Grubhub confirms hackers stole data in recent security breach
Exclusive: Food delivery platform Grubhub has confirmed a recent data breach after hackers accessed its systems, with sources telling BleepingComputer the company is now facing…
Month: January 2026
Verizon blames nationwide outage on a “software issue”
Verizon has confirmed that yesterday’s nationwide wireless outage was caused by a software issue, though the company has not shared additional details about what went…
New PayPal Scam Sends Verified Invoices With Fake Support Numbers – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
A new phishing scam is leveraging PayPal’s legitimate invoice system to trick unsuspecting users, even appearing with the coveted “blue tick” verification mark in their…
Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million accounts
Social media companies have collectively deactivated 4.7 million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the…
China-linked hackers used Venezuela-themed phishing to target US agencies: report
A hacker group with links to China recently used Venezuela-themed phishing emails in a malware campaign targeting US government-related entities, as cyberattack campaigns increasingly leverage…
Hackers exploit Modular DS WordPress plugin flaw for admin access
Hackers are actively exploiting a maximum severity flaw in the Modular DS WordPress plugin that allows them to bypass authentication remotely and access the vulnerable sites…
Chinese Hackers Control 18,000 Active Servers Across 48 Hosting Providers
Chinese infrastructure is currently hosting more than 18,000 active command‑and‑control (C2) servers across 48 providers, with activity heavily concentrated on a handful of major telecom…
AWS CodeBuild Misconfiguration Exposed GitHub Repos to Potential Supply Chain Attacks
A critical misconfiguration in Amazon Web Services (AWS) CodeBuild could have allowed complete takeover of the cloud service provider’s own GitHub repositories, including its AWS…
ACMA tries to source unfixable Samsung handsets
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is trying to source end-of-life Samsung devices that are being blocked from networks due to triple zero calling…
Hackers Abusing Legitimate Cloud and CDN Platforms to Host Phishing Kits
Threat actors are increasingly using trusted cloud and content delivery network platforms to host phishing kits, creating major detection challenges for security teams. Unlike traditional…
Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
Elon Musk’s X has introduced new restrictions stopping people from editing and generating images of real people in bikinis or other “revealing clothing.” The change…
HPE Aruba Vulnerabilities Enables Unauthorized Access To Sensitive Information
HPE has released security patches for multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in HPE Networking Instant On devices that could expose internal VLAN configuration data and allow remote…