How Cyber Security Is Influencing The Mobile Web Design Industry

By Owais Sultan Is there a way that stringent cyber security gets integrated into mobile web design? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Cyber Security Is Influencing The Mobile Web Design Industry...

Google vulnerability allowed sending spoofed emails with Gmail ID

By Sudais Asif Google fixed the vulnerability after the security researcher ended up disclosing its technical details online. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google vulnerability allowed sending spoofed emails with Gmail ID...

US-Cert warns of North Korean BLINDINGCAN malware

By Zara Khan The malware variant ensued by the North Korean threat actors is called BLINDINGCAN. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US-Cert warns of North Korean BLINDINGCAN malware...

After Windows, Lucifer malware returns to haunt Linux devices

By Sudais Asif Lucifer malware is capable of conducting DDoS attacks and mine Monero cryptocurrency. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: After Windows, Lucifer malware returns to haunt Linux devices...

24 Million Customers Affected after Experian Data Breach

By Deeba Ahmed Experian South Africa has confirmed the breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 24 Million Customers Affected after Experian Data Breach...

Defrauding the US Military: $379 million lost in 5 years to scams

By Sudais Asif The most successful scams targeting both in-service and retired US military veterans were... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Defrauding the US Military: $379 million lost in 5 years to scams...

Data scraping firm leaks 235m Instagram, TikTok, YouTube user records

By Sudais Asif According to researchers, the trove of data was left for public access without any security authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Data scraping firm leaks 235m Instagram, TikTok, YouTube user records...

US Secret Service used ‘Locate X’ to track user location without warrant

By Zara Khan Locate X collects location data from smartphone apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Secret Service used Locate X to track user location without warrant...

Ransomware gang with $42 million laundering caught by Ukraine

By Sudais Asif Ukraine has arrested a gang that engaged in ransomware operations through the help of fraudulently-run cryptocurrency exchanges. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware gang with $42 million laundering caught by Ukraine...

Man sought dark web hitman to murder child victim of sexual abuse

By Waqas The dark web hitman for hire website turned out to scam. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man sought dark web hitman to murder child victim of sexual abuse...

AI firm exposes 2.5 million sensitive medical records online

By Zara Khan The data also includes records belonging to victims of auto-related incidents. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: AI firm exposes 2.5 million sensitive medical records online...

Fix External Hard Drive Read-only on Mac 2020

By Owais Sultan People use external hard drives as extended storage for computers or backup disks for... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fix External Hard Drive Read-only on Mac 2020...

The Ritz London’s customers hit by phone scams after data breach

By Deeba Ahmed London’s top hotel ‘s clients became vulnerable to phone-based identity fraud attacks after the hotel reported data breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Ritz Londons customers hit by phone scams after data breach...

Ransomware Hits Leading US Medical Debt Collector R1 RCM Inc.

By Waqas Previously, R1 RCM Inc., under different name had several incidents involving thefts of laptops containing unencrypted patient data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware Hits Leading US Medical Debt Collector R1 RCM Inc...

US claims disrupting 3 cryptocurrency campaigns run by terror groups

By Sudais Asif A total of 300 cryptocurrency accounts, 4 websites, and 4 Facebook pages with... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US claims disrupting 3 cryptocurrency campaigns run by terror groups...

XCSSET Malware targets macOS by infecting Xcode developer projects

By Zara Khan The entry point of XCSSET malware is still unknown to researchers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: XCSSET Malware targets macOS by infecting Xcode developer projects...

New attack vector ReVoLTE lets hackers monitor phone calls

By Sudais Asif New attack vector ReVoLTE breaks the encryption on VoLTE calls. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New attack vector ReVoLTE lets hackers monitor phone calls...

FBI and NSA expose Russian State hacking tool for Linux systems

By Sudais Asif Dubbed Drovorub by the agencies; the malware hacking tool is capable of spying on Linux systems. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI and NSA expose Russian State hacking tool for Linux systems...

350 million email addresses exposed on misconfigured AWS S3 bucket

By Sudais Asif It is still unclear who owned the misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 350 million email addresses exposed on misconfigured AWS S3 bucket...

Medical software firm leakes personal data of 3.1 million patients

By Zara Khan Somehow, the misconfigured Elasticsearch cluster did not contain medical data of patients. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Medical software firm leakes personal data of 3.1 million patients...

RedCurl hackers launched 26 espionage campaigns to steal trade secrets

By Waqas RedCurl hackers are running one of the most well-organized espionage campaigns for years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: RedCurl hackers launched 26 espionage campaigns to steal trade secrets...

New Agent Tesla variant steals passwords from web browsers & VPNs

By Waqas The new variant of Agent Tesla is equipped with many sophisticated features. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Agent Tesla variant steals passwords from web browsers & VPNs...

TikTok collected MAC addresses for Android phones against Google’s ToS

By Zara Khan TikTok also collected unique identifiers and sent them to Byte Dance, its parent company. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TikTok collected MAC addresses for Android phones against Googles ToS...

SANS InfoSec institute loses 28,000 records in phishing attack

By Waqas SANS is known for providing high-profile and expensive training on InfoSec and cyber security. Oh, the irony. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SANS InfoSec institute loses 28,000 records in phishing attack...

23% of Tor browser relays found to be stealing Bitcoin

By Sudais Asif The threat actor was able to see the user's transmitted data on the Tor browser and tamper with it for their own ill-motives. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 23% of Tor browser relays found to be stealing Bitcoin...

