Leaky Server Exposing Scraped Data of 150,000 Mastodon Users

By Waqas At the time of writing, the server was actively being updated with more data! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Leaky Server Exposing Scraped Data of 150,000 Mastodon Users...

Some Meta Employees and Security Guards Hacked User Accounts

By Deeba Ahmed The fired individuals included on-contract security guards who worked for Meta and could access an internal tool for employees. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Some Meta Employees and Security Guards Hacked User Accounts...

Study shows that 42% of people use their names in passwords

By Waqas ExpressVPN’s study on the most common passwords around the world showed that 42% of people use their first name in their passwords, while 43% of them use their birth date. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Study shows that 42% of people use their names in passwords...

3 Simple Yet Vital Tips to Stay Safe Online

By Owais Sultan The online world has never been risk-free and in 2022 the risks posed by cybercriminals are a threat… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3 Simple Yet Vital Tips to Stay Safe Online...

Step-by-Step Security Guide for WordPress

By Waqas The most prominent CMS today is WordPress which is being used by over 455 million across the globe. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Step-by-Step Security Guide for WordPress...

TrojanOrders Attack Hits Magento and Adobe Stores

By Deeba Ahmed According to researchers, at least seven magecart groups are targeting Magento 2 websites in TrojanOrders attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TrojanOrders Attack Hits Magento and Adobe Stores...

Ukrainian behind global Zeus malware operation finally caught

By Waqas The suspect, Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, was wanted by the FBI since August 2012. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ukrainian behind global Zeus malware operation finally caught...

We Need Smarter Smart Contracts To Prevent DeFi Hacks

By Waqas The smart contracts that govern DeFi are littered with exploitable code, and hackers understand that since hundreds of millions of crypto funds have been siphoned off due to this very issue. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: We Need Smarter Smart Contracts To Preve...

Making a case for crypto knowledge – why the general population has to be educated on cryptocurrency

By Waqas Cryptocurrency and blockchain education is critical for anyone looking to grow their personal wealth and achieve financial freedom. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Making a case for crypto knowledge – why the general population has to be educated on cryptocurrenc...

Cloud Hacking – Why API Remains the Biggest Threat?

By Owais Sultan The top causes of cloud hacking have evolved over the years. Currently, APIs are among the top threats to clouds. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloud Hacking - Why API Remains the Biggest Threat?...

New RapperBot malware targets gaming servers with DDoS attacks

By Deeba Ahmed RapperBot malware is known for brute-forcing SSH servers that can accept password authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New RapperBot malware targets gaming servers with DDoS attacks...

Trust Wallet Launches Browser Extension Wallet for Desktop

By Deeba Ahmed The extension will support all EVM chains and Solana. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Trust Wallet Launches Browser Extension Wallet for Desktop...

Will a Labeling System Solve IoT Security Challenges?

By Waqas The planned smart device security labeling program spearheaded by the US government will be introduced next year, although… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Will a Labeling System Solve IoT Security Challenges?...

GAM3 Awards: Leading crypto firms and influencers to honor best in Web3 gaming

By Deeba Ahmed GAM3 awards are dubbed as the Grammys of the Web3 gaming industry. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GAM3 Awards: Leading crypto firms and influencers to honor best in Web3 gaming...

StrelaStealer Malware Hijacking Outlook and Thunderbird Accounts

By Deeba Ahmed Dubbed StrelaStealer, the malware is being distributed through malicious email attachments and targets Spanish-speaking people. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: StrelaStealer Malware Hijacking Outlook and Thunderbird Accounts...

GitHub Abused to Distribute Malicious Packages on PyPI in Image Files

By Waqas Threat actors are using steganography to hide malicious code in images. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub Abused to Distribute Malicious Packages on PyPI in Image Files...

YouTube Tutorial Videos Spreading Vidar and Raccoon Malware

By Habiba Rashid The new campaign highlights the fact that downloading cracked software is bad news. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube Tutorial Videos Spreading Vidar and Raccoon Malware...

Ransomware Gang Leaks Medibank Data on Dark Web

By Habiba Rashid The leak came just days after Medibank, Australia’s largest health insurer, refused to pay ransom to hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ransomware Gang Leaks Medibank Data on Dark Web...

