New ransomware scam asks for nude pics to unlock files

By Uzair Amir A few months ago, two ransomware scams made news for This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New ransomware scam asks for nude pics to unlock files...

Experian Flaw Lets Attacker Obtain Credit Freeze PIN and Access Account

By Waqas Plenty of consumers decided to go for a credit freeze This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Experian Flaw Lets Attacker Obtain Credit Freeze PIN and Access Account...

CCleaner Backdoor Attack: A State-sponsored Espionage Campaign

By Waqas Infected CCleaner Software Attack that Affected 700,000 Customers is part This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CCleaner Backdoor Attack: A State-sponsored Espionage Campaign...

Massive Viacom Data Exposed Through Amazon Web Services

By Waqas Database on Amazon Web Services Containing Sensitive Data of Viacom This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Massive Viacom Data Exposed Through Amazon Web Services...

Locky ransomware campaign launched 20M attacks in a single day

By Uzair Amir Another ‘Aggressive’ Locky ransomware campaign launched with 20 million attacks This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Locky ransomware campaign launched 20M attacks in a single day...

How SS7 Flaw Can Be Used to Hack Gmail ID and Bitcoin Wallet

By Waqas An old vulnerability in the Signalling System No. 7 SS7 This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How SS7 Flaw Can Be Used to Hack Gmail ID and Bitcoin Wallet...

Night Vision Enabled Security Cameras Secretly Transfer Your Data

By Waqas A team of researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Night Vision Enabled Security Cameras Secretly Transfer Your Data...

Google Chrome Will Mark FTP Resources As “Not Secure”

By Uzair Amir It seems like Google is making some serious changes in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Chrome Will Mark FTP Resources As Not Secure...

CCleaner Software Hacked with Backdoor; 2 Million Users Infected

By Waqas Hackers have illegally modified Avast-owned CCleaner by establishing a backdoor This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CCleaner Software Hacked with Backdoor; 2 Million Users Infected...

The Pirate Bay Caught Running Cryptocurrency Mining Script

By Waqas In 2015, it was reported that uTorrent was secretly installing This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pirate Bay Caught Running Cryptocurrency Mining Script...

Alaska Voter Database Exposed Online

By Waqas IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered an unprotected database This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Alaska Voter Database Exposed Online...

Fitbit’ Fitness Tracker Devices Leak Personal Data: Researchers

By Waqas We do know that the inherent flaws in wearable devices This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fitbit’ Fitness Tracker Devices Leak Personal Data: Researchers...

Android Apps Infected with ExpensiveWall Malware Downloaded 21M Times

By Uzair Amir Time and again we have witnessed the reality to be This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android Apps Infected with ExpensiveWall Malware Downloaded 21M Times...

LinkedIn Phishing Scam Steals Gmail Credentials Through Google Docs

By Waqas LinkedIn, a business and employment-oriented social networking website contain personal information This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LinkedIn Phishing Scam Steals Gmail Credentials Through Google Docs...

Chrome will automatically block annoying autoplay videos

By Uzair Amir Days of frustratingly loud autoplay ads are numbered Google This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chrome will automatically block annoying autoplay videos...

OurMine hacks video hosting service Vevo; leaks 3.12TB data online

By Waqas Vevo Becomes Victim of Targeted Data Breach OurMine Hackers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OurMine hacks video hosting service Vevo; leaks 3.12TB data online...

Disguised as Citrix Utility, Kedi RAT Exploits Gmail to Transfer Data

By Uzair Amir A Remote Access Trojan RAT is one of the most used This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Disguised as Citrix Utility, Kedi RAT Exploits Gmail to Transfer Data...

4,000 ElasticSearch servers found hosting PoS malware

By Waqas Kromtech’s security researchers have identified two point-of-sale POS malware strains This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4,000 ElasticSearch servers found hosting PoS malware...

Get $1M for reporting zero-day flaws in Tor to “help Govt fight crime”

By Waqas Usually, a bug bounty program helps companies secure their software and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Get $1M for reporting zero-day flaws in Tor to help Govt fight crime...

“Your Windows has Been Banned” Malware Returns with Higher Ransom Demand

By Uzair Amir “Your Windows Has Been Banned” malware is back and this This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Your Windows has Been Banned Malware Returns with Higher Ransom Demand...

Microsoft Patches 85 Flaws, One Allowed FinFisher Spyware Installation

By Waqas Microsoft Releases Patch for Dangerous .NET Vulnerability in Latest Security This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Patches 85 Flaws, One Allowed FinFisher Spyware Installation...

Road Sign in Modesto Hacked with Anti-Trump Message

By Carolina Why hack websites when you can hack electronic sign boards This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Road Sign in Modesto Hacked with Anti-Trump Message...

BlueBorne Bluetooth Flaw Affects Millions of Smartphones, IoT and PCs

By Waqas A Palo Alto based Internet of Things IoT security company This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlueBorne Bluetooth Flaw Affects Millions of Smartphones, IoT and PCs...

Sex Robots Can Be Hacked To Kill You

By Uzair Amir Imagine a scenario where you want to play with a sex This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sex Robots Can Be Hacked To Kill You...

Equifax Hack Blamed on a Flaw in Apache Struts Framework

By Carolina A flaw in Apache Struts framework caused Exposure of Personal This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Equifax Hack Blamed on a Flaw in Apache Struts Framework...

