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“It’s that time of the year again” when Holiday and Christmas scams target users around the world since millions of people are celebrating and buying gifts for friends and family. Most people prefer shopping online and that is where hackers and cybercriminals take full advantage of the situation and scam unsuspecting users. Here are some Holiday and Christmas scams you […]
Steam has been caught providing access to one user’s personal account to another user — It is unclear if the service was hacked or it was a Christmas fail. Just a couple of hours ago HackRead reported that a group of wannabe hackers have shut down Steam servers but what happened now is not only weird […]
A group of hackers have designed a malware for users looking out for Christmas themed desktops and mobile apps — The malware is targeting iOS and Android users. The Santa-APT [Advanced persistent threat] was discovered by CloudSek, a security firm who was researching on a malware in the black market. Capabilities of the Malware This newly discovered malware […]
Last New Years Eve, a hacking group “Lizard Squad” spoiled the party for gamers with a DDoS attack on the Play Station network and Xbox Live — Now there’s a new group vows to do the same this X-Mas. This year another group “Phantom Group” (@PhantomSquad) is threatening to do the same, their aim is […]
NSA‘s whistle blower Edward Snowden has a special message for you on this Christmas. We thank Mr. Snowden for his contribution in exposing the NSA’s PRISM surveillance program. Follow @HackRead