New privacy tool ‘Fawkes’ blocks your images from facial recognition

By Sudais Asif Fawkes was tested against Facial AI including Microsoft Azure Face API... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New privacy tool 'Fawkes' blocks your images from facial recognition...

New ‘BadPower’ attack on fast chargers can burn your smartphone

By Zara Khan BadPower was tested on 35 fast charging models out of 234 available in... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New 'BadPower' attack on fast chargers can burn your smartphone...

UFO VPN leaks database again; gets taken over & destroyed by hackers

By Sudais Asif UFO VPN was caught saving and leaking user logs despite complaining strictly no-log policy. Here's what happened now. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UFO VPN leaks database again; gets taken over & destroyed by hackers...

Fake cryptocurrency trading app hits Mac users with malware

By Sudais Asif Here's yet another case where malware in the form of malicious... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake cryptocurrency trading app hits Mac users with malware...

Camera privacy bug found in Firefox Android in 2019 hasn’t been fixed yet

By Zara Khan The issue was originally raised in July 2019 by a Firefox Android user. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Camera privacy bug found in Firefox Android in 2019 hasn't been fixed yet...

Software firm leaks 25GB worth of subscription & Ancestry.com user data

By Waqas Here's how Ancestry.com users were implacted. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Software firm leaks 25GB worth of subscription & Ancestry.com user data...

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...

Argentina’s largest telecom hacked with hackers demanding $7.5 million

By Sudais Asif The ransomware attack was carried out by hackers on Wednesday. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Argentina's largest telecom hacked with hackers demanding $7.5 million...

Teens arrested after paying Bitcoin to watch livestream abuse & murder

By Waqas The tale of dark web's disturbing Red Room has been revealed by... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Teens arrested after paying Bitcoin to watch livestream abuse & murder...

Cloud hosting firm Blackbaud pays ransom after thwarting ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed Blackbaud claims it paid a ransom to protect customer data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloud hosting firm Blackbaud pays ransom after thwarting ransomware attack...

Bill & Melinda Gates foundation impersonated in Bitcoin phishing scam

By Sudais Asif The importance of this Bitcoin phishing scam has increased... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bill & Melinda Gates foundation impersonated in Bitcoin phishing scam...

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...

40GB of leaked videos expose how Iranian hackers hijack email accounts

By Deeba Ahmed The trove of videos showing how Iranian hackers function was identified... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 40GB of leaked videos expose how Iranian hackers hijack email accounts...

7 VPN firms with no-logs policy end up exposing 1.2 TB of user data

By Sudais Asif If you are using any of these VPN services now is the time to call it quits. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 7 VPN firms with no-logs policy end up exposing 1.2 TB of user data...

Online Jewish service ‘Zoom bombed’ with hate speech & Swastikas

By Zara Khan A hateful intrusion during a Jewish congregation service on Zoom has... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online Jewish service 'Zoom bombed' with hate speech & Swastikas...

Crypto scam: Twitter’s internal tool was used in hijacking verified accounts

By Waqas Twitter has acknowledged that hackers used its internal tool. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto scam: Twitter's internal tool was used in hijacking verified accounts...

VPN firm that claims zero logs policy leaks 20 million user logs

By Sudais Asif The VPN company in the discussion is a Hong Kong-based UFO VPN. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VPN firm that claims zero logs policy leaks 20 million user logs...

Prominent & verified Twitter accounts hacked to run crypto scam

By Waqas Official Twitter account of Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Justin Sun are among the list of hacked accounts used in the crypto scam. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Prominent & verified Twitter accounts hacked to run crypto scam...

17-year-old “wormable” SigRed vulnerability found in Windows servers

By Deeba Ahmed The 17-year-old “wormable” security flaw dubbed SigRed carries a 10 out of 10 security score on the CVSS scale. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 17-year-old "wormable" SigRed vulnerability found in Windows servers...

Database of Indonesian store Bhinneka dumped with 1 million+ accounts

By Sudais Asif The sample data seen by Hackread.com suggests Bhinneka was breached in January 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database of Indonesian store Bhinneka dumped with 1 million+ accounts...

Database with 271 million Wattpad accounts leaked on hacker forum

By Waqas Wattpad database has been published on an English and Russian speaking hacker forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Database with 271 million Wattpad accounts leaked on hacker forum...

Citrix allegedly hacked exposing database with 2000,000 users

By Sudais Asif In March 2019, about 6 TB of data from Citrix was hacked by an Iranian group. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Citrix allegedly hacked exposing database with 2000,000 users...

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...

Man convicted for identity theft & fraud against US Military, veterans

By Zara Khan The perpetrator was blatantly involved in victimizing thousands... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man convicted for identity theft & fraud against US Military, veterans...

Hacker steals databases from breach monitoring site; sells them online

By Sudais Asif DataViper, a breach monitoring site is owned by... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker steals databases from breach monitoring site; sells them online...

Kasa camera flaw allows enumerating usernames for credential stuffing

By Sudais Asif The hacker who happens to be a hobbyist farmer and Kasa camera... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kasa camera flaw allows enumerating usernames for credential stuffing...

