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Hackers have developed a highly sophisticated malware named “Milkydoor” which can turn any infected Android phone into a hacking tool. Trend Micro, a security firm, revealed on Thursday the discovery of a new malware “Milkydoor” which can be used by hackers to access the networks the phone is connected to, and steal data from it. Businesses in […]
A few months earlier, it was reported that a number of InterContinental hotels have been targeted by a credit card stealing malware and now the IHG has confirmed that the reports were actually true. The attack is believed to have started in late September and since then, hackers have targeted at least 1200 InterContinental Hotels, according to TheVerge. Related: Hackers […]
Bose has always been in the spotlight for its innovative products and for its extremely proficient management. This time, however, the company is in headlines for a negative reason. According to Mr. Kyle Zak, a Bose consumer, the company has been spying on users via the Bose Connect app and selling the data to third parties including Segment.io, […]
Wonga, a UK based credit provider has admitted that their website was compromised on Friday. According to a statement released by Wonga officials, the site’s security was compromised and that hackers have stolen customer’s information from their database. Because of this data breach, hackers have taken the information of around 245,000 UK customers and 25,000 […]
Earlier today, the Video game giant GameStop confirmed that their official website was compromised and hackers might have been able to steal user’s credentials including credit cards information and other customer data. According to GameStop, an investigation is already underway aiming at what went wrong. “GameStop recently received notification from a third party that it […]
Last Friday, McDonald’s Canada announced that around 95 thousand potential job applicants information was hacked from their job website. Job seekers who had applied during March 2014 and March 2017, could have their personal data stolen. That data includes names, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and other standard application information. Luckily, however, McDonald’s stated […]
The Registration and Electoral Office of Hong Kong has reported the disappearance of two laptop computers after the chief executive election. The laptops contained around 3.7 million city’s voters personal information that could be compromised after the one of the most significant, if not the biggest ever data breaches in Hong Kong. The information that […]
Researchers at MacKeeper Security have identified a “misconfigured device,” which was available for public access last week. It was nothing short of a treasure trove of classified data because it contained sensitive personal/official information, backup data and confidential documents belonging to the US Air Force. It has been learned that the device was owned by […]
Researchers are claiming that Dark Web marketplaces may be disappearing after the cyber attack by Anonymous on 10,000 websites last month but as far as hackers are concerned things are otherwise. Last week Last week HackRead exclusively reported on a vendor selling over 1 million Gmail and Yahoo accounts on a Dark Web marketplace. Now, […]
Coachella Valley, Music and Arts Festival, is a famous event that is attended by a large number of citizens. In this regard, they are required to register on the Coachella festival website and provide personal as well as financial information to buy tickets. Recently, the website admins have announced that the site has undergone a […]
A smartphone with a low battery is a real problem, especially when you are on the go. In such a scenario, finding a USB port installed somewhere or charging facility at public outlets seems to be a blessing. Public charging ports are installed almost everywhere for the users and visitors convenience such as at airports, […]
Yahoo has been busy investigating the mega-breach that exposed around 1 billion user accounts and now the company has discovered that between 2015 and 2016 potentially malicious activity was observed on the website. The company revealed on Wednesday that currently it has issued warning notification to the users but it is yet not been specified […]
A German security researcher Peter Welchering stated in an interview for a German newspaper namely Deutschlandfunk that Mozilla Foundation is collecting users’ personal data through the iOS version of Firefox Klar. Welchering’s findings were seconded by another researcher Hermann Sauer. The researchers collaborated together to evaluate the new app and identified the majority of data […]
Your standard email service provider does not give you highly secure email services. In most cases, you are exposed to dangers every time you use your standard email communication services. Here are some of the dangers that you get exposed to when you are using your ordinary email communication service. 1 The emails that you […]
Sports Direct, a British retailing group suffered a massive security breach back in 2016 in which a hacker stole personal details of 30,000 of its employees. Another negative aspect of this incident is that the company did not inform its workers about the breach, reports The Register. The breach took place in September last year […]
A few hours ago we exclusively reported on a Dark Web vendor DoubleFlag selling more than 1 Billion accounts stolen from Chinese Internet giants. Now, the same vendor is selling something that is not just unique but also highly sensitive and something the Intelligence agencies around the world would consider an excellent opportunity to get […]
Blockchain, the technology underlying the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, is modeled to revolutionize as per the nature of commercial transactions. Bitcoin is a non-governmental and peer-to-peer currency, and it is the first currency of its nature. Bitcoin is famously known as a virtual currency, and its maker is trying to make it equivalent to the currencies issued […]
The Los Angeles County employees have become the victim of a phishing attack and as a result, the data of around 756,000 individuals has become vulnerable to exploitation. The county has confirmed that a breach was carried out after a Nigerian hacker targeted around 108 employees with phishing attacks. It must be noted that in […]
LinkedIn acquired Lynda.com in 2015 for a whopping $1.5 billion. This particular website has suffered a data hack. The users were notified by the company over the weekend through email. In the data breach, around 50,000 users have been affected. Reportedly, the database that contained information of learning data about Lynda.com users was hacked. Lynda.com, an […]
The Internet giant Yahoo has announced that more than one billion user accounts have been impacted by a data breach that took place in August 2013. According to chief information security officer (CISO) of Yahoo, Mr. Bob Lord, the stolen data contains names, telephone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, passwords encrypted with the MD5 […]
KFC is a renowned fast food franchise. Millions enjoy the crispy fried chicken and the delectable Zinger burgers and to avail the goodness of KFC’s delicious meals in discounted rates, chicken lovers get the membership of the franchise’s loyalty scheme. This scheme lets members avail exclusive discount offers and enjoy their meal without hurting their […]