Defi protocol THORChain loses $8 million in “seemingly whitehat” attack

By Deeba Ahmed THORChain said that "the hacker deliberately limited their impact, seemingly a whitehat." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Defi protocol THORChain loses $8 million in "seemingly whitehat" attack...

Fake Windows 11 installers infecting devices with adware, malware

By Deeba Ahmed Originally, Windows 11 will be available for download from October 2021 - It will be a free upgrade for existing Windows 10 users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Windows 11 installers infecting devices with adware, malware...

Windows Defender update caught removing zip, exe, source code files

By Waqas The Windows Defender daily update flagged DeCSS DVD encryption software copy as a Trojan and quarantined it before deleting it. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Windows Defender update caught removing zip, exe, source code files...

WifiDemon – iPhone Wifi bug exposed devices to remote attacks

By Sudais Asif Dubbed WifiDemon by researchers; the attack required the victim’s wifi to be set on auto-join which is by default in iPhones. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WifiDemon - iPhone Wifi bug exposed devices to remote attacks...

Israeli spyware used in hacking phones of activists, journalists globally

By Waqas In groundbreaking research, it has been revealed that governments and regimes around the world used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Israeli spyware used in hacking phones of activists, journalists globally...

Misconfigured AWS bucket exposed 421GB of Artwork Archive data

By Deeba Ahmed The trove of data was left exposed unencrypted and without any password or security authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Misconfigured AWS bucket exposed 421GB of Artwork Archive data...

Google issues patches for Chrome flaw for Windows, Mac and Linux

By Waqas Along with a patch for a zero-day bug in the Chrome browser, Google has addressed seven other flaws in its recent update. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google issues patches for Chrome flaw for Windows, Mac and Linux...

SolarWinds hackers exploited iOS 0-day to compromise iPhones

By Deeba Ahmed According to Google, SolarWinds hackers exploited an iOS 0-day vulnerability to hack iPhones and made millions from targeting phones worldwide. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds hackers exploited iOS 0-day to compromise iPhones...

New LinkedIn phishing campaign found using Google Forms

By Sudais Asif In the latest LinkedIn phishing scam, the sender’s email address as shown appears to be from Paul University which is based in Nigeria. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New LinkedIn phishing campaign found using Google Forms...

A brief guide on building audio and video live streaming platform

By Owais Sultan Live streaming is a profitable business. In this article, you'll get to know how to build a secure, user-friendly, and functional website for live streams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A brief guide on building audio and video live streaming platform...

U.S Govt launches new website to fight ransomware, help victims

By Sudais Asif The US government is also offering $10 million in rewards for information on foreign hackers involved in ransomware attacks on the United States. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: U.S Govt launches new website to fight ransomware, help victims...

Poker player jailed for illegal video streaming, downloading websites

By Deeba Ahmed Talon White has received 12 months of prison sentence after being involved in the illegal streaming of copyright-protected TV shows and movies. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Poker player jailed for illegal video streaming, downloading websites...

Police seize illegal cryptomining farm using thousands of PS4s, GPUs

By Deeba Ahmed Ukrainian authorities have seized the illegal cryptomining farm and recovered 3,800 PlayStation 4 gaming consoles and GPUs. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police seize illegal cryptomining farm using thousands of PS4s, GPUs...

REvil ransomware group vanishes after mounting US pressure

By Sudais Asif Currently, Hackread.com can confirm that the official website of the REvil group along with its chat and payment gateways are offline. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: REvil ransomware group vanishes after mounting US pressure...

Indian call center seized over Amazon hacking scam against US citizens

By Deeba Ahmed The call center ran a fake Amazon technical support call center in South Delhi - Now, 26 of its "employees" have been arrested. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indian call center seized over Amazon hacking scam against US citizens...

Cybercriminals using Marvel’s Black Widow movie to spread malware

By Waqas Apart from malware, offers to watch the online premiere of the Black Widow movie are being used to steal payment card data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cybercriminals using Marvels Black Widow movie to spread malware...