Your Guide To Navigating Mastodon, an Alternative to Twitter

By Habiba Rashid In this article, we will address what is Mastodon and how it works. Basically, this is one of those "everything you should know about" articles. Enjoy! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Your Guide To Navigating Mastodon, an Alternative to Twitter...

Microsoft Issues Patches to Fix 6 Active 0-Day Windows Vulnerabilities

By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft has urged Windows Administrators to install the updates urgently so make sure you have the latest patches installed! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Issues Patches to Fix 6 Active 0-Day Windows Vulnerabilities...

Twitter’s Unpredictable Path Under Elon Musk

By Habiba Rashid Hints of the impending doom that was inevitable with Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter began to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Twitters Unpredictable Path Under Elon Musk...

OnePlanet Announces Support for Polygon-based Launchpad Services

By Deeba Ahmed This connectivity between the NFT launchpad and the Polygon ecosystem will allow the minting of new collections on the Polygon network. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OnePlanet Announces Support for Polygon-based Launchpad Services...

DeFi Startup AllianceBlock Debuts Trustless ID Verification Service For Dapps

By Waqas The new service is meant to solve the problem of trustlessly sharing identity data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DeFi Startup AllianceBlock Debuts Trustless ID Verification Service For Dapps...

Python Developers Beware: Malicious Packages are Swapping Out Your Crypto Addresses

By Waqas It has been identified that these malicious packages are downloaded over 29 million times each day. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Python Developers Beware: Malicious Packages are Swapping Out Your Crypto Addresses...

Medibank Distressed As Ransomware Group Threatens to Post Stolen Data

By Habiba Rashid While some believe the ransomware group threatening Medibank to be a REvil relaunch, others suspect it is BlogXX, a new operation linked to REvil. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Medibank Distressed As Ransomware Group Threatens to Post Stolen Data...

Ambire Wallet and Swappin.gifts collab: Use Crypto for real-world services

By Deeba Ahmed The swappin-gifts dApp is available on the Ambire Wallet dApp Catalog with a special crypto-prize promotion between the 3rd and 17th of November 2022. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ambire Wallet and Swappin.gifts collab: Use Crypto for real-world services...

US seizes $1.4 billion in Bitcoin from Silk Road Market Scammer

By Habiba Rashid The seizure of 50,000 Bitcoin took place in November 2021 when authorities raided the home of James Zhong, a 32-year-old in Gainesville, Georgia - The value of the seized BTC was $3.36 billion at that time. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US seizes $1.4...

Urlscan.io API Inadvertently Leaked Sensitive Data and URLs

By Deeba Ahmed Urlscan.io is a website scanning and analyzing engine that accepts URL submissions and creates a trove of data such as IPs, domains, DOM information, screenshots, and cookies. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Urlscan.io API Inadvertently Leaked Sensitive Dat...

Blockchain Power Binance Football Fever 2022 to Offer Fans $1 Million in Reward

By Deeba Ahmed FIFA World Cup is about to happen, and football fever has already taken the world hostage. Binance isn’t… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Blockchain Power Binance Football Fever 2022 to Offer Fans $1 Million in Reward...

Google Fails To Remove “App Developer” Behind Malware Scam

By Habiba Rashid The apps reported by Malwarebytes contain Android trojan yet the developer is still active on Google Play, continuing their scam. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Fails To Remove "App Developer" Behind Malware Scam...

Tor domain remains online after Feds seize Z-Library websites

By Waqas Z-Library offered pirated e-books for free and proved a suitable alternative to expensive originals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tor domain remains online after Feds seize Z-Library websites...

Hackers Abusing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Voice to Steal Credentials

By Waqas In this campaign, attackers send malicious emails disguised as a survey feature from Dynamic 365, notifying the victim about a new voicemail message. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Abusing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Voice to Steal Credentials...

AS Roma’s Paulo Dybala is the new face of Web3 soccer game MonkeyLeague

By Deeba Ahmed MonkeyLeague allows players to build a dream team of MonkeyAthlete NFTs to fill field positions and compete against real users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: AS Romas Paulo Dybala is the new face of Web3 soccer game MonkeyLeague...

4 Major Benefits of Next Gen SIEM

By Owais Sultan Next gen SIEM is a cloud-native cyberscurity tool that utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to discover malicious activity in real-time. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4 Major Benefits of Next Gen SIEM...

