growth. Mobile applications and web applications have become… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 10 Application Security Best Practices To Follow In 2022...

Personal Data of Tens of Millions of Russians and Ukrainians Exposed Online

By Waqas The trove of data was leaked due to a misconfigured Elasticsearch server and in total it stored 870… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Personal Data of Tens of Millions of Russians and Ukrainians Exposed Online...

6 Legal and Free Streaming Services to Consider in 2022

By Waqas The streaming industry is changing rapidly with new services popping up and others disappearing, its important to stay… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 6 Legal and Free Streaming Services to Consider in 2022...

How Much Can CCIE Enterprise Certified Professional Make?

By Owais Sultan Cisco CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certificate, which is the successor of the old CCIE Routing and Switching certification, is… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Much Can CCIE Enterprise Certified Professional Make?...

Anonymous NB65 Claims Hack on Russian Payment Processor Qiwi

By Waqas The Anonymous affiliated Network Battalion aka NB65 group has allegedly targeted a Russian payment processing platform Qiwi and… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous NB65 Claims Hack on Russian Payment Processor Qiwi...

What is a VPN and what does data logging by a VPN means?

By Deeba Ahmed A virtual private network or simply VPN is a service that protects your privacy online. This article explains… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What is a VPN and what does data logging by a VPN means?...

Attacker Steals $182 Million From Ethereum-based Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol

By Deeba Ahmed Interestingly, the attacker donated $250,000 of the stolen funds to an address used for raising donations for the… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Attacker Steals $182 Million From Ethereum-based Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol...

FOX News Exposed 13 Million Sensitive Records Online

By Waqas The incident was caused due to database misconfiguration in which FOX News exposed around 58 GB worth of… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FOX News Exposed 13 Million Sensitive Records Online...

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...

LAPSUS$ Hackers Leak Trove of Data, Claim to Breach Microsoft and Okta

By Waqas Microsoft and Okta are investigating the issue while LAPSUS$ hackers have leaked GBs worth of data apparently including… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LAPSUS$ Hackers Leak Trove of Data, Claim to Breach Microsoft and Okta...

Simple Tips to Protect Youself From Being Catfished

By Owais Sultan It is a fact that the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to go online whether it be working from… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Simple Tips to Protect Youself From Being Catfished...

Anonymous cripples Russian Fed Security Service (FSB) & other top sites

By Waqas Anonymous says it also attacked the official website of the Russian Stock Exchange which, at the time of… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous cripples Russian Fed Security Service FSB & other top sites...

Twitter Goes on Tor with New Dark Web Domain to Evade Censorship

By Waqas Twitter is now available on the dark web with its first-ever .Onion domain accessible through Tor browser for… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Twitter Goes on Tor with New Dark Web Domain to Evade Censorship...

How To Make A Messenger App

By Owais Sultan It isnt easy to imagine a modern person without a messenger app. Correspondence in apps has made it… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How To Make A Messenger App...

CISA Publishes List of Free Cybersecurity Tools and Services

By Deeba Ahmed The list is created to achieve goals from CISAs recommendations that are part of the "CISA Insights: Implement Cybersecurity… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA Publishes List of Free Cybersecurity Tools and Services...

Phishing scam: NFTs Worth $1.7M Stolen from OpenSea Users

By Deeba Ahmed OpenSeas CEO Devin Finzer has denied the claims that a vulnerability in their smart contract was exploited to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Phishing scam: NFTs Worth $1.7M Stolen from OpenSea Users...

Conti gang hits KP Snacks with a crippling ransomware attack

By Waqas The ransomware attack affected the supply chain and disrupted deliveries to leading supermarkets in the United Kingdom. A… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Conti gang hits KP Snacks with a crippling ransomware attack...

BRATA Android malware factory resets phones after stealing funds

By Waqas The new variant of BRATA malware is also capable of GPS tracking and keylogging. A malware that was… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BRATA Android malware factory resets phones after stealing funds...

Bug in Safari browser leaks personal identifiers and browsing activity

By Deeba Ahmed The bug affects the Safari 15 browser for Mac and all versions of Safari on iOS 15 and… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bug in Safari browser leaks personal identifiers and browsing activity...

N Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges

By Waqas Experts believe North Korean hackers are keeping the stolen funds as a long-term investment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: N Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges...

Top 5 macOS Monterey Issues You Might Need to Fix

By Owais Sultan If you have recently started using macOS Monterey here are some of the issues and their solutions you need to be aware of. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top 5 macOS Monterey Issues You Might Need to Fix...

DuckDuckGo developing a robust privacy-focused desktop browser

By Waqas According to DuckDuckGo, the desktop browser will work on both Mac and Windows devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DuckDuckGo developing a robust privacy-focused desktop browser...

