Lockbit Ransomware Leaks Boeing Data Trove
The notorious Lockbit ransomware group has leaked a trove of data belonging to the leading global aerospace company Boeing, apparently following failed ransom negotiations. The…
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OracleIV DDoS Botnet Malware Targets Docker Engine API Instances
The OracleIV botnet malware employs various tactics, with a primary focus on executing DDoS attacks through UDP and SSL-based floods. Cybersecurity researchers at Cado Security…
Top Cybersecurity Threats for Employee Data
Employee data—it contains some of your company’s most sensitive information. Salaries, social security numbers, health records…this stuff is like gold to cybercriminals. While you need…
476,000 Scraped User Records Leaked
Earlier, Chess.com confirmed to Hackread.com that malicious threat actors exploited the “find friends” feature in the platform’s API to extract publically available user data. On…
Correlations Between the US Tech 100 Index and Major Indices
In the ever-evolving landscape of financial markets, the US Tech 100 Index, represented by the Nasdaq 100, emerges as a guiding star for investors seeking…
World’s Largest Bank ICBC Discloses Crippling Ransomware Attack
The ransomware attack caused the US arm of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to resort to unconventional USB stick transactions. China’s largest…
Hacker Leaks 800,000 Scraped Chess.com User Records
The scraped Chess.com data was leaked on Breach Forums on November 8th, 2023 by a threat actor operating under the alias ‘DrOne.’ A threat actor…
The Pros and Cons of the UK’s New Digital Regulation Principles
By Liz Smith, Digital Marketing Consultant for Elsewhen – Digital technologies have transformed how we live, work, and play. The UK government’s announced approach in…
Hive Ransomware Resurfaces as Hunters International, Bitdefender Claim
Bitdefender researchers and the cybersecurity community speculate that Hunters International might be a revival or successor to the Hive Ransomware, especially in the absence of…
ChatGPT Down? OpenAI Blames Outages on DDoS Attacks
Is your ChatGPT down? Are you experiencing issues with ChatGPT, such as connectivity problems or encountering a ‘Network error on long responses’? – ChatGPT has…
Chinese APT Posing as Cloud Services to Spy on Cambodian Government
Cybersecurity researchers are confident that the targeted organizations are “still compromised” by “two prominent Chinese APT” groups. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 cybersecurity researchers have…
Microsoft Azure Exploited to Create Undetectable Cryptominer
SafeBreach Labs’ researchers have successfully exploited MS Azure Automation Service to develop the first Free and Undetectable Cryptocurrency miner. Cryptomining can cause harm if someone…