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Czechia and Germany on Friday revealed that they were the target of a long-term cyber espionage campaign conducted by the Russia-linked nation-state actor known as APT28, drawing condemnation from the European Union (E.U.), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the U.K., and the U.S. The Czech Republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), in a statement, […]
The Texas Republican Party is now asking for donations to secure its website from further attacks from Anonymous and “Pro-abortion activists.” The official website of the Texas Republican Party was hacked and defaced by the Anonymous hacktivist collective on Saturday the 12th. The group carried out the cyber attack to protest the new abortion law […]
Anonymous claims that the data contains information about the company’s domains and clients. The alleged hacking of Epik may result in the leaking of backend information of the company’s clients to the public. Last week Anonymous hacktivist collective hacked the official website of the GOP (Texas Republican Party) leaving the party asking for donations to […]
A report recently published by Unicorn Riot, an independent digital media collective, has revealed a hacking operation against a major money laundering and tax evasion network used by leading entrepreneurs and criminals. Cybersecurity specialists mention that the attack was carried out by “Phineas Fisher”, a pseudonym used by a “hacktivist” determined to deal a severe […]
The HackBack hacker is back. The Cayman National Bank has suffered a massive data breach, reportedly, carried out by hacktivist Phineas Fisher also known as HackBack. The hacker published over 2TB of data belonging to the bank’s 1400 customers including roughly 640,000 emails. Almost half of the customers are registered at the Cayman National Bank […]
Australia Holds World’s First Hackathon to Find Missing Persons. Whether hacking can be ethical or not, it is still a debatable point but law enforcement agencies in Australia have come up with an interesting new way to utilize hackers’ skills for societal welfare. Reportedly, Australian Federal Police took 354 hackers and investigators from all over […]
In the aftermath of the dastardly Pulwama terror attack that shook the nation to the core, a group of Indian Hacktivists going by the name Team I Crew has taken down multiple Pakistan Government websites, in one of the biggest cyber attacks on the neighbor. First reported by Times Now, well over 200 websites were […]
He conducted those DDoS attacks for #OpJustina back in 2014. In April 2014, Martin Gottesfeld (34) from Massachusetts claimed his affiliation with the online hacking group Anonymous and conducted a series of massive DDoS attacks (distributed denial-of-service) on Boston Children’s Hospital and the Wayside Youth Family Support. Gottesfeld further maintained that the DDoS attacks were against hospital’s alleged bad treatment […]
This is the second in a series of blog posts “on all things Bot.” From bad to good and looking towards the future, Bots remain an information security issue which has the potential to impact all commercial and recreational online activity. This series will explore the security and business ramifications of the modern internet where […]
Q-Anon gained popularity from the Far-Right’s favorite website 4chan. The online hacktivist group Anonymous has been missing from the limelight for a while but now, the group is back and vows to carry out a doxxing operation against Q-Anon and expose the real identity of whoever is behind it. Doxing is an activity in which the […]
On Thursday 24th May, the airport screens at Mashhad city in northeast Iran were hacked and defaced by an unknown group of hackers with messages against the Iranian government. The hackers left images on the arrival and departure monitor screens at the airport displaying statements against the Iranian government and military’s activities and presence in the Middle East. According to Radio Farda, […]
An animal abuse website or otherwise called a “bestiality” platform (whose name will not be shared here) has been hacked and as a result, personal details of over 3,000 registered users have been leaked and exposed online. The hack was identified by Troy Hunt, founder of HaveIbeenpwned and according to him, personal details of 3,200 users […]
A traffic sign near North Central Expressway in Dallas was hacked by unknown perpetrator on Friday (November 8th) night and defaced with an obscene message against the President of United States Donald Trump and his voters. The defacement not only shocked people but also caused traffic issues after drivers decided to take snapshots of the sign that […]
A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that a group of Muslim hackers hacked into the official news website of the so-called Islamic State called Amaq and leaked a list of around 2000 of its subscribers. Now, another group of six Muslim men from Iraq are taking on the terrorist organization by using fake news and pornographic content. […]
The cybercriminals (and their terrorist friends) are, probably, taught to perform their actions in a very covert manner. This means that they don’t openly challenge their opposition. Probably, ISIS propaganda network wasn’t explained how to practice this art. Amaq is one of the key outlets of ISIS, which issues claims for various terror attacks around […]
Why hack websites when you can hack electronic sign boards for political reasons – That’s excatly what happened in Modesto city as witnessed by local residents. On the eve of September 11, an electronic road sign in the city of Modesto, California was hacked and defaced with a message against the President of the United States Donald Trump. […]
Twenty years ago, it was not necessary for the authorities to have the skills of piracy. In fact, there were (and still are) sections completely separated from the security of hacking / cyber. With the recent and sudden rise in cyber attacks that have hit the world, more than 80% of the British police force […]
Hacking electronic billboards or road signs is a growing new trend. Some hack these platforms for fun while some do it to highlight their political support or opposition. Last Tuesday night in Houston hackers utilized their skills to hack a road construction sign and deface it with messages against the President of the United stated […]
A group of hacktivists connected to the online hacktivist group Anonymous is urging teens to quit taking part in a sinister game called Blue Whale Challenge. Since last year, this game has gained popularity in Russia and as a result, 130 teens have reportedly committed suicide.. (Editors note: HackRead has so far been unable to […]
The online hacktivist group Anonymous has conducted yet another cyber attack on Thailand‘s government over the recently passed cyber-scrutiny law. This time the group has targeted the Thai government job portal by leaking personal and sensitive details of officials and job seekers. The data which has been leaked on the dark web has been divided […]
The online hacktivist group Anonymous along with their counterparts from HackBack movement have hacked and defaced the official website of The Bilderberg Group also known as Bilderberg Club, Bilderberg meetings and Bilderberg conference, an annual private conference of 120 to 150 people of the North American and European political elite, media personalities, industrial and finance giants […]