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Someone Hacked and Leaked Entire Turkish Citizenship Database Online

Someone has leaked entire Turkish citizenship database over the Internet A website is displaying leaked details of 49,611,709 alleged Turkish citizens including the details of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Image Source: 185.100.87.84 The front page of the website provides details about the content of the leaked data and claims to contain leaked data of 9,611,709 Turkish […]

It’s Cyberwar, it’s Turkish vs Armenian Hackers Amid Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute

Turkish hackers have been targeting Armenian websites and Armenian hackers are targeting Azerbaijani government — Meanwhile Azerbaijani hackers are missing from the picture A group of Turkish hackers going by the online handle of Turk Hack Team (THT) have decided to side with Azerbaijan over the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and conducted a series of cyber […]

Come and Take a Hit, if you Dare! Declares the Pentagon

The Pentagon is asking hackers to come and hack into their systems — No, you won’t go to jail for it The US Defence Secretary Mr Ash Carter has invited hackers to hack into their systems to help find any security holes. In an effort to boost up its security system and check for any […]

US Department of Homeland Security Vows To Tackle DDoS Attacks

The contract between Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Galois was signed in January. However, HackRead had a chance to discuss the contract with Galois. Galois and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) have formalized a contract to develop technology for preventing and combating extensive, sophisticated DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) […]

Israeli Security Camera Systems targeted by Pro-Hezbollah Hackers

A group claiming to have connections with Hezbollah says it hacked numerous security cameras in Israel In 2014, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigade of Hamas successfully hacked the ongoing transmission of famous Israeli Channel 10 and replaced it with images of wounded Palestinian families. Now, hackers from the Hezbollah group have claimed to hack numerous security cameras in Israel. […]

Scarlet Mimic Espionage Malware Campaign Targeting Activists, Minorities

Scarlet Mimic Espionage Malware Campaign Targets Activists and Minorities like Uyghur and Tibet — The Campaign Also targets Indian and Russian government agencies. Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 researchers have been following the four-year-long espionage campaign quite intensely, which was instigated by a group of hackers dubbed as Scarlet Mimic by the research team. As per their […]

Azerbaijani Hackers Deface NATO-Armenia, Embassy Websites in 40 Countries

Azerbaijani Hackers have hacked NATO-Armenia and embassy websites in 40 countries giving a powerful reply to the Armenian hackers. The cyber war between Anti-Armenia Team from Azerbaijan and The Monte Melkonian Cyber Army (MMCA) from Armenia is getting more sophisticated with every passing day. Last month the MMCA leaked sensitive data from Azerbaijan Ministry servers and in reply, the Azerbaijani hackers have […]

Ukraine Airport’s Computer Networks Infected with Malware

The computer networks installed at the main airport in Kiev, Ukraine, have been identified as containing malware. The discovery was made public by a report from Reuters. The report stated that the IT network of Boryspil International Airport, which is located nearby Kiev, has been infected by malware. As per the report, the IT network […]

Turkish Hackers Deface Russian Bank Website

Turkish hackers target Russian banking website, mock the Russian SU-24 jet incident. A group of Turkish hackers going by the online handle WKPF hacked and defaced the official website of Russia’s Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Reconstruction and Development “Ekonombank.” The site was targeted last Monday in which the homepage was replaced with messages against Russia and […]

Russian Embassy in Israel Website Hacked- Hackers Post Turkish Flag

The official website of the Russian embassy in Israel was hacked and defaced by Azerbaijani hackers — Thanks to the words for war between the governments. On Sunday, a pro-Turkish hacking group from Azerbaijan targeted the site of the Russian embassy in Israel (russianembassy.org.il) and uploaded image of a Turkish flag on its homepage stated the […]

Russian Hackers Responsible for Widespread Power Outage in Ukraine?

