Mirai Variant V3G4 Exploiting IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks

By Waqas The V3G4 malware was caught leveraging several vulnerabilities in IoT devices to spread its infection from July to December of 2022. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mirai Variant V3G4 Exploiting IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks...

New MortalKombat Ransomware Attack Aiming for Crypto Wallets

By Habiba Rashid Hackers are deploying the MortalKombat ransomware and Laplas Clipper malware in a financially motivated campaign against victims worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New MortalKombat Ransomware Attack Aiming for Crypto Wallets...

Update Now: iOS Devices Receive Vital Security Updates from Apple

By Deeba Ahmed If you are using an Apple product, it is time to update it right now and make sure the automatic updates are enabled. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Update Now: iOS Devices Receive Vital Security Updates from Apple...

Controller-level flaws can let hackers physically damage moving bridges

By Waqas Sophisticated hackers can now breach vulnerable networks and devices at the controller level of critical infrastructure, causing physical damage to crucial assets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Controller-level flaws can let hackers physically damage moving...

Cloudflare thwarts largest reported HTTP DDoS attack

By Waqas A new record has been set for the largest reported HTTP DDoS attack, exceeding the previous record of 46 million requests per second rps in June 2022. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloudflare thwarts largest reported HTTP DDoS attack...

Google Vertex AI Vision: Revolutionizing E-Commerce?

By Waqas Google Cloud released its newest AI feature for online retailers in 2023. Their shelf-checking AI solution, Vertex AI… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Vertex AI Vision: Revolutionizing E-Commerce?...

Adsense abused: 11,000 sites hacked in a backdoor attack

By Waqas All infected websites are using the WordPress CMS. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Adsense abused: 11,000 sites hacked in a backdoor attack...

Typosquatting: Legit Abquery Package Duped with Malicious Aabquerys

By Deeba Ahmed Aabquerys use the typosquatting technique to encourage downloading malicious components, as it has been cleverly named to make it sound like the legitimate NPM module Abquery. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Typosquatting: Legit Abquery Package Duped with...

Chinese Hackers Keep Targeting Group-IB Cybersecurity Firm

By Deeba Ahmed An APT group known as Tonto Team has tried targeting the Singapore-based Group-IB cybersecurity firm for the second time. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Hackers Keep Targeting Group-IB Cybersecurity Firm...

Hackers Aim at Crypto Wallets with Hacked Namecheap Phishing Emails

By Deeba Ahmed Namecheap users should remain cautious, as hackers are using its inbox to scam users through phishing emails designed… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Aim at Crypto Wallets with Hacked Namecheap Phishing Emails...

Trickbot Hacking Group Jointly Sanctioned By the US and Britain

By Habiba Rashid The Trickbot botnet was dismantled in 2019, but its use by ransomware gangs evolved over the years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Trickbot Hacking Group Jointly Sanctioned By the US and Britain...

Iranian State TV Hacked During President’s Speech on Revolution Day

By Waqas The hackers disrupted the State TV broadcast and instead aired the slogan “Death to Khamenei” and urged people to withdraw their money from government banks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Iranian State TV Hacked During Presidents Speech on Revolution Day...

Austrian ‘mobile concierge’ app Gustaffo leaking 100k customers’ data

By Waqas Gustaffo Digital Service GmbH has been leaking personal and contact details of its customers since last month. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Austrian mobile concierge app Gustaffo leaking 100k customers data...

Geo Targetly URL Shortener Abused in Phishing Scam

By Deeba Ahmed Threat actors are targeting unsuspecting users with tailored phishing scam attacks based on victims' location, making it more convincing than ever. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Geo Targetly URL Shortener Abused in Phishing Scam...

Reddit Hacked After Employee Bites on Phishing Scam

By Deeba Ahmed According to Reddit, the breach took place after one of its employees fell for a phishing scam email sent through a malicious fake website. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Reddit Hacked After Employee Bites on Phishing Scam...

Bard AI Causes Google Losses of $100 Billion

By Habiba Rashid It turns out that the intelligence in Google's newly-announced ChatGPT rival, Bard AI, is a bit artificial at this moment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bard AI Causes Google Losses of $100 Billion...