Smart Lock vulnerability can give hackers full access to Wi-Fi network

By Zara Khan The vulnerability exists in the August smart lock Pro + Connect model which hasn't been fixed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smart Lock vulnerability can give hackers full access to Wi-Fi network...

Sensitive data of cyber security firm & other businesses leaked online

By Sudais Asif Other than the cyber security firm, the leaked data belongs to universities, an insurance firm, non-profit, and public limited firms. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sensitive data of cyber security firm & other businesses leaked online...

YouTube deletes 2 million channels and 51 million videos over scams

By Sudais Asif Previously YouTube was accused of not taking any action again growing malware and cryptocurrency-related scams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube deletes 2 million channels and 51 million videos over scams...

US firm accused of secretly installing location tracking SDK in mobile apps

By Zara Khan AUS government contractor 'Anomaly Six' has location tracking software hidden in more than 500 mobile apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US firm accused of secretly installing location tracking SDK in mobile apps...

Researchers demonstrate hacking traffic lights to manipulate outcome

By Sudais Asif The researchers have shared their findings at DefCon. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers demonstrate hacking traffic lights to manipulate outcome...

Researcher retrieves $300,000 worth of Bitcoin from an encrypted Zip file

By Waqas An investor had locked $300k worth of Bitcoin in an encrypted Zip file and forgot its password. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researcher retrieves $300,000 worth of Bitcoin from an encrypted Zip file...

400 chip flaws can turn 3 billion Android phones into perfect spying tool

By Zara Khan These vulnerabilities if exploited can turn a device into a perfect spying tool. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 400 chip flaws can turn 3 billion Android phones into perfect spying tool...

Hackers hit Reddit; deface 70+ Subreddits with Pro-Trump messages

By Sudais Asif Before Reddit, in June 2020, more than 1,150 Roblox accounts were also hacked with pro-Trump content. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers hit Reddit; deface 70+ Subreddits with Pro-Trump messages...

How much does a data breach cost? + How to prevent it (Best practices)

By Waqas By some estimates, close to 30 percent of businesses in the United States will experience a data breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How much does a data breach cost? + How to prevent it Best practices...

Satellite Internet connections can easily be intercepted by hackers

By Zara Khan The author of the research identified that hackers can target a Satellite with merely a $300 device. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Satellite Internet connections can easily be intercepted by hackers...

Online exam tool ProctorU admits breach after hackers leak its database

By Waqas ProctorU database containing 444,267 accounts was leaked by ShinyHunters. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online exam tool ProctorU admits breach after hackers leak its database...

Hundreds of Uber Eats User records leaked on Dark Web

By Zara Khan User records of Uber Eats, an American online food ordering service, have been leaked by... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundreds of Uber Eats User records leaked on Dark Web...

BlueRepli attack lets hackers bypass Bluetooth authentication on Android

By Waqas The findings related to Bluerepli were shared by researchers at the Black Hat USA 2020 virtual event. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlueRepli attack lets hackers bypass Bluetooth authentication on Android...

Intel leaks – Hacker posts 20GB of alleged Intel source code, files online

By Waqas "This is the first 20GB release in a series of large Intel leaks" the developer claimed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Intel leaks - Hacker posts 20GB of alleged Intel source code, files online...

Maze ransomware group reportedly hits Canon; steals 10TB of data

By Sudais Asif Canon is still investigating the incident. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Maze ransomware group reportedly hits Canon; steals 10TB of data...

New tool detects fake 4G cell phone towers

By Sudais Asif Dubbed Crocodile Hunter; the tool works by scanning for 4G signals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New tool detects fake 4G cell phone towers...

Google ‘accidentally’ enabled smart speakers to listen passive sounds

By Zara Khan Google accidentally enabled home smart speakers to listen to more than just voice commands This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google accidentally enabled smart speakers to listen passive sounds...

Sensitive data of 900 Pulse Secure VPN servers leaked on hacker forum

By Sudais Asif The team behind Pulse Secure VPN had a year to fix the flaw but it did not get a fix. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sensitive data of 900 Pulse Secure VPN servers leaked on hacker forum...

Twitter hack’s mastermind trial zoom bombed with pornography

By Waqas The hearing was shut down within 25 minutes after being Zoom bombed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Twitter hack’s mastermind trial zoom bombed with pornography...

Chrome extensions with 80 million+ users found engaging in ad fraud

By Sudais Asif Another day, another large scale ad fraud through Chrome extensions. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chrome extensions with 80 million+ users found engaging in ad fraud...

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...

Fake Zoom meeting invitation phishing scam harvests Microsoft credentials

By Sudais Asif Initially targeting Zoom users; the phishing scam aims for Outlook and Office365 credentials. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Zoom meeting invitation phishing scam harvests Microsoft credentials...

How hackers behind Twitter Bitcoin scam were caught

By Sudais Asif The Twitter Bitcoin scam allowed hackers to rake in over £80,000/$100,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How hackers behind Twitter Bitcoin scam were caught...

Transmission of Pakistani news channel interrupted to display Indian flag

By Zara Khan Prominent Pakistani news channel Dawn had its transmission... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Transmission of Pakistani news channel interrupted to display Indian flag...

3 including a juvenile charged over July 15th Twitter hack

By Waqas The Twitter hack allowed hackers to rake in over £80,000/$100,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3 including a juvenile charged over July 15th Twitter hack...