16-year old compromised Apple networks to steal GBs of sensitive data

By Waqas Generally, Apple Inc. is believed to be very strict and reliable in matters pertaining to cyber-security. Its servers are regarded as virtually unhackable. Perhaps, this reputation is a result of the fact that Apple Inc. hasn’t suffered massive data breaches to date. But, the image of...

Instagram acknowledges & addresses hacking spree against user accounts

By Carolina If you are unable to access your Instagram account, then it is quite possible that your account has been hijacked. Reportedly, in the past few days, hundreds of Instagram accounts have been hacked. Some user accounts are partially accessible while some are completely hijacked. In its...

Ex-NSA hacker proves how easily macOS user warnings can be bypassed by malware

By Uzair Amir Apple is generally considered reliable in making safe and secure software. It is widely believed that the company works really hard to make the defense mechanism of its OS and devices strong enough to evade malware infections and another malicious coding. However, days of blindly...

New Intel chip flaw “Foreshadow” attacks SGX technology to extract sensitive data

By Waqas Security fraternity is still dealing with the adverse consequences and versatile range of threats caused by the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. But, to add to their misery, there is another possibly worst hardware flaw detected by security researchers in Intel chips. This flaw,...

Millions of Android Devices At Risk of Man-in-the-disk Attack

By Waqas Thanks to Ignorant App Developers At Defcon 2018, we have so far witnessed many innovative forms of compromising devices including electoral voting machines. However, this latest revelation "Man-in-the-disk Attack" is quite surprising and to a great extent concerning for Android users...

Faxploit: Hackers can use Fax machines to inject malware into a targeted network

By Waqas Think twice before sharing your fax number with someone. Many corporations provide their fax number in the contact information page on the websites. After all, it is considered completely harmless to share fax number with other information like the email address or phone number. However,...

Defcon: 11-year-old modifies Florida Presidential voting results

By Waqas At the largest hacking conference in the world, Defcon 2018, there have been many surprising discoveries. However, the news that has shocked the United States is the hacking and modifications of election results by young kids. The 26th Defcon conference is being held in Las Vegas...

Hackers can manipulate Police body cam footages

By Waqas Kiss goodbye to crucial evidence. Body cameras used by the law enforcement nowadays have already remained controversial but no one has, so far, attempted to assess the credibility of the device itself. But, at Defcon 2018, police body cameras became an object of discussion when a...

PGA Golf Championship hit with Bitcoin ransomware

By Waqas Hackers Demand Ransom to Unlock Hijacked Files of Upcoming PGA Golf Championship. Hackers seem to have a penchant for targeting high-profile events. After successfully attempting to make American presidential elections questionable, now cybercriminals have their eyes set on key PGA...

Sensitive data on 31,000 GoDaddy servers exposed online

By Waqas All thanks to Unsecure AWS S3 Bucket. GoDaddy is the latest victim of cybercriminals and has joined the league of companies that got confidential data leaked due to unsecure Amazon S3 buckets. The world’s leading domain name registering platform, GoDaddy, boasts of more than 18m customer...

Cyber Criminals selling Bitcoin ATM Malware on Dark Web

By Uzair Amir Trend Micro researchers have discovered a malware listing on Dark Web marketplace that lets attackers steal from Bitcoin ATMs. They can easily rake in cryptocurrency worth 6,750 in Euros, Pounds or Dollars by attacking the ATMs. The listing was perhaps created on June 25, 2018. It i...

New WhatsApp flaws let attackers hack chats to spread fake news

By Waqas Spreading fake news through WhatsApp was never so easy before. According to the latest research from Check Point security firm, WhatsApp users are at the risk of getting their private chats and group conversations hacked and exploited. Researchers discovered a new wave of attacks that...

My Little Pony animator jailed for possessing 60k child abuse images

By Carolina He is now diagnosed with a condition called Pedophilic Disorder. An Ottawa-based animator has received 28 months in prison for possessing child pornography content. The 55-year old Tom Wysom is an artist by profession, who is known for his contribution in various animated TV shows for...