Understanding Software Supply Chain and How to Secure It

By Owais Sultan A software supply chain is anything that goes into or has an influence on your code as it moves through your CI/CD pipeline from development to deployment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Understanding Software Supply Chain and How to Secure It...

Scammers Netted $7.7 Billion worth of Cryptocurrency in 2021

By Waqas A new report confirms that cryptocurrency-based crimes posed "one of the biggest threats to cryptocurrency's continued adoption." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scammers Netted $7.7 Billion worth of Cryptocurrency in 2021...

Conti Ransomware Group Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability

By Deeba Ahmed These attacks started on December 13 in which the group focused on targeting VMWare vCenter servers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Conti Ransomware Group Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability...

iPhones of 9 State Dept officials hijacked by NSO Pegasus spyware

By Deeba Ahmed It has been revealed that NSO Group's Pegasus malware was used to spy on U.S. government officials over the past few months. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhones of 9 State Dept officials hijacked by NSO Pegasus spyware...

Hacker accessed FBI server to send fake email threats

By Waqas The FBI has categorically denied sending spam emails from its server, which according to reports, hit 100,000 inboxes. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker accessed FBI server to send fake email threats...

Robinhood Data Breach – Hackers access millions of users’ data

By Waqas Robinhood data breach involved social engineering attack in which hackers somehow managed to gain access to the company's support system. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Robinhood Data Breach - Hackers access millions of users data...

US offers $10m reward for decisive info on DarkSide ransomware gang

By Waqas The US is offering $10 million to anyone who can provide information to law enforcement authorities on the infamous DarkSide ransomware gang that may help in locating and arresting its operators. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US offers $10m reward for decisive...

Cybersecurity risk assessment: Does Your Company Need It?

By Waqas Understanding, monitoring, controlling, and reducing cyber risk throughout your company is the goal of a cybersecurity risk assessment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cybersecurity risk assessment: Does Your Company Need It?...

Dangers of DNS poisoning and how to prevent it

By Owais Sultan DNS poisoning is also known as a spoofing attack carried out by hackers who imitate another device, client, or user by poisoning the DNS. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dangers of DNS poisoning and how to prevent it...

Why torrenting on Elon Musk’s Starlink is not a good idea?

By Waqas Starlink sends piracy warnings to users urging them to avoid downloading any illegal content by using their service. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why torrenting on Elon Musks Starlink is not a good idea?...

Tianfu Cup 2020: Hackers pwn Windows, iPhone, Chrome for big bucks

By Sudais Asif In total, ethical hackers earned $1.2 million in the bug bounty competition. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tianfu Cup 2020: Hackers pwn Windows, iPhone, Chrome for big bucks...

US jails Russian hacker for 8 years over botnet, bank fraud

By Deeba Ahmed The hacker participated in a sophisticated scheme to steal, exchange sensitive financial, personal data, causing a loss of $100 million to the victims. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US jails Russian hacker for 8 years over botnet, bank fraud...

CDRThief malware targets Linux VoIP softwitches to steal call records

By Deeba Ahmed ESET researchers have identified a new malware called CDRThief strain targeting a specific VoIP platform that two Chinese softswitches use. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CDRThief malware targets Linux VoIP softwitches to steal call records...

KryptoCibule malware uses Tor & Torrent sites to steal your cryptocurrency

By Sudais Asif The KryptoCibule malware also mines cryptocurrency on targeted devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: KryptoCibule malware uses Tor & Torrent sites to steal your cryptocurrency...

Researcher retrieves $300,000 worth of Bitcoin from an encrypted Zip file

By Waqas An investor had locked $300k worth of Bitcoin in an encrypted Zip file and forgot its password. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher retrieves $300,000 worth of Bitcoin from an encrypted Zip file...

The Art of Convenience in A World Run by The Internet of Things

By Owais Sultan With the Internet of Things growing to be more accessible on a range of devices... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Art of Convenience in A World Run by The Internet of Things...

Google VP boycotts Black Hat 2020 because of its name

By Zara Khan Google VP withdraws from the Black Hat 2020 virtual... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google VP boycotts Black Hat 2020 because of its name...

Everything You Must Know About Common Venmo Scams

By Waqas Venmo scams take several forms and shapes, and potential scammers are easier to pinpoint than others. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Everything You Must Know About Common Venmo Scams...

Mainstream European bank hit by largest ever PPS based DDoS attack

By Waqas The DDoS attack on the bank was recorded in packets-per-second Pps and... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mainstream European bank hit by largest ever PPS based DDoS attack...

Domestic violence assistance app breached placing victims at risk

By Sudais Asif The app provides news stories sourced from Yahoo and is focused on... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Domestic violence assistance app breached placing victims at risk...

Hackers posing as LinkedIn recruiters to scam military, aerospace firms

By Waqas If you are on LinkedIn, watch out! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers posing as LinkedIn recruiters to scam military, aerospace firms...