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More and more people are falling victim to identity theft today. This concept covers any kind of crime, scam, or form of deception leading to loss of Social Security numbers, usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, banking data, health-related data, or any other type of personal data, which is then used to commit crimes like a […]
The targeted company Poly Network claims that hackers exploited a vulnerability between contract calls where a contract can change/modify the keeper of a contract and execute transactions. One of the industry’s leading decentralized finance platforms (DeFi) Poly Network has become a victim of a cyberheist in which hackers managed to steal $611 million worth of […]
Reportedly, the Windows Defender daily update flagged DeCSS DVD encryption software copy as a Trojan and quarantined it before deleting it after 60 seconds interval. The impact of the Windows Defender update on DeCSS software data has enraged Windows 10 by messing with specific stored files. For your information, DeCSS is a free computer system […]
This chain of vulnerabilities is critical and has a cumulative CVSS score is 8.3/10. Eclypsium security researchers have discovered four major security vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist’s BIOSConnect feature. In their report, researchers revealed that the bugs could allow attackers to carry out remote code execution within the BIOS of affected devices. The cumulative CVSS score […]
The total size of the exposed data was 86.15 GB with 814,709,344 total records from the past 3 years. In recent news, the IT security researchers at Website Planet found an unsecured database owned by Los Angeles-based web hosting provider and domain name registrar DreamHost. The database belonged to DreamHost’s DreamPress managed WordPress hosting that […]
Researchers at security firm Sonatype have uncovered six malicious typosquatting packages in the official Python programming language’s PyPI repository, laced with cryptomining malware. Sonatype provides software supply chain automation services. The six packages were downloaded more than 5000 times. Sonatype security researchers wrote in their report that: “Our analysis tools are consistently catching and blocking counterfeit and […]
Revil ransomware gang is claiming to have downloaded databases and other important data belonging to the MasMovil group. Spain’s 4th largest telecom operator MasMovil Ibercom or MasMovil is the latest victim of the infamous Revil ransomware gang (aka Sodinokibi) On its official blog accessible via Tor browser, as seen by Hackread.com, the ransomware operator claims […]
The official website of Karapatan has been suffering a series of DDoS attacks since July 29th and were still ongoing as of yesterday, August 18th. Swedish media foundation, Qurium, reported that a Philippine-based human rights alliance Karapatan is the latest victim of targeted DDoS attacks. Karapatan’s website, Karapatan.org, suffered a series of DDoS attacks on July […]
CI/CD or CICD stands for continuous integration/continuous delivery. Though it is technically two distinct processes available to software companies, they are best when combined. The benefits of CI/CD are numerous and allow companies to deliver software and updates faster and more reliably. Offering a stable, consistent service is all part of managing a successful software […]
Besides Press TV; there are at least 6 additional regional websites that are currently displaying notices of seizure apparently uploaded by the US authorities. The official website of Press TV (Presstv.com), an Iranian state-owned news and documentary network has been allegedly seized by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), Hackread.com has learned. The development has […]
Cybersecurity firm Cognyte fails to secure its database exposing 5 billion records comprise of previous data breaches. In recent news, a cybersecurity analytics firm, Cognyte was found to be responsible for leaving a huge database unsecured which led to more than 5 billion records being exposed online. The database could be accessed by anyone and […]
As if we didn’t have enough threats on our plate to deal with. Did you know in 2018, ransomware attacks worldwide grew by 380%? There are several reasons why there has been such a whopping increase, for instance, Social distancing may be affecting how we work, but it also might be creating an increase in […]
Peloton workouts are susceptible to hacking leading to malware and spying, claims McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team. According to their latest research, a vulnerability, classified as CVE-2021-3387, was discovered in the touchscreen of Peloton Bike+ and Tread+, allowing threat actors to control it remotely, without any involvement of the equipment’s operating system. SEE: Electronic Skateboards […]
If you’re in the market for an Investor Relationship (IR) CRM platform, you need to focus on security. This platform will be a goldmine of information, containing critical internal information about your financials and personal information collected from your shareholders. If you don’t ensure this data is secure, there’s a chance you could expose critical […]
The total amount of data collected by the malware includes nearly 26 million login credentials holding 1.1 million unique email addresses, 2 billion+ cookies and 6.6 million files. In recent news, a malware study performed by NordLocker, a subsidiary of NordVPN, along with a third-party company that specialises in data breach analysis, revealed that a […]
If you are reading this, thinking about your personal data or even secrets, you may have bigger problems than you can solve. The secrets we are talking about here, have to do with GitHub. Therefore, they can be API keys, usernames, passwords, and other sensitive information, located in these environments. Thankfully, there are solutions. Here […]
Teens can now report their explicit content through a tool that can be termed as a positive initiative against revenge and child abuse content. An online tool has been developed to help those young people who want to remove their nude images, whether or not they have been shared/circulated online. Dubbed Report Remove; the tool […]
Dubbed Vigilante by researchers; the malware prevents the system from those sites that redistribute pirated software/data. The IT security researchers at SophosLabs have reported about an unusual new piece of malware dubbed vigilante. Researchers claim that it functions in an entirely different manner compared to its counterparts. SEE: Best legal, free online streaming sites for movies, […]
This year, Cl0p ransomware operators have regularly appeared in the news. The group has been striking businesses worldwide espicially to extort money from businesses based in the United States. In the latest, the Ukrainian police has confirmed carring out an operation against hackers affiliated with Cl0p ransomware. The operation was a joint collaboration with law […]
At the beginning of 2021 CISA made an important statement [PDF] which many internet users consider so long-awaited: federal and public agencies, along with their expansion in the World Web should as well implement and standardize the usage of ad-blocking software. Public opinion is agreeing on the point that nowadays internet security is just as […]
A hacker is claiming to have stolen 780GB worth of data Electronic Arts (EA) including source code. Electronic Arts (EA) is one of the leading game publishers in the industry. The company has confirmed that hackers have stolen valuable information from the company, and around 780GB of data was compromised. EA is among the largest […]