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Modified version of Skimer malware makes stealing cash from ATMs easy

Skimer malware is back to steal your cash from ATMS! A new malware program named Skimer has been discovered by security researchers. The malware is designed in a way that it infects the ATMs that run with the Windows operating system and therefore be used in stealing of money and payment card details. Source: JoyReactor […]

Nulled.IO Hacking Forum Hacked, Trove of Data Stolen

Nulled.io, one of the largest buying and selling forum for hacked content has been hacked and almost everything has been stolen! The year 2016 has been hard on internet users and websites alike since more than 1,076 data breaches have occurred. The latest on this front is that the well-known Nulled.IO, a popular forum for […]

PornHub Gets Hacked Days After Launching Bug Bounty Program

A teen hacker has taken over PornHub servers and sold the data for $1000 — PornHub claims it’s just a hoax! The famous adult content website PornHub launched its bug bounty program just a few days ago amid increasing malware attacks but before someone can report bugs on their site a hacker already breached and stole their […]

UAE InvestBank Hack: Leaked Data showing passport and Credit Card Details

A Trove of data has been found circulating online — Hackers claim it belongs to the UAE Investment bank! The data includes credit card details and passport information. A data file that shows and holds sensitive financial data has been published. The data, 10GB in size, was published online and seems to have been taken […]

40 million User Data from Adult Social Network Emerges on Dark Net

Another day another massive data available for sale online — This time, it’s from Fling Adult dating site. Fling.com (NSFW), an adult social network has apparently been hacked and as a result login credentials of 40,769,652 registered users have been stolen and available for sale on the Dark Web by a hacker calling himself by a vicious hacker known […]

Massive Data Breach Hits Russian Users of Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail

Massive Data Breach Hits Russian Users of Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail — Russian Hacker Steals 250 million Email Addresses and Passwords and Puts them On Sale This time, it is a massive data breach conducted successfully allegedly by Russian hackers. In the hack attack, around 250 million email addresses and passwords belonging to users of […]

Fake Google Chrome Update Leads to Android Malware Stealing Personal Data

Android Users Beware- This New Malware can Retrieve Banking Information and Track your Texts For Android users, using their devices has become so much risky nowadays due to the emergence of a new malware every other day. This time, a dangerous malware has surfaced that appears to be just another harmless Google Chrome’s mobile version’s […]

New anti-hacking law promises life imprisonment to vehicle hackers

If you are an IT security researcher or a hacker and living in the Michigan State you may consider to move somewhere else or quit researching on cars — Newly proposed law may put you in the prison for life. The Michigan Senate has introduced new laws which could see anyone who hacks into a car’s […]

Anonymous Target Bank of Greece Website with Massive DDoS Attack

Anonymous shut down the bank of Greece website in a powerful DDoS attack — Vows to target more banks against financial corruption. The online hacktivist Anonymous recently relaunched operation OpIcarus directed towards banking sector in Europe and the United States — The first bank coming under the fire is the Bank of Greece who had their website […]

New Android Malware RuMMS Targeting Users through Smishing

The malware is targeting Russian users but it’s about time when the same tactics will be used by other cyber criminals outside Russia. FireEye security firms’ researchers have identified a new Android family malware that is currently targeting Russian users. The malware is distributed via a series of infected subdomains that are actually registered with […]

Facebook Users Hit with ‘irregularities of content’ Phishing Scam

Cyber criminals are targeting innocent Facebook users with yet another phishing scam — This time, it’s quite a sophisticated one so watch out! Previous week HackRead informed users around the world about the ‘Account Violation’ Policy phishing scam that was circulating on Facebook, which compelled users to send in details of their login credentials to […]

Bank implements poor security measures, loses $81 million

Were Second-Hand Routers Responsible for Hacking of Bangladesh’s Central Bank — Yes, of course! Bangladesh Central Bank became the target of a hack attack only because of the inefficient and insufficient security network in both hardware and software departments. With this hack, the malicious attackers managed to rake in $81 million, the equivalent of which is […]

Crooks Target Apple Users with ‘Apple ID Expiration’ Phishing Scam

If you have received text message about your Apple ID expiring soon don’t click the link in the text — New Phishing Scam Steals ID and Passwords of Apple users Apple users have always remained under the hammer of scammers and cyber criminals. Probably these malicious actors envy Apple users a lot and thus, keep launching […]

Anonymous Hacker Arrested for Hacking, Leaking Filipinos’ Voters Data

It has been learned that an Anonymous hacker who is actually a 23-year old fresh IT graduate has been arrested on charges of involvement in the alleged hacking of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website On March 27, the hacktivist group Anonymous’ Philippines attacked the Comelec website and defaced it to prove their point that […]

Creators of SpyEye Trojan Aleksandr Panin, Hamza Bendelladj Sentenced

SpyEye’s Developer Aleksandr Panin and Seller Hamza Bendelladj Jailed for 9 and a half and 15 Years Respectively for Extracting Millions from Banks Worldwide Malicious Banking Trojan SpyEye’s developer Aleksandr Panin has received a sentence of 9 and 1/2years in jail for creating a malicious banking Trojan that helped malicious actors drain millions from bank […]

GozNym Malware Hits Banking Systems in Canada and The US

The U.S and Canadian banks are threatened by a double jeopardy, double the trouble as the twice powerful malware mega menace called goznym is here! This brand new trouble for the United States and Canadian banking system is a fusion malware with enormously violent skills. Banking Giants Nymaim and Gozi ISFB have joined forces to […]

Latest Facebook Video Malware Scam Targets Chrome Users

Whether it has reached you as “My First Video,” “My Video,” or “Private Video,” all these refer to a malicious Facebook scam Previous week HackRead informed users around the world about the ‘Account Violation’ Policy phishing scam that was circulating on Facebook, which compelled users to send in details of their login credentials to the […]

Stressful Friday for Gamers as Warcraft Servers DDoSed by Lizard Squad

Stressful Friday for Gamers as Blizzard’s Servers Targeted by Infamous Lizard Squad through DDoS DDoS attacks have become so widespread that every other day we hear about some website getting targeted and victimized. It has become the most common method of instigating a cyber-attack against private or government websites as well as private publications. However, […]

Sorry Folks Range Rover Sport 2016 Give Away is a Facebook Scam

Sorry Folks No Range Rovers being Given away—Stay Away from Free Range Rover Competition on Facebook The Facebook page of Free Range Rover is fake and definitely not offering Range Rovers. It is just a scam that is currently circulating on the social network and promises of giving away two Range Rovers only by liking […]

Dubai Issues Fatwa Against Using Neighbor’s Wifi without Permission

Dubai-Based Islamic scholars issue fatwa against WiFi theft after warning that falsely stealing it from your neighbor would not be proper Islamic conduct Fatwa issued in Dubai, against WiFi theft with a warning that stealing your neighbors WiFi will be contradictory to Islamic principles. This Fatwa was issued this week by Dubai’s Islamic Affairs and Charitable […]