4 Ways Cybercriminals Exploit Remote Teams

By Owais Sultan Working from home is not a piece of cake especially when cybercriminals exploited every possible vulnerability to break into your workstation. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4 Ways Cybercriminals Exploit Remote Teams...

Why Payroll Is The Next Company Security Battleground?

By Owais Sultan One recent example of an HR and payroll service provider who suffered a cyber attack just a couple of days ago is Kronos. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why Payroll Is The Next Company Security Battleground?...

Samsung S21 Series- Price, Features and More

By Owais Sultan The Samsung Galaxy 20 phones were no doubt incredible phones. But for many users, it felt like the company had pushed the price of this flagship phone a bit too high. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Samsung S21 Series- Price, Features and More...

5 Ways AI Will Revolutionize Cybersecurity

By Owais Sultan Artificial intelligence AI continues to change nearly every facet of online and offline life, from how we interact with friends and family to the way we do business and protect our identity online. As more of our life becomes digital, AI will need to be leveraged by both individua...

SMA 100 flaws in SonicWall VPN expose devices to remote takeover

By Waqas If exploited, an unauthenticated, remote attacker can execute code as a "nobody user" in the device meaning attacker would get root access and gain full control of the device. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SMA 100 flaws in SonicWall VPN expose devices to remote...

Amazon Web Service outage is impacting major websites

By Waqas Amazon Web Service AWS is suffering a major service outage that is affecting popular platforms in regions where the company provides services. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon Web Service outage is impacting major websites...

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...

Prognosis On The Future Of 3D Typography

By Owais Sultan It isn't easy to figure out where 3d typography is heading, however, there are ways that explain the future of 3d typography. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Prognosis On The Future Of 3D Typography...

Top 10 Things Everyone Should be Doing During Development

By Owais Sultan Here are the top 10 things that every developer needs to include in their development routine to ensure they get the job done efficiently and securely. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top 10 Things Everyone Should be Doing During Development...

Ransom fail: Iranian hackers leak trove of Israeli LGBTQ dating app data

By Waqas Iranian Hackers Leaked Private Messages and sensitive data of 690,000 Israeli LGBTQ Dating App Atraf Users After $1 Million Ransom is Denied. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransom fail: Iranian hackers leak trove of Israeli LGBTQ dating app data...

Trojan Source attack lets hackers exploit source code

By Waqas Trojan Source attack impacts all popular programming language compilers, such as C, C++, C, Java, JavaScript, Python, Rust, and Go. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Trojan Source attack lets hackers exploit source code...

DDoS booter customers received warning letters by Dutch police

By Waqas Apparently, those who continued using DDoS services after receiving the warning would be prosecuted for a cyber offense. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DDoS booter customers received warning letters by Dutch police...

A Brief Walkthrough On CMMS Cybersecurity

By Owais Sultan CMMS platforms can also be compromised like peer software which brings us to our today’s discussion topic of how to prevent cyber attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Brief Walkthrough On CMMS Cybersecurity...

Features to look for when choosing VoIP phone system

By Owais Sultan As VoIP is replacing PBX inside big businesses, it can be difficult to know which service provider to choose from. Here's what you should do. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Features to look for when choosing VoIP phone system...

ZINGR – A secure app to connect nearby people

By Owais Sultan ZINGR is one of those apps that claim minimal data collection - Here's how the app works. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ZINGR – A secure app to connect nearby people...

Twitter removes Iranian accounts disrupting US presidential debate

By Deeba Ahmed The account holders were chattering about disrupting the first US Presidential Debate on Tuesday. Its only been a month when Microsoft warned about possible attempts of state-sponsored cybercriminals, particularly Iranian hackers, to disrupt the upcoming US presidential elections...

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...

Prison communication app exposes database with millions of records

By Sudais Asif As atypical, the database was exposed without a password in a bid to be consistent with bad security practices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Prison communication app exposes database with millions of records...

Hackers delete Bykea database, company avoids data loss due to backups

By Waqas Muneeb Maayr of Bykea confirmed that their services were affected. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers delete Bykea database, company avoids data loss due to backups...

WhatsApp’s new fact-check feature lets users identify fake information

By Waqas WhatsApp's "Search the Web" feature lets users perform web searches on viral messages to confirm their authenticity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WhatsApp’s new fact-check feature lets users identify fake information...

Google funded delivery service Dunzo hacked; 11GB worth of data leaked

By Waqas The exact date of Dunzo data breach is unclear however its database was leaked last week. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google funded delivery service Dunzo hacked; 11GB worth of data leaked...

142 million MGM customers’ data sold on dark web marketplace

By Deeba Ahmed The hacker has put up for sale around 142,479,937 records on sale on a prominent dark web marketplace. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 142 million MGM customers' data sold on dark web marketplace...

47% of online MongoDB databases hacked demanding ransom

By Sudais Asif The hackers also threatened to inform GDPR officials if the ransom is not paid. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 47% of online MongoDB databases hacked demanding ransom...

China’s insidious surveillance against Uyghurs with Android malware

By Sudais Asif China for long has been persecuting Uyghurs Muslims on the pretext of countering extremist ideologies... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: China's insidious surveillance against Uyghurs with Android malware...

Verified Instagram account running copyright infringement phishing scam

By Waqas Hackread.com can confirm that scammers have compromised The... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Verified Instagram account running copyright infringement phishing scam...

