Arrested: 4 most active hackers involved in SIM Swap, malware attacks

By Deeba Ahmed These hackers were involved in malware attacks, sim swapping scams, and e-commerce fraud. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Arrested: 4 most active hackers involved in SIM Swap, malware attacks...

179 Dark Web vendors arrested, 500kg worth of drugs seized

By Waqas Operation DisrupTor was a global sting operation against illegal goods and drug trafficking on the Dark Web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 179 Dark Web vendors arrested, 500kg worth of drugs seized...

The Dark Overlord Member Receives 5 Years Prison Term in the U.S.

By Waqas The Dark Overlord member is a U.K. national who pleaded guilty for stealing data and blackmailing victims. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Dark Overlord Member Receives 5 Years Prison Term in the U.S...

How to start a project on a scalable security foundation

By Owais Sultan Companies thrive on innovation. Without it, they cant develop, advance, and expand. And a company that doesnt grow isnt likely to attract investors or remain competitive. So when a company wants to improve on an old idea or solve a problem by programming around it, they can...

Ukraine National Police website down after hacker intrusion

By Waqas The cyberattack on the Ukraine National Police website carried out around 11:45 Wednesday, 23 September 2020 EEST. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ukraine National Police website down after hacker intrusion...

India’s COVID-19 surveillance tool exposed millions of user data

By Waqas The COVID-19 surveillance tool built by the Uttar Pradesh state government has put data of approx. 8 million Indian citizens at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indias COVID-19 surveillance tool exposed millions of user data...

How to eSign Documents Online for Free

By Uzair Amir How do you sign a document online for free? We show you how to put an electronic signature on any digital document of your choice with the help of CocoSign, a free-to-use online document signing service. We also offer relevant information about online signing. With the advent of Clo...

TikTokers promoted adware apps; earned half a million dollars in profit

By Sudais Asif According to researchers, some prominent TikTokers earned up to $500,000 by promoting adware apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TikTokers promoted adware apps; earned half a million dollars in profit...

Microsoft Bing server exposed user search queries and location data

By Waqas Microsoft Bing server logged some horrific search terms including searchers for murder and child abuse content. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Bing server exposed user search queries and location data...

Whitehat hacker bypasses SQL injection filter for Cloudflare

By Sudais Asif This was then subsequently reported to Cloudflare who fixed it in a few days. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Whitehat hacker bypasses SQL injection filter for Cloudflare...

Critical vulnerability allowed hackers to hijack Firefox Android browser

By Waqas Mozilla fixed a bug that could have let attackers hijack any Firefox Android browser sharing the same Wi-Fi network. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical vulnerability allowed hackers to hijack Firefox Android browser...

Exposed: 6 year old Iranian espionage campaign using Android backdoor

By Sudais Asif Dubbed Rampant Kitten; the campaign has been going on for the last 6 years in which, among other tools and platforms, Iranian hackers have been utilizing Android backdoor apps. State-sponsored attackers happen to be one of the most dangerous threats out there due to the vast amount...

Mozilla permanently shuts down Notes & Send over malicious use

By Waqas Reportedly, people were using these services for malicious purposes especially launching phishing and malware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mozilla permanently shuts down Notes & Send over malicious use...

FBI arrests cyber fraud prevention startup NS8’s CEO for fraud

By Deeba Ahmed NS8s ex-CEO Adam Rogas is charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and fraud in the offer and sale of securities. The Southern District of New Yorks Acting US Attorney, Audrey Strauss, and the FBIs New York Field Offices Assistant Director-in-Charge, William F. Sweeney Jr...

Ransomware attack on hospital causes patient’s death

By Sudais Asif Cybercriminals inflict damages every day on innocent people for monetary benefits especially when it comes to a ransomware attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware attack on hospital causes patients death...

Source code of Cerberus banking trojan released online for free

By Sudais Asif Initially, the source code of Cerberus banking trojan - active since July 2019 - was being auctioned by one of its developers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Source code of Cerberus banking trojan released online for free...

US charges APT 41 group members for hacking over 100 companies

By Deeba Ahmed Two Malaysian hackers and five Chinese hackers allegedly part of a state-sponsored hacking group APT 41 charged for hacking 100 companies worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US charges APT 41 group members for hacking over 100 companies...

Hacker finds ex-Aussie PM’s passport number using his Instagram post

By Sudais Asif The Prime Minister in the discussion is Tony Abbott whose Instagram post of his boarding pass allowed a hacker to dig deep. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker finds ex-Aussie PMs passport number using his Instagram post...

Popular shopping site leaks miners’ data in 6TB of database mess up

By Waqas The database belonging to windeln.de's production server was left exposed on a misconfigured server. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular shopping site leaks miners data in 6TB of database mess up...

Hackers actively exploiting unfixed flaws in VPNs, Microsoft servers – CISA

By Waqas CISA believes Chinese state-sponsored hackers are targeting critical cyberinfrastructure in the US by exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers actively exploiting unfixed flaws in VPNs, Microsoft servers - CISA...

How to choose reputable QR Code generator with logo for business?

By ghostadmin Why do online businesses prefer working with reputable QR code generators with the logo? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to choose reputable QR Code generator with logo for business?...

Magecart hackers launched largest ever attack against Magento stores

By Waqas Around 1,904 individual online stores were hacked due to the outdated Magento 1 platform. Here's what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Magecart hackers launched largest ever attack against Magento stores...