Hacker leaks Snapchat’s source code on Github

By Waqas Pakistani Hacker Posted Authentic Snapchat Source Code on GitHub - Snapchat’s source code is stolen…can there be a bigger news than that? Perhaps there is! Not only that the source code has been stolen but also posted on Microsoft-owned GitHub of all the platforms. Reportedly, the hacker...

Anonymous hackers vow to expose Q-Anon

By Waqas Q-Anon gained popularity from the Far-Right's favorite website 4chan. The online hacktivist group Anonymous has been missing from the limelight for a while but now, the group is back and vows to carry out a doxxing operation against Q-Anon and expose the real identity of whoever is behin...

Update MikroTik routers – 170,000 devices hit by cryptocurrency malware

By Waqas Currently, the malware is targeting unpatched MikroTik routers in Brazil but researchers believe it's about time it will spread worldwide. Unpatched routers manufactured by MikroTik have become potential targets of cryptojacking malware campaigns in Brazil. According to the analysis of...

5 Ways the Cloud is Beneficial to Businesses

By Carolina Businesses are constantly on the lookout for ways to improve and grow. There are so many things taking place on a daily basis, that looking for ways to enhance operations is key. One trend that is becoming common is using the cloud for multiple purposes in a business. This is likely...

iPhone Chip Maker Firm Attacked with Computer Virus

By Uzair Amir Launch of Many New iPhone Models May be Delayed. The world’s leading semiconductors and processors’ manufacturing firm and sole supplier of Apple iPhone chipsets, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC, became the target of a cyber-attack on Friday night. Reportedly, TSMC h...

Windows 10 May Not Be Free for Businesses Anymore

By Waqas Microsoft Launching Dedicated Program To Manage Windows 10 Related Updates… But with a Monthly Fee. Microsoft has always referred to Windows 10 as a service, which we suspected was a hint that the software giant may at some point start charging some fee for the maintenance of the OS. Now...

iKeyMonitor: A parental control app ensuring safety of your child

By Carolina Parents are raising a completely new breed of kids. Nowadays, toddlers use mobile devices and teens use text messages to communicate. Many schools have also integrated computers and tablets in their curriculum. To ensure children use the Internet safely, parents need a parental contro...

Safe as houses: 5 security measures adopted by cryptocurrency exchanges

By Waqas Cryptocurrencies rely on the blockchain, a decentralized ledger that records all transactions ever made within it. The blockchain network consists of multiple nodes that maintain it. To gain control over the network and tamper with transaction data a hacker should compromise most of the...

HP Bug Bounty Program: Hack HP Printers & Earn Up To $10,000

By Uzair Amir HP Discloses its Bug Bounty Program and Here’s What You Need To Know. The Palo Alto Calif. based HP Inc., has disclosed what it terms as the industry’s first-ever bug bounty program, which has been launched to inspect printer security relates issues. The print security bug bounty...

Hacking tools & ready-made phishing pages being sold on dark web for $2

By Waqas Apple Hacking Tools Double the Cost of Other Brands on Dark Web. There was a time when hackers needed to be really smart to accomplish their malicious deeds; now they only need to spend a meager amount of money to get the necessary tools and carry out attacks. Or so it seems if we have …...

Massive ransomware attack forces authorities to use typewriters

By Waqas The ransomware attack also forced employees to use hand receipts. Two municipalities in Alaska one town and one borough to be precise have become victims of sophisticated encryption-based malware ransomware attack. Reportedly, the Matanuska-Susitna Mat Su and the City of Valdez have both...

ZombieBoy cryptomining malware exploits CVEs to evade detection

By Waqas ZombieBoy malware makes $1,000 Monero on a monthly basis. An independent security expert James Quinn has discovered a new family of cryptominers that has been dubbed as ZombieBoy. According to Quinn’s analysis, the newly discovered cryptomining worm clocked in at 43 KH/s which means as p...

