Category: HackRead

Chip Vulnerabilities Impacting Microsoft, Lenovo, and Samsung Devices
07
Jan
2023

Chip Vulnerabilities Impacting Microsoft, Lenovo, and Samsung Devices

In total 22 proprietary software vulnerabilities were identified in the firmware, which Qualcomm addressed in its January 2023 security bulletin….

Twitter Web Scrape Data Breach: 209 Million Twitter Accounts Leaked
07
Jan
2023

209 Million Accounts Leaked on Hacker Forum

The leaked Twitter data is now circulating on several hacking forums, including prominent Russian-language ones. Personal data, including email addresses,…

Preventing Insider Attacks on Your HR System
06
Jan
2023

Preventing Insider Attacks on Your HR System

Insider attacks can come from a variety of sources, including current and former employees, contractors, and third-party vendors. Insider attacks…

Top recruitment firm exposes half a million candidates' data from India
03
Jan
2023

Top ERP Firm Exposed Half a Million Indian Job Seekers Data

At the time of writing, a misconfigured server belonging to an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software provider based in California,…

Wiretapping Bugs Discovered in Google Home Smart Speakers
01
Jan
2023

Google Home Vulnerability: Eavesdropping on Conversations

Matt Kunze, an ethical hacker, reported wiretapping bugs in Google Home Smart Speakers, for which he received a bug bounty…

3Commas API Database Leaked by Anonymous Hacker
31
Dec
2022

3Commas API Database Leaked by Anonymous Hacker

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched an investigation into the hacking incident targeted against an Estonian crypto trading…

EarSpy Attack Can Use Motion Sensors Data to Pry on Android Devices
29
Dec
2022

EarSpy Attack Can Use Motion Sensors Data to Pry on Android Devices

A technical paper titled “EarSpy: Spying Caller Speech and Identity through Tiny Vibrations of Smartphone Ear Speakers” has revealed how…

400 Million Twitter Users' Scraped Info Goes on Sale!
28
Dec
2022

400 Million Twitter Users’ Scraped Info Goes on Sale!

The sample data seen by Hackread.com shows that the sold information also includes records on top celebrities and political figures,…

26
Dec
2022

“GodFather” Hits Banks, Crypto Wallets Apps as Android Trojan Emerges

GodFather is a new Android banking trojan that is currently targeting unsuspecting users of over 400 banking, crypto wallet, and…

GitHub Attack Allowed Attackers to Steal Okta's Source Code
26
Dec
2022

GitHub Attack Allowed Attackers to Steal Okta’s Source Code

Okta has, however, confirmed that attackers couldn’t access its customer data or services. Authentication giant Okta has suffered yet another…

The Different Ways to Mine Cryptocurrency
26
Dec
2022

The Different Ways to Mine Cryptocurrency

When looking to mine cryptocurrency, you should always go for legal options of which there are plenty. A cryptocurrency is…

LastPass Breach: Hackers Stole Encrypted Password Vaults and Data
26
Dec
2022

Hackers Stole User Data and Encrypted Password Vaults

According to LastPass, hackers managed to access end-user names, company names, billing addresses, telephone numbers, email IDs, and IP addresses…