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The New York Police Department has admitted to using controversial cell phone spying systems known as Stingrays—which can be used to track the location and intercept personal communications of nearby cellphone users. In a report from the New York Civil Liberties Union, the NYPD confirmed using the Stingray more than 1,000 times between 2008 and […]
This smart building was hacked by IBM researchers to show hacking risks associated with Internet of Things. IBM security researchers are warning that building automation systems used to power so-called “smart buildings” pose a security risk to companies. According to Gartner, devices in smart homes and smart commercial buildings represented 45 percent of total connected […]
Messages coming to or from non-encrypted sources will be flagged by Google. Google has confirmed a number of changes to Gmail with the arrival of two new features that will let you know if the people you’re corresponding with aren’t hip with TLS encryption. The alterations are fairly subtle: when you receive a message from, […]
Breach comes a year after a previous hack compromised 300,000 people. The US Internal Revenue Service was the target of a malware attack that netted electronic tax-return credentials for 101,000 social security numbers, the agency disclosed Tuesday. Identity thieves made the haul by using taxpayers’ personal data that was stolen from a source outside the IRS, […]
If you are following HackRead you must be aware of what is bug bounty and how it works but did you know who are the most famous Bug Bounty Hunters? Bug Bounty Programs are programs whereby an individual is rewarded by the company or website concerned after they have pointed out a bug in such website. […]
Attackers have disguised information-stealing and Bitcoin malware as third-party add-ons and cheats for Blizzard’s online card game. Hearthstone, a free-to-play card game based on World of Warcraft, has been indirectly targeted by malware authors. These attackers have created third-party programs that supposedly benefit Hearthstone players, but in reality can compromise their computers with malicious software. […]
TENERIFE, SPAIN—THERE ARE many ways we know of to cause a blackout. You could hack industrial equipment to spin a generator out of control. You couldhijack operator machines and remotely open breakers. Or you could launch a sniper assault on substations and shoot out transformers. Now researchers have found another way to take down the […]
Home routers with little to no security are far too common. They’re dangerous from a number of perspectives: as peeping holes for spying on people’s daily web use, for filtering stolen files and for launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, where the power of combined compromised machines is used to flood target websites with traffic, thereby knocking them […]
Short Bytes: Your desire to master the art of Facebook hacking can harm you in a big way. Recently, a variant of Remtasu malware has been spotted in the wild that can hack your Facebook, instead of your friend’s account. Surprisingly, this malware always finds a way to remain on the system even after the victim reboots […]
Oxford, Miss. (TLV)—Sunday, Feb 7, The Oxford School District was attacked by an “unknown hacker” using “crypto-ransomware.” OSD has shut down all servers and is currently working to resume regular operation. Crypto-ransomware is a type of malware that restricts you from using some or all of your computer until a price is paid in a […]
Steam’s built-in browser runs in a no-sandbox mode. The latest version of the Steam gaming client is employing an outdated Web browser that puts users at risk due to unpatched vulnerabilities while also disabling a key security feature. After Google Project Zero security researcher Tavis Ormandy disclosed that two antivirus companies were deploying customized Chromium versions […]
A hacker accessed an employee’s email account at the Department of Justice and stole 200GB of files including records of 9,000 DHS staffers and 20,000 FBI employees. Yesterday, the data related a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) staff directory were leaked online, a Twitter account shared the link to an archive containing 9,355 names. The responsible […]
During a recent penetration test, I was performing some packet captures and noticed some unencrypted Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) traffic. The syntax was unmistakable. At first I thought this might be a way to capture some authentication credentials. However, MSSQL encrypts login traffic which meant I would have to crack the encryption to get credentials. If […]
Russian authorities raided offices of a Russian film distribution and production company as part of an operation against the Dyre gang. Russian law enforcement and intelligence agencies in November raided offices of a Russian film distribution and production company as part of an operation against one of the world’s most notorious cybercrime ring. The authorities […]
The internet is abuzz with news about a new backdoor Trojan that is equipped with such advanced features that it can steal files, capture screenshots and record Skype conversations. The Trojan T9000 is an evolved and more advanced version of the older T5000 backdoor Trojan. T5000 was identified in 2013 and again in 2014 and […]
Spam campaign targets Portuguese-speaking firms in Brazil and other regions to deliver malware and steal sensitive data. Symantec has observed an ongoing spam campaign targeting Brazil-based companies and other firms that use Portuguese-language computers around the globe. The attackers behind the campaign appear to be interested in obtaining access to email accounts to ultimately steal […]
THREE AND A half years after he sought temporary asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy in London only to find himself a captive instead, a UN group has ruled that UK and Swedish authorities unlawfully detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in violation of their international human rights obligations. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said […]
According to the NSW Government Department of Resources and Energy Chinese hackers have launched a malware-based attack on its network in December. The Australian NSW Government Department of Resources and Energy revealed that in December 2015 unknown hackers targeted its systems. In the same period, the organization was launching a number of important projects, including […]
Dell and Cylance join the fight against bootkits. Dell has announced a partnership with Cylance, which will add a new security layer for its line of motherboards, a BIOS integrity verification mechanism aimed at detecting corrupted boot images. Dell is just the latest company that has realized the threat that comes from bootkit malware, one of […]
In this tutorial, we will explore where and what the forensic investigator can find information about the activities of the suspect in their web browser. It’s important to note that this information will vary by operating system and browser. Here we will look briefly at Internet Explorer and go into a bit more depth on […]
FOR THE LAST three years, the evolution of firearms has been playing out all over again in plastic form: Deadly, working guns that anyone can generate with a download and a few clicks on a 3-D printer have mutated from mere individual components to a single shot pistol to a reusable rifle. Now the 3-D […]