In December 2015, Ukraine’s regional control center network was attacked with a malware and the government thinks Russia is the culprit. A section of Ukraine went dark on December 23 and the country’s SBU security service was quick to blame Russia for this power-failure. The Ukrainian power company maintains that the outage was temporary and not completely […]

DDoS Attack Shuts Down Saudi Ministry of Defense Website

The official website of Saudi Ministry of Defense faced DDoS attack on Sunday amid tensions between Iran and KSA. A group of unknown hackers conducted a DDoS attack on Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense website forcing it to stay offline for more than 24 hours. The Iranian news agency Fars reports that the hackers behind […]

Armenian Hackers Leak Sensitive Data from Azerbaijan Ministry Servers

The cyber war between Armenians and Azerbaijani hackers seems never ending — Like this recent cyber attack in which the Armenian hackers from The Monte Melkonian Cyber Army (MMCA) hacked top Azerbaijani ministries and stole sensitive data.  Earlier yesterday, a group of Armenian hackers breached into the official website of Azerbaijani Ministry of Labour and Social protection and The Ministry of […]

Armenian Group Hacks Azerbaijan Central Bank, Leaks A Trove of Data

The cyber war between Armenians and Azerbaijani hackers is never ending — Like in this recent cyber attack in which the Armenian hackers leaked trove of data containing banking details of Azerbaijani citizens. In July 2, 2015, Armenian hackers from Monte Melkonian Cyber Army hacked into the official website of Azerbaijani customs, stealing highly confidential personal information of 5650 […]

Cyberwar games lead to foul play resulting in leaked Brazilian Army data

Earlier this week the servers of Brazilian Army got hacked leading to private details of around 7,000 military officials getting stolen. Hackers were quick to publish the hacked private data, which included national insurance numbers and IDs/passwords used for accessing official military websites along with other details. The attack on its servers was confirmed by […]

South Korean subway system hacked, North Korea a possible culprit

The Subway system at the heart of Seoul, South Korea was hacked in 2014 and a local lawmaker claims that the culprit was North Korea. Ha Tae-keung, a lawmaker from the Saenuri Party revealed that the breach took place between March and August last year in which hackers were able to access 213 computers at […]

Pro-Palestinian Hackers Took over Radio Tel Aviv Website

A group of pro-Palestinian hackers took over the official website of Radio Tel Aviv (TLV) on Sunday and left a deface page on the homepage showing anti-Israeli messages. A group of Palestinian-friendly hackers going with the handle of AnonCoders hacked and defaced the official website of Radio Tel Aviv. Hackers left a deface page along with […]

Officials Claim China, Russia Scanning Hacked Data to Haunt U.S. Spies

The officials are claiming that foreign spy agencies such as those from China and Russia are verifying hacked databases in order to find undercover U.S intelligence operatives. Foreign spy agencies such as those from China and Russia are verifying hacked databases in order to find undercover U.S intelligence operatives. [must url=”https://www.hackread.com/china-cyberattack-campaign-spying/”]China Caught Spying on Tibetan […]

Pakistani Intelligence Planning Hacking Attacks, Warns Indian Government

Short Bytes: The government of India has warned its six ministries regarding a probable Pakistani hacking attack to retrieve sensitive information from the computers in various organizations. On Friday, the Indian home ministry issued an advisory to six ministries regarding a possible hacking attack from Pakistani intelligence agencies. This hacking attack may target the communication networks of […]

Pizza Hut Israel Website Hacked with a Warning for Indian Government

You’ve seen us posting news about pro-Palestinian hackers targeting Israeli sites or vice versa, but did you ever think of Bangladeshi hackers targeting Israeli website to post a message against India? Well, it happened today. A group of Bangladeshi hackers going with the handle of DangerPro hacked and defaced the contact us page of the official website […]

Armenian Hackers Leak ID Cards, Passports of 5k Azerbaijani Citizens

The cyber war between Armenians and Azerbaijani hackers is never ending. Just like today when Armenian hackers leaked trove of data containing personal information of Azerbaijani citizens. Armenian hackers from Monte Melkonian Cyber Army hacked into the official website of Azerbaijani customs, stealing highly confidential personal information of 5650 Azerbaijani citizens. One part of the leaked data […]