Hackers used phone phishing on Twitter employee to access internal tools

By Waqas Twitter was hit by a phone spear-phishing attack on July 15th, 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers used phone phishing on Twitter employee to access internal tools...

Pwn20wn hackathon to be held online in November 2020

By Zara Khan Similar to their spring event, the PWN20wn hackathon is happening virtually in November 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pwn20wn hackathon to be held online in November 2020...

Best Data Science Tools in 2020

By Owais Sultan In Data Science, researchers use different scientific methods, algorithms, and tools to... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Best Data Science Tools in 2020...

Zoom web client flaw could’ve let hackers crack meetings passcode

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerability, if exploited, would have affected millions of Zoom users worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Zoom web client flaw could've let hackers crack meetings passcode...

Flaws in OkCupid app could have exposed millions of user data to hackers

By Sudais Asif OkCupid app known as a popular dating platform has over 50 million registered users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaws in OkCupid app could have exposed millions of user data to hackers...

9,517 unsecured databases identified with 10 billion records globally

By Zara Khan According to the NordPass password manager, there are more than nine... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 9,517 unsecured databases identified with 10 billion records globally...

Crypto wallet Ledger data breach; hackers steal 1m emails & other data

By Sudais Asif Ledger has acknowledged that hackers also gained access to 9500 Phone... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto wallet Ledger data breach; hackers steal 1m emails & other data...

Cosmetic giant Natura leaks data again; this time 19 million Avon records

By Deeba Ahmed Avon Products, Inc. is owned Brazil's Natura & Co. which itself... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cosmetic giant Natura leaks data again; this time 19 million Avon records...

Hacker disrupts Emotet botnet operation by replacing payload with GIFs

By Deeba Ahmed Emotet is one of the most commonly used botnets nowadays... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker disrupts Emotet botnet operation by replacing payload with GIFs...

Source code of over 50 high profile organizations leaked online

By Deeba Ahmed Source code leak took place due to a misconfiguration error. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Source code of over 50 high profile organizations leaked online...

Cloudflare suffered data leak; exposing 3 million IP addresses: Ukraine

By Sudais Asif The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine claims the data leak has... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloudflare suffered data leak; exposing 3 million IP addresses: Ukraine...

iOS14 shows Instagram opens camera even when users scroll photo feed

By Zara Khan iPhone's iOS14 shows that Instagram opens the user's camera even when... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iOS14 shows Instagram opens camera even when users scroll photo feed...

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sues YouTube over Bitcoin scams on his name

By Zara Khan Steve Wozniak has sued Google and YouTube over Bitcoin giveaway scams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sues YouTube over Bitcoin scams on his name...

Hackers leak 7m Dave.com accounts; 17m Couchsurfing accounts for sale

By Sudais Asif Leaked and For Sale - Dave.com and Couchsurfing.com in trouble. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers leak 7m Dave.com accounts; 17m Couchsurfing accounts for sale...

Forex Trading and Online Security: Things to Look Out For

By Owais Sultan Have you recently started to trade on the Forex market? If so, you are probably busy trying to learn the best strategies and tips to make the most money in the least amount of time. Besides learning strategies, learn things you can do to keep your money safe from cybercriminals. T...

DJI drone app can transfer sensitive data and install malicious apps

By Deeba Ahmed DJI drone app called "DJI GO4" can have full control of the users' devices... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DJI drone app can transfer sensitive data and install malicious apps...

Ransomware attack on fitness devices maker Garmin cripples operation

By Waqas Garmin ransomware attack not only disrupted its operation but... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware attack on fitness devices maker Garmin cripples operation...

Cryptojacking botnet Prometei uses NSA exploit to steal data, mine Monero

By Waqas Prometei botnet targets Windows devices. Cisco Talos' threat intelligence team published a report revealing startling details of how cybercriminals are continually reinventing the way they can monetize their malicious tools and techniques. Reportedly, Cisco Talos researchers discovered a...

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...