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Abine Blur Password Manager exposed data of 2.4M users
By Waqas The password manager exposed the data due to a misconfigured S3 bucket. The Blur privacy and password management service developer Abine has issued a security notice this Monday stating that a file containing important customer data was accidentally exposed to the internet. Originally, t...
School hackers steal personal data of half a million students & staff
By Waqas A school district in the United States has suffered a cyber attack in which unknown hackers managed to steal a trove of personal data belonging to over 500,000 staff and students. The targeted school was San Diego Unified School District in California whose database was accessed by hacke...
Nokia exposes passwords & secret access keys to its internal systems
By Waqas Another day, another data breach - This time, multinational tech giant Nokia has been caught exposing highly sensitive data of industrial nature that would have put its internal security at risk. The data was discovered by the director of the cyber risk research team at Hacken and...
Big Data and Cybersecurity: Opportunity or Threat?
By Marie Fincher Suppose you write for a living. You write articles and blog posts for a number of clients. In the course of that writing, you have to do a lot of research, accessing data and information from all over the web. The inevitable happens. You get hacked or you pick up a virus...
Russian Cybercriminal Pleads Guilty to Operating Kelihos Botnet
By Uzair Amir A Russian national namely Peter Yuryeich Levashov has pleaded guilty to operating the Kelihos botnet, which was used to launch a huge spamming and credential stealing campaign across the globe. Levashov, a 38-year old resident of St. Petersburg, Russia, was presented before a...
You are not alone; Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down for many (Updated)
By Waqas You are not alone; the social media giant Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp Messenger are down in many countries around the world for almost an hour starting from 10 pm UK time. The reason for this outage is currently unknown and there has been no statement from...
Augusta University Health data breach: Private data of over 417,000 individuals exposed
By Uzair Amir Georgia-based Augusta University Health has admitted for becoming the victim of a data breach back in 2017. In the data breach, personal data of more than 417,000 patients, students, and faculty members got leaked. The breach resulted from a phishing attack. Augusta University...
Popular Android/iOS apps & Extensions collecting highly personal user data
By Waqas In May this year, HackRead reported how an Israeli company Unimania was caught collecting personal, Facebook and browsing data of users through Android apps and Chrome extensions. Now, researchers have discovered another "spyware" campaign aiming at stealing personal data of users but th...
Ubisoft Games Hit by Massive DDoS Attacks
By Waqas France based video game publisher Ubisoft suffered a series of massive DDoS attacks distributed denial-of-service. As a result, several Ubisoft gaming servers including Ghost Recon Wildlands, For Honor and Far Cry 5 were facing connectivity issues. The DDoS attacks began on Tuesday, July...
America’s largest diagnostics service LabCorp suffers massive data breach
By Waqas Private records of millions of patients could be at risk following the breach. Security experts have been warning about expected cyber-attacks on healthcare industry since last year’s huge hack-attack on Florida based Medicaid in which private data of nearly 30,000 patients were exposed…...
Medicine pumps & Pacemaker threat as Dr’s simulate hacked overdose
By Waqas Doctors Demonstrate Dangers of Hacked Medicine Pumps By Simulating Emergency This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Medicine pumps & Pacemaker threat as Dr’s simulate hacked overdose...
Browsealoud plugin hacked to mine Monero on 4,000 Govt websites
By Waqas There were thousands of UK and US government websites mining Monero This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Browsealoud plugin hacked to mine Monero on 4,000 Govt websites...
VerticalScope hacked again; 2.7 million user accounts affected
By Waqas In June 2016 we reported that the well-known Toronto, Canada-based This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VerticalScope hacked again; 2.7 million user accounts affected...
Hackers Stole $150,000 from Cryptocurrency Wallets Using CryptoShuffler Trojan
By Waqas Popular cryptocurrency wallets are under threat currently as the notorious This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Stole $150,000 from Cryptocurrency Wallets Using CryptoShuffler Trojan...