Privacy Protocol Elusiv Raises $3.5 Million in Seed Funding

By Deeba Ahmed Elusiv protocol offers privacy with compliance to protect Solana users with accessible and compliant privacy. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Privacy Protocol Elusiv Raises $3.5 Million in Seed Funding...

Blokhaus Announced Launching of New Open-Source NFT Tool Minterpress

By Deeba Ahmed Minterpress is a new open-source plugin that allows collectors and creators to host and mint eco-friendly NFTs on WordPress. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Blokhaus Announced Launching of New Open-Source NFT Tool Minterpress...

SandStrike Spyware Infecting Android Devices through VPN Apps

By Waqas The spyware is delivered through a malicious VPN app, and the preferred targets of attackers are Persian-speaking Baháʼí Faith practitioners. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SandStrike Spyware Infecting Android Devices through VPN Apps...

OpenSSL Released Patch for High-Severity Vulnerability Detected Last Week

By Deeba Ahmed The OpenSSL vulnerability was first categorized as critical and later as a high-severity buffer overflow bug that impacted all OpenSSL 3.x installations. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OpenSSL Released Patch for High-Severity Vulnerability Detected Last We...

Leaked Amazon Prime Video Server Exposed Users Viewing Habits

By Waqas Security researcher Anurag Sen revealed Amazon failed to protect one of its internal servers, which allowed any third party to access the database. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Leaked Amazon Prime Video Server Exposed Users Viewing Habits...

Australian Defence Force Communications Service Hit by Ransomware Attack

By Deeba Ahmed According to Matt Thistlethwaite, assistant minister for defense, there is no evidence to believe that data belonging to serving and retired military personnel have been compromised. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Australian Defence Force Communications...

How Decentralized Apps Shaping the Future of the Internet

By Daily Contributors The internet has drastically changed the way we interact with the world. We can now connect with people… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Decentralized Apps Shaping the Future of the Internet...

Student Suspected of Running Germany’s Largest Dark Web Market DiDW

By Waqas The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany BKA arrested a student in Bavaria on suspicion of his involvement… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Student Suspected of Running Germanys Largest Dark Web Market DiDW...

World’s Leading Copper Producer Aurubis Suffers Crippling Cyberattack

By Deeba Ahmed According to a statement from the Germany-based Aurubis, the attack was detected on the night of October 28th. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Worlds Leading Copper Producer Aurubis Suffers Crippling Cyberattack...

Why and how cyber security should be taken seriously

By Owais Sultan As technology advances, so does the sophistication of cyber security and cyber attacks. Small businesses are especially vulnerable… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why and how cyber security should be taken seriously...

New Dropper Apps on Play Store Targeting Banking and Crypto Wallets

By Deeba Ahmed In total, 5 dropper apps with over 130,000 downloads through Play Store distributed banking trojans like Vultur and SharkBot. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Dropper Apps on Play Store Targeting Banking and Crypto Wallets...

Researchers hack SpaceX Starlink satellite signal for GPS alternative

By Deeba Ahmed A non-peer-reviewed paper published by The University of Texas at Austin provides a complete characterization of Starlink’s signals claiming to have taken the first step toward creating a brand-new global navigation technology. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original pos...

GitHub fixes critical vulnerability that exposed repositories to attackers

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerability allowed attackers to take control of GitHub repositories and infect codes and apps with malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub fixes critical vulnerability that exposed repositories to attackers...

Chrome Extensions Harboring Dormant Colors Malware Infect Over a Million PCs

By Waqas Among other capabilities, Dormant Colors malware can also inject ads into standard pages and append affiliate links to e-commerce websites to generate affiliate revenue. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chrome Extensions Harboring Dormant Colors Malware Infect Ove...

See Tickets data breach went undetected for 2.5 years

By Deeba Ahmed See Tickets have warned customers to remain cautious of possible identity theft attacks and credit card fraud. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: See Tickets data breach went undetected for 2.5 years...

New Cryptojacking Campaign Kiss-a-dog Targeting Docker and Kubernetes

By Deeba Ahmed The Austin, Texas-based American cybersecurity technology CrowdStrike has discovered a brand-new cryptojacking campaign in which attackers are targeting… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Cryptojacking Campaign Kiss-a-dog Targeting Docker and Kubernetes...