Category: HackRead

US Police Recover $3M Stolen by Pakistani Crypto Scammers
05
Oct
2023

US Police Recover $3M Stolen by Pakistani Crypto Scammers

While no arrests have occurred in Pakistan, authorities in Westport, Connecticut successfully traced and recovered funds following a local resident’s…

Online Dating: Cybercrime Red Flags
05
Oct
2023

Online Dating: Cybercrime Red Flags

Online dating is not a new phenomenon; however, scammers have found ways to exploit it for various purposes, such as…

Major CRM Provider Really Simple Systems Leaked 3M Customer Records
05
Oct
2023

Major CRM Provider Really Simple Systems Leaked 3M Customer Records

Really Simple Systems exposed its database publicly without any password or security authentication. KEY FINDINGS Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered…

NPM Typosquatting Attack Deploys r77 Rootkit via Legitimate Package
05
Oct
2023

NPM Typosquatting Attack Deploys r77 Rootkit via Legitimate Package

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ReversingLabs researchers have discovered a new typosquatting campaign exploiting the NPM platform. Researchers observed a malicious NPM package…

EvilProxy Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft Users via Indeed.com Vulnerability
04
Oct
2023

EvilProxy Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft Users via Indeed.com Vulnerability

Threat actors are exploiting the open redirection vulnerability on Indeed.com to launch EvilProxy phishing attacks against high-ranking executives. The cybersecurity…

Stream-Jacking: Malicious YouTube Livestreams Aid Malware, Crypto Scams
04
Oct
2023

Malicious YouTube Livestreams Aid Malware, Crypto Scams

Researchers observed that Tesla was the most targeted brand in the Stream-Jacking campaign, and these scams continue to increase on…

Sony Data Breach via MOVEit Vulnerability Affects Thousands in US
04
Oct
2023

Sony Data Breach via MOVEit Vulnerability Affects Thousands in US

Sony has confirmed a data breach due to a MOVEit vulnerability, which has impacted 6791 of its current and former…

Lyca Mobile Suffers Cyber Attack, Investigating Ransomware Possibility
04
Oct
2023

Lyca Mobile Suffers Cyber Attack, Investigating Ransomware Possibility

Lyca Mobile is currently investigating the attack and working to determine the full extent of the damage. Lyca Mobile, a…

AI in Healthcare: ChatGPT Helps Boy Get Diagnosis After Doctors Fail
04
Oct
2023

ChatGPT Helps Boy Get Diagnosis After Doctors Fail

ChatGPT accurately diagnosed a 10-year-old boy with tethered cord syndrome, while IBM’s AI system, Watson, identified an exceedingly rare form…

Linux Vulnerability Exposes Millions of Systems to Attack
04
Oct
2023

Linux Vulnerability Exposes Millions of Systems to Attack

While Alpine Linux remains immune to the Linux vulnerability, system administrators are urged to patch other Linux systems. The Qualys…

ShellTorch Attack Puts Millions of Systems at Risk with PyTorch Vulnerabilities
03
Oct
2023

ShellTorch Attack Exposes Millions of PyTorch Systems to RCE Vulnerabilities

Amongst various cybersecurity threats, the ShellTorch attack exposes the PyTorch Model Server to remote code execution. The cybersecurity researchers at…

Motel One Group's Swift Response Thwarts Ransomware Attack
03
Oct
2023

Motel One Group’s Swift Response Thwarts Ransomware Attack

Initial investigations into the cyberattack revealed that the hackers could only gain access to a portion of customer data including…