A critical security flaw has been disclosed in miniOrange’s Social Login and Register plugin for WordPress that could enable a malicious actor to log in as any user-provided information about email address is already known. Tracked as CVE-2023-2982 (CVSS score: 9.8), the authentication bypass flaw impacts all versions of the plugin, including and prior to […]
After a credential stuffing attack on December 6, which gave hackers access to names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, individual tax identification numbers, and dates of birth, PayPal is in the process of mailing breach notification letters to almost 35,000 of its customers. The breach, which took place between December 6 and December 8, was brought […]
Stalk your Friends. Find their Instagram, FB and Twitter Profiles using Image Recognition and Reverse Image Search. This only works if their Facebook Profile is public What does this do? In simple words you have at least one Image of the Person you are looking for and a clue about its name. You feed this […]
Earlier this week, it was reported that in 2015 the social media giant Facebook provided access to 50 million of its user’s profiles to a UK based data analysis and data mining firm Cambridge Analytica (CA). Since the news broke, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are being accused of illegally harvesting and using the Facebook users’ data to […]
Another day, another data breach – This time Taringa, a Reddit-like social network website for Latin American users has suffered a massive data breach in which 28 million accounts of registered users have been stolen. This was revealed when LeakBase, a data breach notification website got their hands on Taringa database. Upon scanning, it was concluded that in […]
OurMine, a Saudi Arabia based hacking group hacked the official Twitter account of HBO and its Game of Thrones TV series on Wednesday night. Upon taking over the accounts, the group started sending their signature Tweets asking the HBO to contact the hackers so they can sell their IT security services to the network “Hi, OurMine are […]
[newad][/newad] A Dark Web hacker going by the online handle of “nclay” is claiming to have hacked the popular Internet radio and social networking website 8Track.com and has stolen 18 million accounts (18,674,447) of its registered users. The hacker tells HackRead that the website was hacked earlier this month in which he was able to grab account […]
Short Bytes: Hacking group OurMine has now targetted Jack Dorsey and Marissa Mayer. OurMine recently hacked their Twitter accounts and posted messages on their profile. OurMine has triggered the frequency of its operations in the recent times and targeting multiple high-profile tech CEOs and celebrities. Over this weekend, a mysterious group of hackers compromised the […]
Social media platforms are increasingly being targeted, as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg found out earlier this month. Here, we look at how to keep your accounts secure.
You should have these five tools to protect your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media accounts Social media has taken the world by storm through dozens of websites, mobile apps, and other forms of technologies improving the way people communicate with each other. There are social media sites that have millions of members allowing […]
Hackers took over the official Twitter account of Iran’s state Television ‘Al-Alam’ on Sunday, leaving material supportive of the Saudi-led air war against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen. Al-Alam has blamed Saudi government for targeting the channel due to its critical coverage of Yemen war. After taking over Al-Alam’s twitter account (@alalam_news), hackers started posting false reports about […]
The hacktivist group Anonymous has attacked the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) on a large scale. ISIS has a very strong social media presence and in this attack, its numerous accounts were taken down. ISIS uses these accounts to spread its propaganda and recruit new members. ISIS was believed to be responsible for the attack […]
Two-thirds of the respondents to the survey admitted to using various methods to check on children “without their knowledge” – and one-fifth had found “incriminating” posts which they confronted children about.
According to the officials, the security forces of Brazil are constantly using secret agents and thoroughly supervising the social media in order to make certain that the aggressive protesters against government do not wreck the world cup of soccer this year. Though the demonstration in the current months is way smaller than the previous year […]