WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchin aka MalwareTech won’t serve prison time

By Uzair Amir The British cyber security researcher and WannaCry ransomware hero Marcus Hutchin was initially facing up to 10 years in a US prison. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchin aka MalwareTech won't serve prison time...

New malware attack turns Elasticsearch databases into DDoS botnet

By Uzair Amir The malware attack involves two stages including one in which existing cryptomining malware is removed and other remove configuration files. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware attack turns Elasticsearch databases into DDoS botnet...

Cloud hosting provider iNSYNQ hit by MegaCortex ransomware

By Uzair Amir MegaCortex ransomware was discovered in May this year. iNSYNQ, a United States-based Cloud hosting provider has been hit by a massive ransomware attack crippling its cyberinfrastructure preventing customers from accessing their accounting data. It must be noted that iNSYNQ provides...

What makes a secure & successful website: A Guide

By Ryan De Souza There’s nothing more frustrating – especially for small and fledgling businesses – than making a huge investment in a sleek, modern website, only to see the traffic trickling in at alarmingly low numbers. Not only will this leave you feeling like you’ve wasted a huge amount of...

Hackers steal 7.5TB of data from Russian Intel Agency FSB’s contractor

By Uzair Amir The hackers stole the data and shared it with another hacking group who was involved in the hacking of another FSB contractor. On Saturday, 13 July 2019, a group of hackers going by the online handle of 0v1ru$ hacked and defaced the official website of SyTech, a high-profile...

Slack data breach: Company resets thousands of passwords

By Uzair Amir Slack data breach took place in 2015 but the company became aware of the incident recently through its bug bounty program. Slack has suffered a data breach in which thousands of users have been affected. As a result, the company is resetting passwords of thousands of impacted users...

EvilGnomes Linux malware record activities & spy on users

By Uzair Amir The EvilGnomes Linux malware has been linked to infamous Russian threat actors from the Gamaredon Group. The IT security researchers at Intezar Labs have discovered a sophisticated new backdoor Linux malware in the wild that has been developed to target Linux devices. Dubbed...

Meet IRpair & Phantom; powerful anti-facial recognition glasses

By Uzair Amir IRpair and Phantom are the first-ever collections of anti-facial recognition glasses and sunglasses designed to block facial recognition, eye tracking & infrared radiation including 3D IR surveillance cameras during both day and night. Facial recognition technology is the single...

Hackers used Samsung website to access Sprint’s customer data

By Uzair Amir Sprint Corporation, an American telecommunications company has announced that it has suffered a data breach after unknown hackers accessed customer accounts credentials using the Samsung.com “add a line” website. Originally, the company was informed about the breach on June 22nd,...

Hacker gets $30,000 for reporting hack Instagram account flaw

By Waqas The flaw allowed anyone with knowledge of brute force attack to hack Instagram accounts without raising any suspicion. How to hack Instagram account? This is something that every Tom, Dick, and Harry wants to know since with over a billion users, Instagram is the world's largest photo an...

How to secure your website – InfoSec tips for newbie website owners

By David Balaban And Again About Hosting Security! Today, there are still many people who think that the Internet is as a comprehensive encyclopedia of the world. However, their number is decreasing. There are more and more people who rightfully consider the Internet as a means of earning money. ...

Agent Smith Android malware has infected 25 million devices so far

By Waqas Agent Smith malware exploits Android vulnerabilities to target unsuspected users for credential stealing. The IT security researchers at CheckPoint have discovered a new variant of smartphone malware whose primary target is Android devices and so far the malware has infected more than 25...

Twitter is down – Twitter’s website & app suffering outage (Updated)

By Waqas As surprising as it may sound, Facebook is up but Twitter is down. The online news and social networking site Twitter is down right now after suffering a massive outage. This comes as a surprise since Twitter has a proven track record of maintaining its service even when social media...

10 ways to keep yourself secure online against cyber attacks

By Uzair Amir Have you ever received emails from unknown sources claiming to offer insurance, lottery tickets or advertisements? You may have noticed that such emails always have a link that they prompt you to click. What lies on the other side of the link can be any one of many ways to phish use...

Unprotected MongoDB leaks 188m users’ data from sensitive search engine

By Waqas Another day, another data breach; this time, a security researcher has discovered a massive trove of data hosted on an unprotected MongoDB database available for anyone to access without any authentication. Discovered by Comparitech's researcher Bob Diachenko on June 18, 2019; the databa...

Cyber ​​attacks cost $45 billion in 2018 with Ransomware at top

By Waqas An estimated 2 million cyberattacks took place in 2018 costing more than $45 billion in damages worldwide. The worse part is that while cyberattacks are surging authorities are struggling to tackle the growing threat, said study released on Tuesday. Ransomware attacks According to the...

Vulnerability in Zoom video conference app lets Mac’s camera hijacking

By Waqas The vulnerability in the Zoom video conference app lets attackers hijack Mac's camera by merely using malicious websites. The Zoom video conference app is currently being used by millions of users around the world and that makes it a lucrative target for cybercriminals. Jonathan Leitschu...