Kaseya issues patches for vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed Kaseya VSA has released patches for 3 critical vulnerabilities exploited by the REvil ransomware gang in ransomware attack earlier this month. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaseya issues patches for vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attack...

How data collected in gaming can be used to breach user privacy

By Sudais Asif Gaming firms collect user data to improve user experience but how that data can be used for malicious purposes? Here's what researchers say. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How data collected in gaming can be used to breach user privacy...

How can you protect your personal, sensitive data online?

By Owais Sultan If you are reading this, thinking about your personal data or even secrets, you may have bigger problems than you can solve. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How can you protect your personal, sensitive data online?...

SEC charges dark web user of insider trading, money laundering

By Deeba Ahmed The accused is a Greek national who used AlphaBay marketplace with the alias "The Bull" on the dark web for insider trading information. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SEC charges dark web user of insider trading, money laundering...

Hackers disabling Macro security warnings in new malspam campaign

By Waqas This means hackers are downloading/executing malicious DLLs/ZLoader without any malicious code in the spammed attachment macro. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers disabling Macro security warnings in new malspam campaign...

Malware hits Hive OS cryptomining users; steals funds from wallets

By Sudais Asif The nasty malware specifically targets “wallet configuration” files within Hive OS to steal the victim’s cryptocurrencies. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware hits Hive OS cryptomining users; steals funds from wallets...

Protected: 5 Reasons Every Small Business Needs An Employee App

By Owais Sultan There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Protected: 5 Reasons Every Small Business Needs An Employee App...

Email claiming Kaseya patch drops Cobalt Strike malware

By Sudais Asif The malicious email campaign is claiming to contain a patch for the Kaseya vulnerability but in fact, it is the infamous Cobalt Strike malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Email claiming Kaseya patch drops Cobalt Strike malware...

Hackers leak scraped data of 87,000 GETTR users

By Deeba Ahmed GETTR has been attacked twice since its launch on July 4th, 2021. Here's what Hackread.com's exclusive analysis reveals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers leak scraped data of 87,000 GETTR users...

Passwords by Kaspersky Password Manager exposed to brute-force attack

By Deeba Ahmed If you are using Kaspersky Password Manager for creating passwords, you might want to consider regenerating those you created before Oct 2019. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Passwords by Kaspersky Password Manager exposed to brute-force attack...

170 fraudulent Android apps scamming cryptocurrency enthusiasts

By Deeba Ahmed So far, these fake Android app developers have managed to steal money from 93,000 users and raked in around $350,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 170 fraudulent Android apps scamming cryptocurrency enthusiasts...

Microsoft issues emergency patch to fix PrintNightmare vulnerability

By Waqas Microsoft is urging customers to "install these updates immediately" and protect their PCs against the widely exploited PrintNightmare vulnerability. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft issues emergency patch to fix PrintNightmare vulnerability...

Blue Screen of Death will be Black Screen of Death in Windows 11

By Deeba Ahmed The infamous Blue Screen of Death BSOD will be Black Screen of Death in the upcoming Windows 11, reports have confirmed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Blue Screen of Death will be Black Screen of Death in Windows 11...

Interpol arrests Moroccon hacker over global phishing, malware scam

By Waqas The hacker, "Dr. Hex" is accused of defacing websites, carrying out phishing attacks and malware campaigns. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Interpol arrests Moroccon hacker over global phishing, malware scam...

Revil ransomware increases ransom to $70M in Kaseya attack

By Sudais Asif The Revil ransomware group has released a notice stating that more than 1 million systems have been infected - far more than initially believed. A couple of days ago, we reported on how the infamous REvil ransomware had targeted over 40 Managed Service Providers MSPs compromising...

9 apps with 6M installs stole Facebook logins of Android users

By Habiba Rashid In total, 10 of these Trojan apps were found, out of which, 9 were available on Google Play. Here is the list of malicious apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 9 apps with 6M installs stole Facebook logins of Android users...

REvil Ransomware targets 1000+ businesses causing holiday havoc

By Sudais Asif REvil ransomware gang was revealed to have attacked at least 40 Managed Service Providers MSPs through Kaseya. Here's what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: REvil Ransomware targets 1000+ businesses causing holiday havoc...