Weee! Grocery Service Hacked, 1.1m Accounts Leaked

By Habiba Rashid The stolen Weee! database has been leaked on the infamous BreachForums and Russian-speaking cybercrime forums. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Weee! Grocery Service Hacked, 1.1m Accounts Leaked...

SaaS Security Best Practices: Safeguard Consumer Data

By Owais Sultan In todays SaaS market, security is of utmost importance. Online commerce has undergone major changes over the past… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SaaS Security Best Practices: Safeguard Consumer Data...

Tor Network Hit By a Series of Ongoing DDoS Attacks

By Habiba Rashid Has your Tor browser been slow for the past few months? Well, you are not alone; the ongoing DDoS attacks on the Tor network are keeping it slow worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tor Network Hit By a Series of Ongoing DDoS Attacks...

CISA Offers Recovery Tool for ESXiArgs Ransomware Victims

By Deeba Ahmed The recovery tool is available on GitHub for free. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA Offers Recovery Tool for ESXiArgs Ransomware Victims...

Reality Reimagined: Exploring Transformative Power of Virtual Worlds on Social Media

By Owais Sultan Human beings have always craved interaction, from the early days when letters were the norm to the current… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Reality Reimagined: Exploring Transformative Power of Virtual Worlds on Social Media...

ARMO integrates ChatGPT to secure Kubernetes

By Deeba Ahmed Kubernetes' creator ARMO announced the integration in a blog post on February 7th, 2023. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ARMO integrates ChatGPT to secure Kubernetes...

How to Use Cloud Access Security Brokers for Data Protection

By Owais Sultan A cloud access security broker is a security policy enforcement point that can be located on-premises or in… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How to Use Cloud Access Security Brokers for Data Protection...

List of Proxy IPs Exposed to Block Killnet’s DDoS Bots

By Waqas Kallnet is a pro-Russian group known for targeting hospitals and other critical infrastructure in countries unfriendly to Russia. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: List of Proxy IPs Exposed to Block Killnets DDoS Bots...

How Businesses Benefit from Using Instagram Reels

By Owais Sultan Since its launch in August 2020, Instagram Reels has become home to a whopping two billion active users.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Businesses Benefit from Using Instagram Reels...

Combating the Ever-Increasing Cyber Attacks in 2023

By Owais Sultan Cyber attacks are a real and common issue surrounding businesses and personal accounts, especially if they have sensitive… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Combating the Ever-Increasing Cyber Attacks in 2023...

VMware Disputes Old Flaws at Root of ESXiArgs Ransomware Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed The refutation came days after Europe and North America were rattled by ESXiArgs Ransomware attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VMware Disputes Old Flaws at Root of ESXiArgs Ransomware Attacks...

Google Introduces Bard: New ChatGPT Rival

By Habiba Rashid Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, described the ChatGPT rival, Bard, as an "experimental conversational AI service" powered by LaMDA. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Introduces Bard: New ChatGPT Rival...

Benefits Of Having Video Surveillance In Your Business

By Owais Sultan You might shy away from installing a video surveillance camera in your business but the fact is that… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Benefits Of Having Video Surveillance In Your Business...

Mortgage Broker 8Twelve Exposes Data of Canadian Residents

By Habiba Rashid BAD: In total, the personal records of 717,814 Canadians were exposed to the public as a result of a database misconfiguration. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mortgage Broker 8Twelve Exposes Data of Canadian Residents...

Anonymous Leaks 128 GB of Data from Russian ISP Convex

By Waqas The leaked data apparently belongs to Convex, the leading Russian internet provider. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous Leaks 128 GB of Data from Russian ISP Convex...

Instant Checkmate, TruthFinder Data Breach: 20M Accounts Leaked

By Deeba Ahmed Instant Checkmate and TruthFinder are two subscription-based services allowing users to carry out background checks on people. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Instant Checkmate, TruthFinder Data Breach: 20M Accounts Leaked...

India’s Largest Truck Brokerage Company Leaking 140GB of Data

By Waqas The cause of the data leak is an ongoing server misconfiguration, identified by researchers on Shodan, the search engine for IoT devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indias Largest Truck Brokerage Company Leaking 140GB of Data...

EV Charging Stations at Risk of DoS Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed Although a fix is available to patch vulnerabilities, the EV industry is slow in applying the updates. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: EV Charging Stations at Risk of DoS Attacks...