10 Powerful But Not Yet Promoted Antivirus for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone

By Lesley Haught The vulnerability of the regular computer user is at an all-time high. Not even the strongest of world governments have been able to stay safe from attacks, unauthorized accesses, and data leakages attempted by hackers, malware programs. The big question, then, that every compute...

Man who carried out DDoS attacks against PSN & Xbox jailed

By Waqas The cybercriminal was also involved in several other cybercrimes including swatting and deleting databases of targeted websites. Austin Thompson, a DDoS attacker going by the online handle of Derp Trolling has been sentenced to 2.25 years 27 months in prison for conducting DDoS attacks o...

The Logic of a Classic Advanced Persistent Threat Attack

By David Balaban Story of an Advanced Persistent Threat attack against a large corporation that started with a series of blank emails. Advanced persistent threats APTs are increasingly targeting enterprise networks nowadays. This article highlights a recent attack against a large, well-protected...

Facebook and Instagram suffer massive outage

By Uzair Amir You are not alone; Facebook and Instagram are down for almost everyone in Europe and America. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook and its subsidiary company Instagram. Yes, Facebook and Instagram have been hit by a worldwide service outage forcing both...

Cloudflare’s recent 502 Bad Gateway outage blamed on bad software

By Waqas If you are visiting a website and it is displaying “502 Bad Gateway” error it is not your fault but an issue with Cloudflare. Cloudflare, the world's largest "Content Delivery Network" CDN on the internet has suffered a service disruption causing “502 Bad Gateway” error on thousands of...

Mobile app building is simple and affordable – the Appy Pie way!

By Owais Sultan Steve Jobs had it right! There is an app for everything and businesses today, big and small, are realizing it. Mobile apps, in their limited time of existence, have made a massive impact on the industry and creating mobile apps is not limited to just the big leagues. This is a pos...

Is Your VPN Provider in a 14 Eyes Country? (What is 14 Eyes?)

By Owais Sultan The reason people have Virtual private networks VPNs is that they protect our online privacy, however, privacy is essentially non-existent if you live in a place where the government is allowed to track your online activities. This is why you need to get a good VPN, the goal is to...

Hacker deletes entire student newspaper website of University of Ottawa

By Uzair Amir A hacker or simply call them a cyber criminal hacked into the independent student newspaper of the University of Ottawa uOttawa "The Fulcrum" and ended up deleting the entire website early Sunday morning. The Fulcrum has been serving the University of Ottawa since 1942 while the...

Popular Android Zombie game phish users to steal Gmail credentials

By Waqas The app made its way to Google Play Store was also found phishing users for Facebook credentials. Scary Granny ZOMBY Mod: The Horror Game 2019 is the latest game on Google Play Store that is condemned by the digital security fraternity for sneakily stealing personal data from unsuspectin...

Crooks steal $28M in crypto using Google Adwords & spoofed domains

By Uzair Amir Authorities arrested six suspects including five males and one female in simultaneous raids carried out in a joint operation. The raids and subsequent arrests were carried out to trace $28 million worth of stolen Bitcoin. The raids were conducted as part of a 14-month long,...

Mozilla’s ‘Track This’ lets you choose fake identity to deceive advertisers

By Waqas Track This is a new kind of incognito, says Mozilla. It is a fact that everything that you do on the Internet such as using Facebook or Twitter, online shopping or aimlessly surfing the web, is being tracked. Haven’t you noticed that as soon as you search for something, ads relevant to t...

Office 365 Phishing Protection – Is Native Microsoft Protection Safe?

By Waqas For the last couple of years, there has been a surge in phishing attacks against businesses and unsuspecting users. What's worse is that phishing, which was previously merely a fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information, is now spreading malicious content including ransomware...

ViceLeaker Android malware steals call recordings, photos, videos & texts

By Waqas Israeli Citizens are the Primary Target of New Android Mobile Spying Campaign Using ViceLeaker Malware, says Kaspersky. Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered an Android malware campaign active since 2016 and still going strong. Dubbed ViceLeaker; researchers claim that it is the product o...

New Windows 10 bug causes PCs to take longer to shut down

By Uzair Amir Windows 10 bug: If you have a device connected via cable to the USB Type-C input, you may have to wait another minute to turn off your computer - The bug exists in USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface UCSI software. The new bug in Windows 10 is not a serious one, but it...

New attack spreads LokiBot & NanoCore malware in ISO image files

By Waqas Both NanoCore and LokiBot are Info-stealing Trojans. Security researchers at the San Francisco-based firm Netskope have discovered a new malware campaign distributing the info-stealer malware LokiBot and NanoCore via ISO image file attachments that appear to be an invoice. It is notewort...

7 Easy-to-Use Java Performance Tuning Tips

By Owais Sultan Are you looking for easy-to-use Java performance tuning tips because you want to learn more developer knowledge and experience because of the current over-complicated process of optimization techniques? With a bit of practice, there are a few easy ways to learn best practices that...

