Category: HackRead

Critical Realtek Vulnerability Impacting IoT Devices Worldwide
30
Jan
2023

Critical Realtek Vulnerability Impacting IoT Devices Worldwide

As of December 2022, Unit 42 researchers had observed 134 million exploit attempts leveraging this vulnerability, and around 97 of…

Doctor Sentenced to 8 Years for Hiring Dark Web Hitmen
29
Jan
2023

Doctor Paid $60k in Bitcoin to Hire Dark Web Hitmen

The former neonatologist has been sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay more than $25,000 in restitution…

Yandex Source Code Allegedly Hacked and Leaked, Company Denies it
29
Jan
2023

Yandex Source Code Online Leaked, Company Denies Hack

According to analysis from different sources, Yandex source code does not contain user data, but it does contain over 1,900…

Extradited Alleged ShineyHunters Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Court
28
Jan
2023

Extradited Alleged ShinyHunters Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Court

The ShinyHunters group is known for some of the largest data breaches in 2021-2022, in which the personal data of…

PlugX Malware Being Distributed through Removable USB Devices
27
Jan
2023

PlugX Malware Sneaks Onto Windows PCs Through USB Devices

PlugX malware has been around for almost a decade and has been used by multiple actors of Chinese nexus and…

Hive Ransomware Gang Disrupted; Servers and Dark Web Site Seized
27
Jan
2023

Hive Ransomware Gang Disrupted; Servers and Dark Web Site Seized

The Hive ransomware is known for targeting schools, hospitals, and critical infrastructure in the EU and the US. The international…

New Python Malware Targeting Windows Devices
26
Jan
2023

New Python Malware Targeting Windows Devices

The malware features also include file transfer, keylogging, stealing passwords stored in the browser, clipboard data stealing, cookies exfiltration and…

Blank Image Attack: Blank Images Used to Evade Anti-Malware Checks
26
Jan
2023

Blank Images Used to Evade Anti-Malware Check

Researchers at Avanan have discovered a newly detected Blank Image Attack, in which hackers are hiding malicious scripts in black…

Ticketmaster: Taylor Swift ticket sales disrupted by bot-driven attack
26
Jan
2023

Taylor Swift ticket sales disrupted by bot-driven attack

In November 2022, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., an American ticket sales and distribution company, faced a massive influx of traffic on…

New Wave of Cyberattacks Targets Microsoft Exchange Servers
25
Jan
2023

New Wave of Cyberattacks Targeting MS Exchange Servers

Most of the attacks occurred in the U.S. in November 2022, but some organizations in Austria, Poland, and Turkey were…

GoTo's LastPass Breach: Encrypted Customer Data Taken
25
Jan
2023

GoTo’s LastPass Breach: Encrypted Customer Data Taken

The data breach of the LastPass password manager keeps haunting its parent company, GoTo, and its customers. Software and remote…

The benefits of video conferencing with iMind
25
Jan
2023

The benefits of video conferencing with iMind

What is video conferencing? It’s a mode of communication which allows you to conduct meetings with all participants in different…