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Another day another Bitcoin scam in which unsuspected users have been targeted by cybercriminals and the numbers of victims keeps growing with every passing day. In the latest scam, the government of Austria is seeking the help of Interpol to track down scammers who stole more than $155 million worth of Bitcoin from hundreds or even thousands […]
Two Russian Hackers Charged with Running America’s Largest Credit-Card Information Hacking Campaign. Two Russian citizens, the 37-year old Muscovites Vladimir Drinkman and 34-year old Dmitriy Smilianets have received strict sentences. Reportedly, the two Russian hackers collectively carried out what is assumed to be the largest credit-card involving hack attack in the history of United States […]
Another day, another Bitcoin scam – This time it abuses Google Ads service. In December last year, HackRead.com exclusively exposed a scam in which hackers bought advertisement slots on Google Search Engine using Google’s very own Adwords (Google Ads) service. The search results would display Google Chrome browser download advertisement even before the official Chrome download […]
There were thousands of UK and US government websites mining Monero including UK’s NHS and US’s Court. It has been raining on cryptocurrency in 2018 especially Bitcoin whose value touched the sky and made people millionaires in days. It also encouraged hackers and cybercriminals to take advantage of the situation and make easy money but the price for it […]
Another day, another incident involving people mining Bitcoin cryptocurrency illegally – This time, it is none other than Russian scientists. The Interfax News Agency, Russia, reported that engineers from the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics (RFNC-VNIIEF) have been arrested for using official “computing resources” to mine Bitcoin cryptocurrency. It must be noted that the RFNC-VNIIEF […]
Another day, another cryptocurrency miner targeting users – This time, MacUpdate site has been hacked to drop cryptocurrency miner on Mac devices. MacUpdate, a well-known software download, and aggregator platform, has become a victim of a hack attack and the service is now distributing cryptocurrency miners to Mac users, revealed SentinelOne’s security researcher Arnaud Abbati. […]
Another day, another phishing scam – This time, hackers are impersonating Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) to conduct malware and phishing scam. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified a new phishing scam where hackers have created a fake federal online crime complaint portal (Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on social media to deceive users into giving […]
A 37-year old IT security researcher and self-confessed computer hacker Nik Cubrilovic from Australia has been accused of illegally accessing the consumer database of Australian car-share firm GoGet. He has been taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station. It is the same person who previously informed GoGet Company on the flaws present in its software system […]
Tor proxy owners are replacing Bitcoin payment addresses to divert payments from ransomware victims to their own wallets. The IT security researchers at Proofpoint have discovered a new type of attack/scam in which cybercriminals are becoming victims of other cybercriminals – In this attack, cybercriminals are found using Tor proxy sites to steal Bitcoin which were originally […]
Another Ethereum Startup Prodeum Vanished Into Thin Air After Collecting $11 from Investors for ICO and leaves behind a penis. A relatively lesser known and somewhat amateurish Ethereum startup called Prodeum pulled off an exit scam this Sunday and duped ICO investors after cumulatively raising $11 USD in a crowdsale. The startup left its investors […]
Jackpotting is an attack/technique to exploit ATMs to make them dispense cash without withdrawing it from a bank account – Now, U.S. ATMs are under Jackpotting attack. The trend of hacking ATMs (automatic teller machines) is not new but with the passage of time, it is becoming a lot more persistent and sophisticated. In some parts of the […]
Another day, another phishing scam – This time Harris County, Texas wired almost $900,000 after falling for a phishing email. In normal circumstances, cybercriminals take advantage of the lack of knowledge of their victims but in this phishing attack, they have touched new lows by making a profit out of the devastation caused by hurricane Harvey. Transfer $888,000 “she” said It all started […]
Dark Web has become a creepy place since it is home to illegal activities including selling drugs, weapons, stolen databases and hosting highly condemnable activities like hosting child pornography platforms. Now, according to the latest research from Terbium Labs, a dark Web intelligence firm, cybercriminals are now targeting new-born babies to fulfill their malicious objectives. […]
Russian authorities have identified an extensively distributed malware campaign targeting electronic gas stations using software programs at the pumps. Until now, dozens of gas stations have been attacked as customers are conned into paying more for fuel than what has actually been pumped into their vehicle tanks. Reportedly, around 3 to 7% increment per gallon of […]
Another day, another ransomware scam but this time scammers are tricking users by introducing them to a cryptocurrency called “SpriteCoin” that does not exist in reality. The IT security researchers at Fortinet have discovered a new ransomware scam in which hackers claim to introduce a new ‘profitable’ cryptocurrency SpriteCoin and ask a targeted victim to download its wallet […]
Another day, another malware scam – This time, the pirated version of Fire and Fury book has been found infecting devices with a backdoor. An IT security researcher at Kaspersky Labs, Michael Molsner, has pointed out in his latest research that hackers are trying to benefit from the hype that the new book from Michael […]
If you are a OnePlus customer and bought their products through their website between mid-November 2017 and January 11, 2018, chances are that your credit card data has been stolen. OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has acknowledged that its website was hacked and breached by hackers who stole credit card data belonging to around 40,000 customers. Background […]
Presence of spyware and malware in Chrome browser extensions we use to surf the web is nothing new as every other day we hear about a new strain of malware identified in an extension. Sometimes even the extension turns out to be fake and a piece of malware. According to a report from ICEBRG, four Google […]
On January 27, 2017, the breach notification and password service Leakedsource.com went offline without stating any obvious reason. At the time, users speculated that the site has been raided by law enforcement authorities but there was nothing conclusive other than an Anonymous message on Pastebin website stating that: “LeakedSource is down forever and won’t be coming back. […]
As the big tech corporations are coming under increased attack from hackers, it can make the domestic users unsure of which way they can turn to best protect themselves against cyber-attack: if the big guns are struggling, how does the average Joe keep his personal data safe? No matter how soon new software is available, […]
There is nothing surprising about Play Store hosting malware which infects Android devices but earlier today, IT security researchers at Check Point discovered 60 Android apps on Play Store infected with a malware that displays highly inappropriate and x-rated ads to users in which majority are children. This means not only the financial sector, government or […]