What is an OSINT Tool – Best OSINT Tools 2023

By Waqas An OSINT tool is a must for every researcher - In this article, we will explore the 15 best OSINT tools that you can use for your investigations. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What is an OSINT Tool - Best OSINT Tools 2023...

TrickGate: Malicious Software Outwitting Antivirus for 6 Years

By Habiba Rashid According to researchers, there are a few key points that allow a packer such as TrickGate to remain efficient and undetectable for so many years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TrickGate: Malicious Software Outwitting Antivirus for 6 Years...

Content Delivery Network (CDN) FAQs

By Owais Sultan What is a CDN? How can businesses benefit from a CDN? and What to look for in a CDN provider? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Content Delivery Network CDN FAQs...

Google Fi User Data Breached Through T-Mobile Hack

By Deeba Ahmed Google Fi customers are impacted by the recent T-Mobile breach, as Fi relies on T-Mobile and US Cellular for connectivity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Fi User Data Breached Through T-Mobile Hack...

Amazon Still Selling T95 TV Box with Pre-Installed Malware

By Deeba Ahmed Malwarebytes has confirmed that, despite confirmed reports of the presence of pre-installed malware in T95 TV boxes, Amazon is still allowing their sale. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon Still Selling T95 TV Box with Pre-Installed Malware...

The Basics of Ecommerce Cyber Security

By Owais Sultan Perhaps it should give us pause for thought that one of the biggest revolutions in commerce and society… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Basics of Ecommerce Cyber Security...

GitHub Reports Code-Signing Certificate Theft in Security Breach

By Deeba Ahmed GitHub states that hackers gained access to its code repositories and stole code-signing certificates for two of its desktop apps: Desktop and Atom. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub Reports Code-Signing Certificate Theft in Security Breach...

ChatGPT Clone Apps Collecting Personal Data on iOS, Play Store

By Waqas Several fake ChatGPT clone apps have surfaced on the official iOS and Play Stores, collecting user data and sending it to remote servers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ChatGPT Clone Apps Collecting Personal Data on iOS, Play Store...

U.S. No Fly List Leaked on Hacker Forum

By Waqas The leak includes the full names and dates of birth of 1.8 million individuals on the No-Fly List with suspected or known ties to terrorist organizations. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: U.S. No Fly List Leaked on Hacker Forum...

Critical Realtek Vulnerability Impacting IoT Devices Worldwide

By Deeba Ahmed This is a critical vulnerability affecting almost 190 models of devices from 66 different manufacturers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical Realtek Vulnerability Impacting IoT Devices Worldwide...

Why Cybersecurity Business Needs a Real-Time Collaboration Tool

By Owais Sultan When the Cybercrime in a Pandemic World study PDF was released in late 2021, the report noted that… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why Cybersecurity Business Needs a Real-Time Collaboration Tool...

Doctor Paid $60k in Bitcoin to Hire Dark Web Hitmen

By Habiba Rashid Ronald Craig Ilg, 56 of Spokane, Washington wanted dark web hitmen to assault his wife and a former colleague. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Doctor Paid $60k in Bitcoin to Hire Dark Web Hitmen...

What is Word Unscrambler In Gaming?

By Owais Sultan Are you tired of getting stuck on those tricky word puzzles in your favourite mobile game? Have you… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: What is Word Unscrambler In Gaming?...

Yandex Source Code Online Leaked, Company Denies Hack

By Waqas The threat actor has dumped a whopping 44.7 GB worth of Yandex data, including its source code repository, on a popular hacker forum. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Yandex Source Code Online Leaked, Company Denies Hack...

Extradited Alleged ShinyHunters Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Court

By Habiba Rashid The alleged member of the ShinyHunters group, Sebastian Raoult, is a French citizen who was arrested in Morocco in 2022 and extradited to the U.S. this week. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Extradited Alleged ShinyHunters Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Co...

PlugX Malware Sneaks Onto Windows PCs Through USB Devices

By Deeba Ahmed The new variant stood out among other malware because it can infect any attached removable USB device, e.g., floppy, flash, thumb drives, and any system the removable device is plugged into later. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: PlugX Malware Sneaks Onto...