Flaw in Adobe Flash Player Used to Install FinFisher Spyware
By Waqas A serious flaw has been identified in Adobe Flash Player, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaw in Adobe Flash Player Used to Install FinFisher Spyware...
After The Pirate Bay, Showtime Websites Also Found Mining Cryptocoins
By Uzair Amir It has only been a week since The Pirate Bay This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: After The Pirate Bay, Showtime Websites Also Found Mining Cryptocoins...
Hackers can take over Car Wash, trap you and smash your vehicle
By Waqas It is understandable to receive Internet of Things IoT related This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can take over Car Wash, trap you and smash your vehicle...
China arrests 11 hackers for infecting 250M devices with Fireball malware
By Waqas Law enforcement authorities in China have arrested eleven hackers suspected This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: China arrests 11 hackers for infecting 250M devices with Fireball malware...
Pro-ISIS group hacks Ohio Governor’ site with anti-Trump message
By Waqas Team System DZ, a pro-ISIS Daesh hacking group from Algeria is back in the news. This time the group has targeted the government of United States and defaced several Ohio State websites including the official website of Governor John Kasich. The hackers left a deface page along with a...
Ransom Fail: Hackers Leak Thousands of Naked Photos of Plastic Surgery Patients
By Jahanzaib Hassan The Kaunas Lithuania-based Grozio Chirurgija clinics were recently hacked by a group called Tsar Team who leaked thousands of private photos of plastic surgery patients including naked photos of celebrities. What did the photos include? According to authorities, around 25,000...
Super Free Music Player Android App Comes with Malware Infection
By Ali Raza A music app in the Google Play Store called Super Free Music Player turns out to be yet another malware-infected app that Google has missed. So far, between 5,000 and 10,000 people have downloaded it. The app was uploaded to the Play Store on March 31 this year, which means that it wa...
Unity 3D Forums Hacked by OurMine Hacking Group
By Waqas The OurMine hackers are back in the news again. This time the group hacked and defaced the official domain of Unity 3D Forums leaving a deface page along with a note over the weekend. The hack which took place on 30th April allowed the Saudi Arabia-based OurMine hacking group to...
H96 Android TV Boxes Used for Ad Fraud and Residential Proxies
Bitsight found Fuyao software on H96 Android TV boxes, letting operators fake ad clicks and route proxy traffic through their owners' home internet connections...
Woodgnat Hackers Use Mistic RAT to Broker Access for Ransomware Gangs
Woodgnat Hackers use Backdoor.Mistic, a stealthy RAT, to let brokers compromise networks and sell entry points to ransomware groups, putting firms at risk...
2 Scattered Spider-Linked Hackers Plead Guilty Over £39M TfL Cyberattack
Two teenagers face sentencing after admitting to a massive Scattered Spider cyberattack that hit Transport for London TfL and US healthcare networks...
WhatsApp Says It Blocked Pegasus Spyware Campaign Linked to NSO
WhatsApp says it blocked Israeli firm NSO’s Pegasus spyware activity and is asking a US court to treat the targeting as an injunction breach...
Two-Thirds of Nonhuman Accounts Are Unseen and Unmanaged, According to Orchid Security’s Identity Gap Report
New York, United States, 19th May 2026, CyberNewswire...
Hackers Actively Exploit ‘Nginx Rift’ Vulnerability Affecting NGINX, F5 Products
Hackers are actively exploiting the Nginx Rift vulnerability affecting NGINX and F5 products, exposing servers to denial-of-service attacks...
The Gentlemen Ransomware Gang Hit by Internal Breach, Operations Exposed
The Gentlemen ransomware gang suffered an internal breach in May 2026, exposing victim data, affiliate activity, and backend operations...
Grafana Says It Rejected Ransom Demand After Source Code Theft
Grafana says hackers stole its source code after accessing a GitHub token, but no customer data or systems were affected...