Bashware lets malware evade detection by exploiting Windows 10′ Linux Shell

By Waqas Bashware Technique Can Exploit Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bashware lets malware evade detection by exploiting Windows 10 Linux Shell...

Neo-Nazi DailyStormer Booted Off By Austrian Domain Registrar

By Carolina Andrew Anglin, the administrator of the neo-nazi website DailyStormer, has This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Neo-Nazi DailyStormer Booted Off By Austrian Domain Registrar...

Google Chrome will warn users of ‘man in the middle’ attack

By Uzair Amir It looks like Google is finally taking serious measures to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Chrome will warn users of man in the middle attack...

Xafecopy Malware Secretly Steals Money From Android Devices

By Waqas In May 2017, Google announced there are more than 2 billion Android This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Xafecopy Malware Secretly Steals Money From Android Devices...

Security Apps Fail to Detect Malware Threats Due to Windows Kernel Bug

By Waqas According to security researchers, there is a decade old bug This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Security Apps Fail to Detect Malware Threats Due to Windows Kernel Bug...

Russian Lawmaker’ Son Pleads Guilty to $50M Hacking Scam

By Uzair Amir Russian Lawmaker’s Son Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Identity This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Lawmaker’ Son Pleads Guilty to $50M Hacking Scam...

Samsung wants you to hack its devices and get up to $200,000

By Waqas Its a fact that Android is one of the most This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Samsung wants you to hack its devices and get up to $200,000...

Equifax sued for Billions after 143 million data hack

By Uzair Amir As reported yesterday, the credit reporting agency Equifax was hacked This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Equifax sued for Billions after 143 million data hack...

Hackers Can Remotely Access Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump

By Waqas Another day, another set of critical vulnerabilities in wireless medical This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Can Remotely Access Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump...

Ex cop and child porn suspect to remain in jail until he decrypts drives

By Carolina Former Cop and Child Porn Suspect Might Remain in Jail Forever This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ex cop and child porn suspect to remain in jail until he decrypts drives...

Credit Reporting Firm Equifax Hacked; SSNs of 143M Americans Stolen

By Waqas Another day, another data breach but this one will haunt This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Credit Reporting Firm Equifax Hacked; SSNs of 143M Americans Stolen...

Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $11 Million from Canadian University

By Carolina A couple of weeks ago on August 23rd in Edmonton, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $11 Million from Canadian University...

Hackers Have Reportedly Infiltrated The US Power Grids

By Waqas The IT Security firm Symantec revealed on Wednesday that hackers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Have Reportedly Infiltrated The US Power Grids...

New NSA Data Dump: ShadowBrokers Release UNITEDRAKE Malware

By Waqas The ShadowBrokers is a group of hackers known for leaking This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New NSA Data Dump: ShadowBrokers Release UNITEDRAKE Malware...

Fake Chrome & Firefox Font Update Drops RAT and Locky Ransomware

By Waqas Google Chrome with 2 billion active users is the most This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Chrome Firefox Font Update Drops RAT and Locky Ransomware...

13-year-old Japanese Kid Caught Selling Malware

By Carolina It is no surprise that malware attacks are increasing and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 13-year-old Japanese Kid Caught Selling Malware...

DolphinAttack: Voice Assistant Apps Siri and Alexa Can Be Hacked

By Waqas Mainstream Voice Assistants Including Siri and Alexa Plagued with Serious This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DolphinAttack: Voice Assistant Apps Siri and Alexa Can Be Hacked...

Lenovo to Pay $3.5m for Secretly Installing Adware in 750,000 Laptops

By Waqas A few years back Lenovo Inc., a world famous and This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lenovo to Pay $3.5m for Secretly Installing Adware in 750,000 Laptops...

Chinese Man Who Sold VPNs Gets 9 Months Prison Sentence

By Carolina In July this year, it was reported that Apple had removed This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Man Who Sold VPNs Gets 9 Months Prison Sentence...

Attacker demands ransom after series of DDoS attacks on Poker site

By Waqas On the evening of September 1st, 2017, an unknown attacker This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Attacker demands ransom after series of DDoS attacks on Poker site...

Spam Campaigns Using Trickbot Banking Trojan Against Cryptocurrencies

By Uzair Amir Spam Campaigns Using Trickbot Banking Trojan on the Rise Targeting This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Spam Campaigns Using Trickbot Banking Trojan Against Cryptocurrencies...

YouTube MP3 Converter Site Shut Down After Labels Win Lawsuit

By Waqas In 2016, Youtube-mp3.org YTMP3, a popular YouTube-ripping site was taken to court by Recording This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube MP3 Converter Site Shut Down After Labels Win Lawsuit...

Latin American social media giant Taringa hacked; 28M accounts stolen

By Waqas Another day, another data breach This time Taringa, a Reddit-like This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Latin American social media giant Taringa hacked; 28M accounts stolen...

Trove of Private Military Contractor Job Applicants Exposed Online

By Waqas Another day another trove of data goes public This This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Trove of Private Military Contractor Job Applicants Exposed Online...

Stolen 6M Celebrities data from Instagram sold on Dark Web

By Waqas The data is available on a searchable website called DoxaGram. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stolen 6M Celebrities data from Instagram sold on Dark Web...