Researcher hacked Facebook by exploiting flaws in MobileIron MDM

By Sudais Asif The researcher hacked Facebook after identifying and exploiting Unauthenticated RCE on MobileIron's Mobile Device Management MDM. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher hacked Facebook by exploiting flaws in MobileIron MDM...

Database mess up leaks 882 GB of ecommerce & dating sites data

By Sudais Asif A misconfigured Elasticsearch server is responsible for exposing data amounting to more than 370 million records. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database mess up leaks 882 GB of ecommerce & dating sites data...

Private and order details of nearly 100k Razer customers leaked online

By Waqas A misconfigured Elasticsearch server is responsible for exposing the personal details of a large number of Razer customers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Private and order details of nearly 100k Razer customers leaked online...

Geneva tool lets you bypass censorship by merely doing nothing

By Sudais Asif How to bypass censorship? Researchers from the University of Maryland are claiming to have the ultimate solution after all. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Geneva tool lets you bypass censorship by merely doing nothing...

New Twitter phishing scam inspired from Twitter’s latest security response

By Sudais Asif Crooks are using the July 15th's cyberattack on Twitter to carry out phishing scam designed to steal the login credentials of unsuspected users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Twitter phishing scam inspired from Twitters latest security response...

Zoom adds Two-factor authentication (2FA) as extra layer of security

By Zara Khan Video conferencing platform Zoom has announced two-factor authentication 2FA to enhance protection by adding an extra layer of security. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zoom adds Two-factor authentication 2FA as extra layer of security...

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...

Can VPN really prevent the breach of personal data?

By Owais Sultan Do you use a VPN? It's great for protecting your online privacy but can it protect your data from exposure to malicious elements? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Can VPN really prevent the breach of personal data?...

US Criminal Court hit by Conti ransomware; critical data at risk

By Waqas Conti ransomware operators attacked the Fourth District Court of Louisiana and posted proof of attack on the Dark Web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Criminal Court hit by Conti ransomware; critical data at risk...

BLURtooth vulnerability exposes devices to MITM attack

By Sudais Asif The attacks carried out by exploiting BLURtooth vulnerability are being referred to as the BLUR attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BLURtooth vulnerability exposes devices to MITM attack...

Attackers use legitimate tool to compromise Cloud based assets

By Sudais Asif While the Cloud offers an excellent chance for firms to host their web services online, it comes with its fair share of disadvantages as well. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Attackers use legitimate tool to compromise Cloud based assets...

Hackers attack European crypto exchange ETERBASE; steal $5.4 Million

By Waqas The Slovakian crypto exchange suffered a targeted hack attack on Monday night. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers attack European crypto exchange ETERBASE; steal $5.4 Million...

Pakistani power supplier K-Electric hit by NetWalker ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed K-Electric suffered a targeted ransomware attack by NetWalker ransomware operators that affected its billing and online services. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pakistani power supplier K-Electric hit by NetWalker ransomware attack...

FBI warns of ProLock ransomware with enhanced capabilities

By Zara Khan The FBI issues a second alert asking private and government entities to vary of ProLock ransomware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI warns of ProLock ransomware with enhanced capabilities...

Programmer Hacks Pregnancy Test to Play Doom

By Waqas A hardware and software reverse engineer managed to run Doom's fully functional game on a pregnancy test. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Programmer Hacks Pregnancy Test to Play Doom...

How to remove adware from Windows 10

By Waqas What is adware? Adware is a software application that displays unwanted pop-ups. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to remove adware from Windows 10...

Hackers halted Argentina borders service after ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed Argentina's immigration agency network was compromised with the NetWalker ransomware attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers halted Argentina borders service after ransomware attack...

“Biggest webmaster forum” Digital Point exposes trove of user data

By Zara Khan Digital Point exposed the data on a misconfigured Elasticsearch database. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: "Biggest webmaster forum" Digital Point exposes trove of user data...

Hackers stole 738 GB of data from Australian government agency

By Waqas Nearly 47 Service NSW staff email accounts were hacked after a ‘criminal attack’ in April, affecting the data of 186,000 customers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers stole 738 GB of data from Australian government agency...

Revil hackers hit State Bank of Chile with ransomware attack

By Sudais Asif REvil hackers aka Sodinokibi group was also behind several other ransomware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Revil hackers hit State Bank of Chile with ransomware attack...

How to Control Push Notifications of your Devices

By Uzair Amir Consider push notifications as messages sent by the backend Apps or servers to the user interface or UI. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Control Push Notifications of your Devices...

Visa warns of Baka JavaScript skimmer capable of evading detection

By Deeba Ahmed The JavaScript skimmer evades detection from static malware scanners using dynamic loading. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Visa warns of Baka JavaScript skimmer capable of evading detection...

Hackers breach e-commerce websites operated by Warner Music Group

By Zara Khan WMG hasn’t disclosed the number of websites compromised or how the hackers accessed such critical information. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers breach e-commerce websites operated by Warner Music Group...

Teen arrested for 8 DDoS attacks that disrupted school’s online classes

By Deeba Ahmed A teen is accused of using Low Orbit Ion Cannon to shut down online classes of the' fourth-largest school district in the US with DDoS attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Teen arrested for 8 DDoS attacks that disrupted school’s online classes...

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...

Personal details of 38 million+ US citizens leaked in database mess up

By Zara Khan The database belongs to a US-based market company called View Media. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Personal details of 38 million+ US citizens leaked in database mess up...

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...