AI Voice Cloning: The Technology Behind It, Who’s Building It, and Where It’s Headed
Explore AI voice cloning technology, leading companies, real-world uses, ethical risks, and future trends shaping synthetic voices...
Critical ‘Claw Chain’ Vulnerabilities Put Thousands of OpenClaw AI Servers at Risk
Critical Claw Chain vulnerabilities in OpenClaw expose thousands of AI servers to data theft, backdoors, and admin-level attacks globally this week...
Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 Hits Capacity as Rejected Hackers Release 0-Days
Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 reportedly reached full capacity for the first time, prompting rejected researchers to publicly disclose zero-day exploits targeting Firefox, NVIDIA, and AI platforms...
Google Fixes CVSS 10 Gemini CLI Vulnerability Enabling GitHub Issue-Based RCE
Google patches a CVSS 10 Gemini CLI vulnerability that allowed hackers to use prompt injection and privilege escalation for a full supply chain compromise...
Cyber-Secure Philanthropy: Tech Infrastructure for Global Donations
Secure philanthropy needs hardened payments, API security, and compliance controls to protect global donations from fraud and attacks...
Private Chats, Photos of Celebs Exposed in Suspected Stalkerware Leak
Private chats and photos of celebrities and influencers were exposed after a suspected stalkerware setup left a database open, revealing sensitive messages and files...
Misconfigured Server Run by Hackers Leaks 345,000 Stolen Credit Cards
A misconfigured server linked to the carding marketplace Jerry’s Store exposed 345,000 stolen credit cards after an AI coding error caused a major security flaw...
9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability “Copy Fail” Enables Full Root Access
Linux Kernel Vulnerability “Copy Fail” lets attackers gain root access via memory flaw. Patch now or disable algifaead to stay secure...
Polymarket Rejects Data Breach Claims as Hacker Alleges 300K Records Stolen
A hacker using the alias "Xorcat" claims to have breached Polymarket using API flaws, but research suggests the leak could be just data scraping incident...
Microsoft Vulnerabilities Drop, But Critical Flaws Double, Report Warns
Microsoft vulnerabilities fall, but critical flaws double, BeyondTrust report highlights rising risk in Microsoft Office, Azure, and cloud systems...
New Mirai Variant Nexcorium Hijacks DVR Devices for DDoS Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers at Fortinet have discovered Nexcorium, a new Mirai-based malware targeting TBK DVR systems to turn them into a botnet for DDoS attacks...
Cybersecurity Risks of Hiring a Virtual Assistant and How to Protect Your Business
Virtual assistants boost productivity but add cybersecurity risks. Poor access control, weak devices, and credential sharing can expose sensitive business data...
13.5M Device Botnet Drives 2 Tbps DDoS Attacks on FinTech, Qrator Finds
A new Qrator Labs report reveals that the largest DDoS botnet has grown to 13.5 million devices, and…...
New CanisterWorm Targets Kubernetes Clusters, Deploys “Kamikaze” Wiper
CanisterWorm spreads via npm supply chain attack, hijacks developer accounts, targets Kubernetes clusters, and deploys destructive Kamikaze wiper payload...
Why Your Weather-Powered Design Tool Needs More Than Just an API Key
Weather-powered design tools need more than an API key. Learn how authentication, access control, and server-side calls keep…...
Fake LinkedIn Interview Used by Lazarus Hackers to Target AllSecure CEO
Researchers at AllSecure have revealed how North Korean hackers from the Lazarus Group used a fake LinkedIn job interview and deepfake technology to target their CEO...
Security Risk Advisors Releases “The Purple Perspective 2026” Report
Philadelphia, PA, United States, 9th March 2026, CyberNewswire...
Interview with Tom Howe of Hydrolix: AI Bots, the Friends, Foes, and Frenemies of Online Shopping
Hydrolix expert Tom Howe explains how AI bots impact ecommerce, how to spot good vs malicious bots, and why blocking them can hurt sales...