Category: HackRead

New York Couple Pleads Guilty to $4.5 Billion Bitcoin Theft in Bitfinex Hack
04
Aug
2023

NY Couple Pleads Guilty to $4.5B Bitcoin Theft in Bitfinex Hack

IN SUMMARY NY couple who stole $3.6B BTC from 2016 Bitfinex crypto hack pleads guilty. Lichtenstein used hacking tools to…

Ethical Hackers Accessed Globally Used Points.com Loyalty System for Good
04
Aug
2023

Globally Used Points.com Loyalty System Hacked for Good

IN SUMMARY The flaws in Points.com were reported by InfoSec researcher Sam Curry. Points.com acts as a backend for multiple…

Researchers Jailbreak Tesla Vehicles, Gain Control Over Paid Features
04
Aug
2023

Researchers Jailbreak Tesla Vehicles, Gain Control Over Paid Features

IN SUMMARY A basic piece of hardware allows third-party jailbreaking of a Tesla vehicle. The findings came from a security…

Operation Narsil INTERPOL Busts Decade-Old Child Abuse Network
03
Aug
2023

INTERPOL Busts Decade-Old Child Abuse Network

IN SUMMARY Operation Narsil was launched in 2021 with 27 countries’ collaboration. Arrests were made in Argentina, Bulgaria, and Russia…

03
Aug
2023

Researchers Leverage ChatGPT to Expose Notorious macOS Malware

IN SUMMARY The HVNC macOS malware tool is designed to target SMEs. The malware tool is effective on a wide…

Microsoft Teams Chats Exploited by Midnight Blizzard in Highly Targeted Attack
03
Aug
2023

Russian Midnight Blizzard Hackers Hit MS Teams in Precision Attack

IN SUMMARY: Midnight Blizzard (aka NOBELIUM) was also involved in the SolarWinds hack. The group used hacked Microsoft 365 tenants…

NodeStealer 2.0 Poses as 'Microsoft' to Hack Facebook and Browser Data
02
Aug
2023

NodeStealer 2.0 Poses as ‘Microsoft’ to Hack Facebook and Browser Data

IN SUMMARY Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 identified and reported NodeStealer 2.0. The Python-based malware steals crypto, Facebook and browser…

Care Bears and Open Campus Launch Educational Games on Climate Change
02
Aug
2023

Care Bears and Open Campus Launch Educational Games on Climate Change

London, England, August 2, 2023 – Open Campus, a leading educational technology protocol, has announced an exciting new collaboration with…

SSH Remains Most Targeted Service in Cado's Cloud Threat Report
02
Aug
2023

SSH Remains Most Targeted Service in Cado’s Cloud Threat Report

IN SUMMARY Botnet agents dominate the malware landscape, comprising 40.3% of all traffic. SSH remains the most targeted service, representing…

Cloud Service Provider Cloudzy Accused of Aiding Ransomware and APTs
02
Aug
2023

Cloud Service Provider Cloudzy Accused of Aiding Ransomware and APTs

In Summary Report by Halcyon, a Texas-based cybersecurity startup. Cloudzy is registered in the USA but based in Iran. Cloudzy…

SpyNote Spyware Returns with SMS Phishing Against Banking Customers
01
Aug
2023

SpyNote Spyware Returns with SMS Phishing Against Banking Customers

IN SUMMARY SpyNote spyware has been active since 2016, with a primary focus on targeting the banking sector. The latest…

APT31's New Malware Evades Detection, Infects Air-Gapped ICS System
01
Aug
2023

Chinese APT Group Hits Air-Gapped Systems in Europe with Malware

IN SUMMARY Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky Labs identified the malware. The malware used by APT31 targets European industrial control systems….