Hundreds of Android apps on Play Store infected with Windows malware

By Uzair Amir Yes, malware in Android apps aimed at Windows devices. Palo Alto Networks’ researchers have made a startling new discovery that nearly 145 applications available on the Google Play Store contain malicious Microsoft Windows executable files. Some of the malware-infected apps have bee...

Notorious hacking group Fin7’s 3 main hackers arrested by the FBI

By Waqas Three members of a ‘prolific’ and ‘notorious’ hacking group, known for carrying out massive hacking sprees against high-profile organizations have been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI. According to the US Department of Justice DOJ, the arrested individuals were leadin...

Reddit hacked: Hackers steal complete copy of old database backup

By Waqas Reddit says the breach took place after hackers intercepted SMS that were supposed to be delivered to employees. The social media giant Reddit has announced that it has suffered a data breach in which attackers hacked into its system and ended up stealing data of its registered users...

How a man hacked his victims’ SIM cards to steal millions of dollars

By Waqas Californian Authorities have arrested and charged a 20-year old college student Joel Ortiz for being part of a mobile phone hijacking group who hacked SIM cards. According to reports the detainee managed to hijack over 40 phone numbers and stole $5 million as well from high-profile targe...

The Pirate Bay alternatives (2018) in wake of Cryptomining scandal

By Waqas The process of cryptocurrency mining slows down your computer and increases the energy bill - That is why it is time to find The Pirate Bay alternatives. The Pirate Bay is undoubtedly one of the most visited torrenting and file sharing websites. But did you know ThePirateBay.org is using...

Parasite HTTP RAT loaded with advanced detection evasion capability

By Waqas Proofpoint researchers have discovered a new remote access Trojan RAT as well as an updated version of an already identified banking Trojan and claim that both the RATs are involved in recently detected phishing campaigns targeting the retail, healthcare and IT industries. Emails...

Flaw in Swann smart security cameras allows access to user’s live stream

By Waqas Security cameras and other IoT devices have been frequently identified to be incompetent and plagued with a variety of built-in flaws that render them vulnerable to exploitation by hackers. The same has been proven yet again by a team of security researchers from Pen Test Partners...

ICO hacked: Hackers steal $8 million from KICKICO Blockchain network

By Waqas Another day, another ICO hacked. This time, KICKICO, an Initial Coin Offering ICO project that lets users conduct ICOs, pre-ICOs, crowdfunding and crowdinvesting campaigns have suffered a security breach and as a result, hackers have stolen more than 70 million KickCoins which is around...

Spectre attack variant can be remotely mounted to extract sensitive data

By ghostadmin What we know so far about Spectre attacks is that it relies upon execution of malicious code. The code is executed on computers having speculative-execution design flaws in processor chip; once a device is compromised, it becomes possible to obtain sensitive data such as passwords,...

364 inmates hacked prison tablets to steal almost $225,000

By Waqas Hundreds of inmates hacked the system and transferred almost $225,000 in their accounts. Inmates at Idaho Department of Correction are provided with computer tablets manufactured by a Florida based company JPay. These tablets are powered by communications and data services from...

How to Find Trustworthy Tools and Software for Your Business

By Carolina Running a business requires a great deal of time, knowledge and expertise. If you want to take it to new heights, it’s imperative that you look for ways to save time by streamlining your processes. If not, you may find that a significant amount of time is being used carrying out munda...

Identity theft protection firm LifeLock may have exposed user email addresses

By Waqas LifeLock, an Arizona-based identity theft protection firm may have exposed email addresses of millions of its customers - Simply put: A firm vowing to protect online identity of its customers may have exposed their identity to malicious hackers and cybercriminals. It happened due to a...

Popular Android/iOS apps & Extensions collecting highly personal user data

By Waqas In May this year, HackRead reported how an Israeli company Unimania was caught collecting personal, Facebook and browsing data of users through Android apps and Chrome extensions. Now, researchers have discovered another "spyware" campaign aiming at stealing personal data of users but th...