How Phishing Has Evolved in 2019

By David Balaban Phishing attacks host every kind of malware and ransomware attack but what's worse is that these attacks are on the rise. Starting in 2012, ransomware took the Internet by storm, thanks to latest phishing techniques. Unsuspecting and unprepared users, both individuals and...

Cellular networks worldwide hit by hackers in espionage attempt

By Uzair Amir Cybereason, an Israeli-US security firm based in Boston, has reported that certain nation-state hackers managed to compromise the systems of no less than ten cellular carriers across the globe to steal metadata of specific users. Without naming anyone, the company claims that the...

Researchers exploit LTE flaws to send 50,000 fake presidential alerts

By Waqas Researchers managed to cover a 50,000 seat football stadium using only four malicious portable stations. A group of security researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder has published a paper detailing the findings of their latest research revealing that LTE vulnerabilities can he...

9 risky apps that you need to monitor on your kids’ smartphone

By Owais Sultan Parents should know if their under 18 child has these apps on their smartphone - No underage child should use these apps. Apart from being a great invention, smartphones are also taken as a most apt tool for killing time. Kids between the age of 11-19 spend 90 percent of their tim...

New cryptomining botnet malware hits Android devices

By Uzair Amir The new malware exploits Android Debug Bridge ADB ports. In a research conducted by the Tokyo-based cybersecurity and threat defense firm Trend Micro, it was revealed that there is a new cryptomining malware bot that’s particularly targeting Android devices. The miner exploits the...

Hackers using pirated software to spread new cryptomining Mac malware

By Waqas If you download pirated content from torrent platforms, you can be a victim of this Mac malware. There is a new variant of cryptomining malware that is specifically targeting Apple's Mac devices and those users who prefer downloading pirated software from torrent platforms. Dubbed Bird...

Hackers exploit Raspberry Pi device to hack NASA’s mission system

By Waqas According to the report, the hack took place back in 2018 after an unauthorized Raspberry Pi device connected to NASA's JPL servers was targeted by hackers Note: The headline of this article has been changed. The previous one stated that hackers used a Raspberry Pi device to hack into...

Samsung asks users to scan their Smart TVs for malware – Here’s how to

By Waqas Samsung tweeted and then deleted that tweet stating that users should scan their Smart TVs for malware “every few weeks.” Smart devices are vulnerable to all sorts of digital threats, and this is not a hidden reality as we often hear about internet connected devices getting hacked or...

Death linked to prank – France seeks extradition of hacker from Israel

By Waqas The incident took place in 2014 in which father of a French journalist died of a heart attack soon after prank call made by the hacker. Ulcan, an infamous hacker, could possibly be extradited to France as on Tuesday French prosecutors have officially requested Israeli authorities to let...

New Android malware bypass 2FA & steal one-time passwords

By Uzair Amir These apps were designed to pass as BtcTurk, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange. Researcher Lukas Stefanko at the Slovakian security firm ESET has discovered Android malware in new apps that can bypass the SMS-based two-factor authentication 2FA without using SMS permissions. The...

Cellebrite claims its new tool unlocks almost any iOS or Android device

By Waqas Cellebrite is the same company which helped the FBI to unlock iPhone device of San Bernardino shooter. Renowned Law Enforcement contractor, the Israel-based forensics firm Cellebrite has claimed that they have developed a perfect tool to hack almost every high-end Android and iOS device,...

How I Discovered My First Vulnerability

By David Balaban I have read a couple of books recently about different vulnerabilities in order to be able to better protect my projects/websites. Today, I want to share a story about how I managed to use this knowledge in practice. Disclaimer This material is posted for educational purposes onl...

Actress Bella Thorne posts her nudes to tackle threats from hackers

By Uzair Amir Bella Throne will not be bullied by cybercriminals. Stealing private photographs of celebrities and threatening to post them online unless they give in to the demands of the hacker has become a common norm among cybercriminals for making quick bucks. But, not all the celebs could be...

Alex Jones claims malware planted child porn on InfoWars servers

By Waqas Alex Jones is now offering $1 million to catch attacker who behind the malware attack. Alex Jones, the founder of InfoWars, and his lawyer Norm Pattis claimed on Friday that someone sent malware on InfoWars servers and which ended up planting child pornography content on the servers. To...

EU accuses Russia of spreading misinformation on social media

By Owais Sultan Apparently, Russia has carried out several activities attributed to continuous disinformation, with the purpose of suppressing voter turnout in voting sessions, in addition to influencing their preferences. A document, released by the European Union EU, says that Russia is using...

Vulnerable infusion pumps can be remotely accessed to change dosages

By Waqas Critical Bug in Medical Infusion Pumps lets Attacker Remotely install Unauthorized Firmware to Change Medication Dosages. Researchers at CyberMDX, a healthcare security firm, have identified two different vulnerabilities in Becton Dickinson Alaris Gateway Workstations AGW used by hospita...

Instagram down: Social networking site suffering service outage

By Uzair Amir Instagram down? You are not alone; Instagram is down for everyone. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook. Yes, the photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram has been hit by a worldwide service outage forcing its website and applications...