How bluetooth technology is changing the electric smokers industry

By Owais Sultan In an age where most of us live in apartments that don’t have a backyard or a balcony, grilling meat at home can be an issue. Most smokers need good ventilation for operation and avoiding serious health issues, but electric smokers have been a boon for those living in small condos...

About Internet Anonymity, Our Life and Its Relativity

By David Balaban So, you have some reason to remain anonymous on the net. You open Google, type in something like: “Basics of Internet anonymity” and get some results. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: About Internet Anonymity, Our Life and Its Relativity...

Cryptopia cryptocurrency exchange hacked; suffers “significant losses”

By Waqas Cryptopia, a New Zealand based cryptocurrency exchange has undercome a cyber attack leading to “significant losses.” The incident took place on January 14 and upon detecting the attack Cryptopia was forced to halt services by taking their website and exchange offline. Initially, on its...

The Pirate Bay malware can empty your Cryptocurrency wallet

By Waqas The malware was found hidden in the Windows shortcut file on The Pirate Bay. A new malware has been identified in popular torrent forum The Pirate Bay. The malware is discovered in a shortcut file for a movie and it has the capability to manipulate web pages along with changing the...

Hackers steal personal details of 1,000 North Korean Defectors

By Uzair Amir The data breach against North Korean Defectors came after hackers targeted computer at Resettling agency. Private data of approx. 1,000 North Korean Defectors present in the South have been exposed in a data breach which makes them vulnerable to all sorts of threats from the North,...

Firefox Monitor will Notify you When Your Account is Hacked- Mozilla

By Waqas Firefox has joined hands with Have I Been Pwned for this project. Mozilla introduced a new service earlier this year called Firefox Monitor, and now the company is adding a new feature to this service. The newly added feature will take scrutiny to a whole new level by allowing users to...

Defcon: 11-year-old modifies Florida Presidential voting results

By Waqas At the largest hacking conference in the world, Defcon 2018, there have been many surprising discoveries. However, the news that has shocked the United States is the hacking and modifications of election results by young kids. The 26th Defcon conference is being held in Las Vegas...

Windows 10 May Not Be Free for Businesses Anymore

By Waqas Microsoft Launching Dedicated Program To Manage Windows 10 Related Updates… But with a Monthly Fee. Microsoft has always referred to Windows 10 as a service, which we suspected was a hint that the software giant may at some point start charging some fee for the maintenance of the OS. Now...

Safe as houses: 5 security measures adopted by cryptocurrency exchanges

By Waqas Cryptocurrencies rely on the blockchain, a decentralized ledger that records all transactions ever made within it. The blockchain network consists of multiple nodes that maintain it. To gain control over the network and tamper with transaction data a hacker should compromise most of the...

Spectre bug protection forcing Chrome to use 10 to 13% more RAM

By Uzair Amir The entire tech industry was shaken after the discovery of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Spectre bug protection forcing Chrome to use 10 to 13% more RAM...

16 arrested for hacking Internet cafes to mine cryptocurrency

By Waqas The group of hackers mined Siacoin cryptocurrency from hacked computer This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 16 arrested for hacking Internet cafes to mine cryptocurrency...

Zacinlo malware spams Windows 10 PCs with ads and takes screenshots

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a sophisticated This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zacinlo malware spams Windows 10 PCs with ads and takes screenshots...

Hundreds of Android devices shipped with pre-installed malware

By Waqas It is commonly believed that a brand new handset would This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundreds of Android devices shipped with pre-installed malware...

A cryptocurrency platform exposed sensitive data of 25,000 users

By Waqas Bezop, a cryptocurrency startup exposed highly personal details of more This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A cryptocurrency platform exposed sensitive data of 25,000 users...

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...

Cortana Lets Hackers Infect Windows PC Even when it is Locked

By Waqas The voice commands enabled, multi-language Cortana virtual assistant is probably This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cortana Lets Hackers Infect Windows PC Even when it is Locked...

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...

Apple’ iBoot Baseband Code for Various iPhone Models Leaked on GitHub

By Uzair Amir Apple has been going through a rough phase lately and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple’ iBoot Baseband Code for Various iPhone Models Leaked on GitHub...

139 Malware Samples Identified that Exploit Meltdown & Spectre Flaws

By Waqas Hackers could be close to developing malware that exploits flaws, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 139 Malware Samples Identified that Exploit Meltdown & Spectre Flaws...

Fake Android apps caught dropping Coinhive miner

By Waqas In October last year, three Android apps on Play Store This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Android apps caught dropping Coinhive miner...

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...

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...

UK Parliament Under “Sustained and Determined” Cyber Attack

By Waqas The computer systems of UK parliament has suffered a massive cyber attack forcing the staff to quit their operation. The reports about attacks came on Friday night. However, MPs Member of Parliament were locked out from their parliamentary email accounts on Saturday. Those familiar with...

Hooligans Biker Gang Arrested for Hacking and Stealing 150 Jeep Wranglers

By Jahanzaib Hassan Now in the custody of the FBI, a gang calling itself the Hooligans Motorcycle Gang, had launched an operation in South California whereby they stole over a hundred Jeep Wranglers and moved them to Mexico where they would either sell the entire jeep or sell its parts. The...

Why Encrypted File Sharing Is Essential for Modern Businesses

Consider the history of any recent corporate scandal, and it is quite possible to guess what the story…...