New variant of Kronos banking trojan spotted using Tor network

By Waqas WannaCry ransomware hero is facing charges in the United States for developing Kronos banking trojan. In August 2017, Marcus Hutchins @MalwareTechBlog on Twitter aka WannaCry ransomware hero was arrested in the United States by the FBI and charged with playing a vital role in the...

Update your devices: New Bluetooth flaw lets attackers monitor traffic

By Waqas The Bluetooth flaw also opens door to a man-in-the-middle attack. The IT security researchers at Israel Institute of Technology have discovered a critical security vulnerability in some implementations of the Bluetooth standard in which not all the parameters involved are appropriately...

IBM fixes flaw that let hackers replace its serverless code with their own

By Waqas This is the first publicly-disclosed vulnerability in a serverless platform. Experts at IBM The International Business Machines Corporation have patched a critical vulnerability in its Cloud Functions which if exploited could allow remote malicious hackers to replace company's serverless...

Uber driver recorded passengers & live-streamed videos on Twitch

By Carolina What is shocking about this incident is that what the Uber driver did was legal under Missouri law. Jason Gargac, an Uber and Lyft driver from St Louis Missouri, USA recorded and live-streamed his passengers' activities on the video-sharing website Twitch, without their consent and...

Exposed: 157 GB of sensitive data from Tesla, GM, Toyota & others

By Waqas The IT security researchers at cyber resilience firm Upguard discovered a massive trove of highly sensitive data publically available to be accessed by anyone. The data belonged to hundreds of automotive giants including Tesla, Ford, Toyota, GM, Fiat, ThyssenKrupp, and Volkswagen - Thank...

DNS rebinding attack puts half a billion IoT devices at risk

By Waqas Armis, an Internet of Things IoT security vendor and cyber-security firm, reports that about half a billion smart devices being used around the globe are vulnerable to a decade-old attack called DNS rebinding. It is the same firm that previously detected the presence of a BlueBorne...

Data breach: Millions of SingHealth users affected including Singapore’s PM

By Waqas SingHealth, the largest health care institution in Singapore has suffered a massive data breach in which records of over 1.5 million patients who visited SingHealth's polyclinics and clinics between from May 1, 2015, to July 4 this year - One of the victims of the breach is the Prime...

Hackers attack Russian bank to steal $1m using an outdated router

By Waqas Cybercriminals part of a notorious hacking group attacked the PIR Bank of Russia and stole $1m. The hacking was carried out after infiltrating the bank’s systems by compromising an old, outdated router. The router was installed at one of the regional branches of the bank. The money was...

GoogleUserContent CDN Hosting Images Infected with Malware

By Waqas The malware targets trusted Google sites. The metadata fields of images uploaded on trusted Content Delivery Network CDN of Google have been embedded with malicious code by hackers to compromise websites. This approach is indeed damaging because users never scan images for malware. The...

Top 10 vulnerable airports where your device can be hacked

By Waqas The aviation industry is growing, thanks to millions of passengers traveling around the world. According to Statista, in 2017, 36.8 million flights were operated worldwide while the Bureau of Transportation Statistics revealed PDF that in 2017, U.S.-based airlines transported over 746...

Woman charged for hacking & leaking private pictures of Selena Gomez

By Carolina Selena Gomez, a well-known celebrity pop star, is in the news for getting her email hacked that led to the exposure of her personal pictures on the internet. A 21-year old female has been arrested and charged for performing the hacking of Gomez’ email. Susan Atrach from Ridgefield Par...

Ubisoft Games Hit by Massive DDoS Attacks

By Waqas France based video game publisher Ubisoft suffered a series of massive DDoS attacks distributed denial-of-service. As a result, several Ubisoft gaming servers including Ghost Recon Wildlands, For Honor and Far Cry 5 were facing connectivity issues. The DDoS attacks began on Tuesday, July...