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Microsoft on Tuesday addressed a quartet of security flaws as part of its Patch Tuesday updates that could be abused by adversaries to target Azure cloud customers and elevate privileges as well as allow for remote takeover of vulnerable systems. The list of flaws, collectively called OMIGOD by researchers from Wiz, affect a little-known software […]
Fortinet VPN users are urged to reset their passwords as the company has acknowledged the data to be legitimate. Popular network security solutions provider, Fortinet, has confirmed that a cybercriminal gang managed to gain unauthorized access to VPN login IDs and passwords linked with 87,000 FortiGate SSL-VPN devices. Hackread.com can confirm the gang has dumped […]
The Lockbit ransomware gang also claimed to have ”extra 200 GB” worth of Bangkok Airways data. On Thursday, Bangkok Airlines confirmed that the notorious LockBit ransomware gang ‘LockBit 2.0’ has stolen around 103 GB of data from the company and is now threatening to leak it online. Hackread.com can now confirm that the ransomware gang […]
Researchers are calling the HolesWarm the “king of vulnerability exploitation” as the malware has already exploited 20 known Linux and Windows vulnerabilities in just a month. The IT security researchers at Tencent have disclosed details of a newly discovered malware with cryptomining capabilities leveraging over 20 known vulnerabilities, mainly in unpatched Windows and Linux servers. […]
FBR, Pakistan’s IRS, has acknowledged the data breach and called it out as cyber-terrorism on Pakistan’s independence day. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of Pakistan (fbr.gov.pk) has suffered a large-scale cyber attack. This was revealed after a group of unknown hackers were found selling network access to the agency with more than 1500 computer systems on a Russian […]
The hacker claims to have hacked T-Mobile’s production, development, and staging servers around two weeks back, including its Oracle database server. T-Mobile is currently investigating claims of unidentified hackers that they have stolen the personal data of 100 million of its customers. Some of the data is up for sale at a widely used hacker […]
Currently, it is unclear if Haron and BlackMatter ransomware gangs have been started by now-defunct REvil and DarkSide ransomware operators. Not so long ago, we saw the disappearance of the DarkSide ransomware group after their attacks on US Pipelines. Afterward, just recently, the REvil group also disappeared following intense pressure by the US government after […]
Originally, Windows 11 will be available for download from October 2021 – It will be a free upgrade for existing Windows 10 users. Windows 11 isn’t yet released, but hackers seem to be too inclined to exploit its release by providing fake, malware-infected downloads and previews of the new operating system. According to Kaspersky’s latest […]
Dubbed WifiDemon by researchers; the attack required the victim’s wifi to be set on auto-join which is by default in iPhones. Just about a month ago, a bug was discovered in Apple’s iPhone devices that disabled the WIFI functionality of the phone if it connected to a personal hotspot with a specific SSID containing a […]
The US government is also offering $10 million in rewards for information on foreign hackers involved in ransomware attacks on the United States. With the recent wave of ransomware attacks deeply impacting businesses across the United States, Washington has decided to take direct action. In the latest, it has announced rewards that go up to […]
In groundbreaking research, it has been revealed that governments and regimes around the world used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, a company based in Herzliya, Israel. Around 17 media outlets participated in a sweeping investigation on the nefarious activities of Israeli spyware maker NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Washington Post reports that investigation revealed the software was […]
The member who goes by the username of “m1Geelka” expressed resentment on the notion that recruited hackers are not paid reasonably by the Conti ransomware gang. Over the past decade, we have seen a range of ransomware attacks. But very rarely do we get a glimpse into their insider working on how these groups coordinate […]
Currently, the official website of the REvil group along with its chat and payment gateways are offline. A few days ago, we saw how the REvil group, believed to be located in Russia conducted one of the largest cyberattacks against Kaseya, a software company located in the U.S. The group demanded a record-breaking $70 million […]
A 21-year-old US citizen named John Binns has claimed responsibility for the T-Mobile data breach and labeled the carrier’s “security is awful.” Earlier this month, T-Mobile suffered a data breach in which a hacker claimed to steal the personal data of 100 million customers. Although the company acknowledged the breach yet claimed that the incident […]
According to New Skills Academy’s data breach notification email seen by Hackread.com, the number of victims impacted by the breach is yet unknown. New Skills Academy, a major online learning provider based in Hertford, United Kingdom has suffered a data breach in which account information of its customers has been exposed to unauthorized sources. SEE: […]
Apart from malware, offers to watch the online premiere of the Black Widow movie are being used to steal payment card data. It’s a proven fact that cybercriminals leave no chance to exploit anything of public interest, and TV shows or movie premieres provide them the best opportunities among all. After getting delayed for nearly […]
In recent news, people are shocked to find out all of their data stored on their Western Digital My Book Live hard drives has been wiped out through a factory reset. These storage devices have the convenient feature of being accessed remotely over the internet and as it appears to be, this may have been […]
The group of hackers behind the cyberattack on the Iranian prison goes by the name of Edaalate Ali – The footage shows dire human rights conditions in the prison. Iran has always tried to portray it as a country where human rights are valued and laws are duly abided by. However, the security camera footage […]
“Dr. Hex” is accused of defacing websites, carrying out phishing attacks and malware campaigns. An alleged malicious hacker and a cybercriminal who goes by the alias “Dr. Hex” has been arrested in Morocco after a two-year-long investigation. Dubbed Op Lyrebird; authorities involved in the Operation included Moroccan police, International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, and […]
The hacker controlled 250GB worth of the NewsBlur database and ransomed it before deleting it. NewsBlur is a US-based software company that runs an online RSS newsreader service. NewsBlur suffered a service outage after a hacker wiped its database. Reportedly, the hacker (or script kiddie, as NewsBlur’s founder called it) gained access to its database […]
The alleged AT&T database is being sold for starting price of $200,000. ShinyHunters, the notorious hacker is claiming to have access to the AT&T database containing personal and sensitive records of more than 70 million customers. For your information, AT&T Inc. is the largest provider of mobile telephone services in the U.S. and also the […]