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...

Indian PM Modi’s Twitter handle hacked to ask for Bitcoin donations

By Deeba Ahmed Hackers posted tweets from the personal Twitter account of PM Modi asking for donations in Bitcoin. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indian PM Modi’s Twitter handle hacked to ask for Bitcoin donations...

Chinese professor on sensitive projects in US jailed for espionage

By Deeba Ahmed Hao Zhang also faced charges related to stealing trade secrets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese professor on sensitive projects in US jailed for espionage...

Dispute moderator for Alphabay market sentenced to 11 years in prison

By Zara Khan Alphaybay marketplace was seized by authorities back in 2017. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dispute moderator for Alphabay market sentenced to 11 years in prison...

New credit card skimmers channel funds through Telegram

By Sudais Asif The technique focuses on using the famous messenger app Telegram for transmitting the stolen payment details. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New credit card skimmers channel funds through Telegram...

28,000 exposed printers hacked to highlight lack of printer security

By Waqas Researchers forced 28,000 printers worldwide to print out guidelines on printer security. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 28,000 exposed printers hacked to highlight lack of printer security...

134 million downloads in 85 countries: A look at VPN usage in H1 2020

By Sudais Asif AtlasVPN has released a new report which sheds light on VPN usage during the first quarter of 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 134 million downloads in 85 countries: A look at VPN usage in H1 2020...

Apple mistakenly approved malware camouflaged as Adobe Flash Player

By Deeba Ahmed Apple approved nasty Shlayer malware that mimicked Adobe Flash Player update on macOS. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple mistakenly approved malware camouflaged as Adobe Flash Player...

UCLA researcher charged with destroying hard drive amid FBI probe

By Zara Khan The culprit is a Chinese national on a J-1 nonimmigrant visa working as a researcher for UCLA. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UCLA researcher charged with destroying hard drive amid FBI probe...

Android malware through Play Store – How to protect your devices?

By Waqas Google’s reputation has always been questionable in protecting apps from malware... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android malware through Play Store - How to protect your devices?...

Hackers can clone your lock keys by recording clicks from smartphone

By Deeba Ahmed A group of researchers has discovered a way to clone your lock keys using their... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can clone your lock keys by recording clicks from smartphone...

Fake wallet update steals 1400 Bitcoin ($16 million) from Electrum user

By Sudais Asif Github users have identified the wallets where the scammer has transferred stolen Bitcoin. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake wallet update steals 1400 Bitcoin $16 million from Electrum user...

Paytm Mall data breach – Hackers gain ‘unrestricted access’ into database

By Waqas A report that hackers are demanding ransom from Paytm Mall and selling its data on hacker forums. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Paytm Mall data breach - Hackers gain unrestricted access into database...

Ex-employee hacked Cisco’s AWS Infrastructure; erased virtual machines

By Zara Khan Sudhish Kasaba Ramesh, an Indian citizen on an H1-B visa has pleaded guilty to "Damaging Cisco’s Network." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ex-employee hacked Ciscos AWS Infrastructure; erased virtual machines...

New vulnerability lets hackers use your credit card without pin code

By Sudais Asif The vulnerability was revealed in a report called "The EMV Standard: Break, Fix, Verify." Every time we make a payment using credit/debit cards, the EMV communication protocol is used for processing payments. Having been developed by Europay, Mastercard and Visa, etc. it is used fo...

Can Vulnerability Scanning Replace Penetration Testing?

By Waqas The major misconception that leads to lots of security breaches in businesses is - treating both Vulnerability scanning and Penetration Testing alternative to one another. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Can Vulnerability Scanning Replace Penetration Testing?...

Musk confirms Russian hacker tried hiring Tesla worker for malware attack

By Zara Khan The hacker wanted to carry out a DDoS attack on Tesla while stealing sensitive information with the help of malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Musk confirms Russian hacker tried hiring Tesla worker for malware attack...

Flaws expose DVB-T2 set-top boxes to botnet & ransomware attacks

By Sudais Asif Two popular DVD top-set boxes are vulnerable to both botnet and ransomware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaws expose DVB-T2 set-top boxes to botnet & ransomware attacks...

UltraRank hackers compromised 100s of websites via JS-Sniffer attacks

By Zara Khan The cybercriminal group dubbed as “UltraRank’ previous shenanigans were linked to Magecart Groups 2, 5, and 12. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UltraRank hackers compromised 100s of websites via JS-Sniffer attacks...

Shoe give away scam hits Android users with malware on Play Store

By Sudais Asif The malware campaign on Play Store promised users a free pair of shoes within 14 days of ordering them from within the app. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Shoe give away scam hits Android users with malware on Play Store...

No more targeted ads on iPhone after new iOS 14 update – Facebook

By Deeba Ahmed Apple’s new anti-tracking tools on iOS 14 will render Facebook’s Audience Network ineffective. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: No more targeted ads on iPhone after new iOS 14 update - Facebook...

Authorities dismantle online piracy hackers network Sparks Group

By Zara Khan A criminal network of copyright and infringing hackers called the Sparks Group has been dismantled. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authorities dismantle online piracy hackers network Sparks Group...

Empire market exit scam- Admins allegedly steal $30 million worth of BTC

By Sudais Asif Empire market has been offline for more than 4 days. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Empire market exit scam- Admins allegedly steal $30 million worth of BTC...

Hackers-for-hire using malicious 3Ds Max plugin for industrial espionage

By Deeba Ahmed This hackers-for-hire group is carrying out espionage operations against businesses across the globe. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers-for-hire using malicious 3Ds Max plugin for industrial espionage...

Flaw in Safari browser’s API implementation lets user files to be stolen

By Sudais Asif Being one of the major web browsers, Safari browser gets its fair share of scrutiny from cybersecurity professionals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaw in Safari browsers API implementation lets user files to be stolen...

Malicious SDK found spying & defrauding users through iOS apps

By Deeba Ahmed The malicious SDK is distributed by China-based firm Mintegral. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malicious SDK found spying & defrauding users through iOS apps...

Cryptoworm infecting AWS Cloud to mine cryptocurrency

By Sudais Asif The nasty cryptoworm also installs backdoor to further pursue with nefarious purposes. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cryptoworm infecting AWS Cloud to mine cryptocurrency...

Nasty malware duo pre-installed on thousands of cheap Android phones

By Zara Khan The pre-installed Triada and xhelper malware have so far carried out a total of 19.2 million suspicious transactions. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Nasty malware duo pre-installed on thousands of cheap Android phones...

Iranian hackers used RDP to hit businesses with Dharma ransomware

By Waqas The hackers using Dharma ransomware are "far behind the level of sophistication of big-league Iranian APTs." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian hackers used RDP to hit businesses with Dharma ransomware...

Dark Web’s Empire market down for days after massive DDoS attack

By Waqas A look at the official URL and mirrors of the Empire market indicates that the marketplace is down. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Webs Empire market down for days after massive DDoS attack...

You are not alone; video conferencing app Zoom is down for many

By Waqas You are not alone; Zoom is down for many around the world. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: You are not alone; video conferencing app Zoom is down for many...

Freepik and Flaticon suffer data breach; 8.3 million users affected

By Waqas For your information, Flaticon claims to be the largest database of free icons and is owned by Freepik company. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Freepik and Flaticon suffer data breach; 8.3 million users affected...

Ex-Uber CSO Joseph Sullivan charged over 2016 data breach cover up

By Zara Khan Joseph Sullivan also paid hackers $100,000 in Bitcoin. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ex-Uber CSO Joseph Sullivan charged over 2016 data breach cover up...