Category: HackRead

Threat Actor Selling 1.2 Billion Facebook Records, But Details Don’t Add Up
22
May
2025

Threat Actor Selling 1.2 Billion Facebook Records, But Details Don’t Add Up

A threat actor using the alias “ByteBreaker” is claiming to have abused the Facebook API and scraped 1.2 billion account…

KrebsOnSecurity Hit with 6.3 Tbps DDoS Attack via Aisuru Botnet
21
May
2025

KrebsOnSecurity Hit with 6.3 Tbps DDoS Attack via Aisuru Botnet

KrebsOnSecurity, the well-known cybersecurity blog run by investigative journalist Brian Krebs, was recently hit by a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)…

How Private Investigators Handle Digital Forensics?
21
May
2025

How Private Investigators Handle Digital Forensics?

The world we live in is packed with data. Texts, emails, social media posts, deleted files, you name it. And…

Scammers Use Fake Kling AI Ads to Spread Malware
21
May
2025

Scammers Use Fake Kling AI Ads to Spread Malware

A series of malware scams was spotted targeting users of generative AI tools, with attackers posing as the popular Kling…

Hazy Hawk Attack Spotted Targeting Abandoned Cloud Assets Since 2023
20
May
2025

Hazy Hawk Attack Spotted Targeting Abandoned Cloud Assets Since 2023

Infoblox reveals Hazy Hawk, a new threat exploiting abandoned cloud resources (S3, Azure) and DNS gaps since Dec 2023. Learn…

LockBit Leak Shows Affiliates Use Pressure Tactics, Rarely Get Paid
20
May
2025

LockBit Leak Shows Affiliates Use Pressure Tactics, Rarely Get Paid

LockBit, one of the most prolific ransomware gangs operating today, was breached last week revealing its inner operations with clarity….

Compromised RVTools Installer Spreading Bumblebee Malware
20
May
2025

Compromised RVTools Installer Spreading Bumblebee Malware

A widely used tool for managing VMware systems, RVTools, was recently found delivering harmful software to users. A security researcher,…

New Nitrogen Ransomware Targets Financial Firms in the US, UK and Canada
20
May
2025

New Nitrogen Ransomware Targets Financial Firms in the US, UK and Canada

Nitrogen, a ransomware strain, has emerged as a major threat to organizations worldwide, with a particular focus on the financial…

Serviceaide Leak Exposes Records of 500,000 Catholic Health Patients
20
May
2025

Serviceaide Leak Exposes Records of 500,000 Catholic Health Patients

A misconfigured database at enterprise IT provider Serviceaide has exposed sensitive health and personal information belonging to approximately 500,000 (483,126)…

DDoSecrets Adds 410GB of TeleMessage Breach Data to Index
19
May
2025

DDoSecrets Adds 410GB of TeleMessage Breach Data to Index

On the 4th of May 2025, TeleMessage, an Israeli company providing modified versions of encrypted messaging apps like Signal, suffered…

UK Legal Aid Agency Hit by Cyberattack, Sensitive Data Stolen
19
May
2025

UK Legal Aid Agency Hit by Cyberattack, Sensitive Data Stolen

The UK Legal Aid Agency has suffered a major cyberattack, with “significant” sensitive data, including criminal records, stolen. The MoJ…

Man Behind SEC Bitcoin Hoax Tweet Sentenced in SIM Swap Hack
19
May
2025

Man Behind SEC Bitcoin Hoax Tweet Sentenced in SIM Swap Hack

A Huntsville, Alabama resident, Eric Council Jr., 26, has received a 14-month prison sentence for his involvement in a scheme…