‘Zoom account suspended’ phishing scam aims at Office 365 credentials

By Zara Khan The phishing scam targets victims by claiming that their... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 'Zoom account suspended' phishing scam aims at Office 365 credentials...

New smishing scam spreads fake TikTok App loaded with malware

By Deeba Ahmed The smishing scam is targeting TikTok app users and fans in... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New smishing scam spreads fake TikTok App loaded with malware...

New variant of Joker malware found in Android apps on Play Store

By Sudais Asif The original Joker malware was identified on Play Store back in September 2019. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New variant of Joker malware found in Android apps on Play Store...

Locating malicious drone operators through deep neural networks

By Zara Khan Researchers at Ben Gurion University have developed a technique... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Locating malicious drone operators through deep neural networks...

Proxy or VPN for Netflix – Which is Best?

By Waqas There are several virtual private networks VPN and proxy servers that tout... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Proxy or VPN for Netflix - Which is Best?...

Smartwatch vulnerability allowed hackers to overdose dementia patients

By Sudais Asif The vulnerability also allowed hackers to send threatening messages to patients. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smartwatch vulnerability allowed hackers to overdose dementia patients...

15 billion credentials from 100,000 data breaches sold on dark web

By Deeba Ahmed The report was compiled after gathering advertisements... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 15 billion credentials from 100,000 data breaches sold on dark web...

240 top Microsoft Azure-hosted subdomains hacked to spread malware

By Waqas UNESCO, Red Cross, Siemens, Xerox, and 3M, etc. are also... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 240 top Microsoft Azure-hosted subdomains hacked to spread malware...

Nasty Cerberus banking trojan found on Google Play Store

By Zara Khan Google's Play Protect mechanism also failed to detect Cerberus banking trojan... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nasty Cerberus banking trojan found on Google Play Store...

German Police seize DDoSecrets server hosting BlueLeaks data dump

By Waqas The BlueLeaks data dump contained sensitive information on Police, Fusion centers which were recently leaked by WikiLeaks-like service called DDoSecrets. German police have seized a server that hosted the BlueLeaks data dump. As previously reported, BlueLeaks referees to a leaked databas...

Feds indict Fxmsp hacker who breached anti-virus firms to sell data

By Sudais Asif The Fxmsp hacker is a Kazakhstani citizen who... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds indict Fxmsp hacker who breached anti-virus firms to sell data...

Microsoft launches free Linux memory forensics tool for detecting malware

By Sudais Asif Microsoft's project Freta is focused on detecting both... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft launches free Linux memory forensics tool for detecting malware...

FBI arrests Famous Instagrammer Ray Hushpuppi over $125m BEC scam

By Deeba Ahmed Ray Hushpuppi also targeted the English Premier League soccer club... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI arrests Famous Instagrammer Ray Hushpuppi over $125m BEC scam...

Lazarus hackers use Magecart attack to steal card data from EU, US sites

By Deeba Ahmed Lazarus hackers are believed to be backed by the North Korean government. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lazarus hackers use Magecart attack to steal card data from EU, US sites...

No jail for Yahoo employee who used internal system to hack 6k accounts

By Sudais Asif The hacker and former Yahoo employee has been sentenced... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: No jail for Yahoo employee who used internal system to hack 6k accounts...

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...

Techie buys Axon body camera from eBay; finds unencrypted police videos

By Waqas Upon analyzing the camera the researcher found a MicroSD card containing sensitive Police data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Techie buys Axon body camera from eBay; finds unencrypted police videos...

5 dating apps caught leaking millions of user-sensitive data

By Zara Khan The IT researchers at WizCase recently discovered data leaks and... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 dating apps caught leaking millions of user-sensitive data...

Encrypted phone service EncroChat dismantled; leading to 800+ arrests

By Deeba Ahmed We reported about the closure of the infamous... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Encrypted phone service EncroChat dismantled; leading to 800+ arrests...

LinkedIn was copying every keystroke of users until iOS 14 exposed it

By Deeba Ahmed The Universal Clipboard privacy feature on iPhone's latest iOS 14... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LinkedIn was copying every keystroke of users until iOS 14 exposed it...

DuckDuckGo collecting user browsing data without consent (Updated)

By Sudais Asif An ethical hacker on Twitter revealed how DuckDuckGo intentionally... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DuckDuckGo collecting user browsing data without consent Updated...

Use of open-source libraries leave web apps vulnerable to cyber attacks

By Waqas Web applications web apps are rapidly growing in both importance and complexity... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Use of open-source libraries leave web apps vulnerable to cyber attacks...

Fitness firm V Shred exposes 606 GB worth of sensitive customer data

By Waqas V Shred was launched in 2016. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fitness firm V Shred exposes 606 GB worth of sensitive customer data...

Facebook exposed user data to thousands of app developers

By Zara Khan Facebook 'Privacy Matters' reveals 5000 app developers accessed user data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook exposed user data to thousands of app developers...