Spanish telecom giant MasMovil hit by Revil ransomware gang

By Waqas Revil ransomware gang is claiming to have downloaded databases and other important data belonging to the MasMovil group. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Spanish telecom giant MasMovil hit by Revil ransomware gang...

Online learning provider New Skills Academy alerts users of data breach

By Waqas According to the data breach notification email sent by New Skills Academy, the number of victims impacted by the breach is yet unknown. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online learning provider New Skills Academy alerts users of data breach...

Colombia arrests suspect wanted by US over Gozi virus

By Waqas The countries targeted by the Gozi virus included Finland, Germany, United States, and the United Kingdom with victims like NASA. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Colombia arrests suspect wanted by US over Gozi virus...

Domain, server of DoubleVPN used by ransomware gangs seized

By Deeba Ahmed US, Canada, and European authorities took part in the operation which ended up seizing cybercriminals' access to and infrastructure of DoubleVPN. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Domain, server of DoubleVPN used by ransomware gangs seized...

A hacker is selling 700 million LinkedIn users accounts

By Waqas LinkedIn has not suffered data breach but the records being sold are collected through data scraping technique. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A hacker is selling 700 million LinkedIn users accounts...

Benefits of CI/CD for Your Software Development Company

By Waqas The benefits of CI/CD are numerous and allow companies to deliver software and updates faster and more reliably. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Benefits of CI/CD for Your Software Development Company...

Hacker wipes out database of RSS newsreader service NewsBlur

By Deeba Ahmed Personal newsreader NewsBlur service has been restored after a hacker wiped out MongoDB data that was exposed to public access. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker wipes out database of RSS newsreader service NewsBlur...

Microsoft signed a driver called Netfilter, turns out it contained malware

By Habiba Rashid Microsoft signed off a driver, Netfilter, for Windows that contains rootkit malware and has been circulating mainly amongst the gaming community. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft signed a driver called Netfilter, turns out it contained malware...

Western Digital My Book Live hard drives remotely wiped by hackers

By Habiba Rashid People are shocked to find out all of their data stored on their Western Digital My Book Live hard drives has been wiped out through a factory reset. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Western Digital My Book Live hard drives remotely wiped by hackers...

New malware in pirated games disables Windows Updates, Defender

By Waqas Dubbed Crackonosh by researchers; the malware uses the victim's computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies for its developers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware in pirated games disables Windows Updates, Defender...

US supermarket giant Wegmans exposed sensitive data

By Habiba Rashid It took Wegmans a month to respond and secure its data after the Website Planet security team's responsible disclosure. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US supermarket giant Wegmans exposed sensitive data...

6 official Python repositories plagued with cryptomining malware

By Deeba Ahmed Six malicious typosquatting packages in the official Python programming language’s PyPI repository are found laced with cryptomining malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 6 official Python repositories plagued with cryptomining malware...

DreamHost hosting firm exposed almost a billion sensitive records

By Habiba Rashid The database belonged to DreamHost's DreamPress managed WordPress hosting that was left exposed without any security authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DreamHost hosting firm exposed almost a billion sensitive records...

30 million Dell devices affected by BIOSConnect code execution bugs

By Deeba Ahmed Eclypsium security researchers have discovered four major security vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist's BIOSConnect feature. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 30 million Dell devices affected by BIOSConnect code execution bugs...

Identity Theft – 5 Ways to Secure Your Identity Online

By Owais Sultan The repercussions of identity theft can vary from a slight inconvenience to extensive damages, including financial and emotional ones. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Identity Theft - 5 Ways to Secure Your Identity Online...

The Threat of Ransomware on the Rise in 2021

By Waqas Did you know the first reported instances of ransomware attacks date back to 1989 and they were levied against the healthcare industry? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Threat of Ransomware on the Rise in 2021...

New tool lets teens report, remove their nude photos online

By Deeba Ahmed Teens can now report their explicit content through a tool that can be termed as a positive initiative against revenge and child abuse content. An online tool has been developed to help those young people who want to remove their nude images, whether or not they have been...