Category: HackRead

Google's Mandiant Cybersecurity X (Twitter) Hacked for Crypto Scam
04
Jan
2024

X Account of Google Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant Hacked in Crypto Scam

The attacker utilized the compromised Mandiant account to promote a cryptocurrency scam by posing as the Phantom crypto wallet and…

Google Kubernetes Engine Vulnerabilities Could Allow Cluster Takeover
04
Jan
2024

Google Kubernetes Engine Vulnerabilities Could Allow Cluster Takeover

Google addressed the issue with GCP-2023-047 on December 14, 2023; however, customers are urged to ensure they have installed the…

New Xamalicious Backdoor Infects 25 Android Apps, Affects 327K Devices
03
Jan
2024

New Xamalicious Backdoor Infects 25 Android Apps, Affects 327K Devices

The Xamalicious Backdoor can gain complete control over a targeted Android device without detection by the device’s security solution. McAfee’s…

Scammers Selling Twitter (X) Gold Accounts Fueling Phishing, Disinformation
03
Jan
2024

Scammers Selling Twitter (X) Gold Accounts Fueling Disinfo, Phishing

Scammers are peddling compromised and newly created Twitter Gold accounts, resulting in scams and disinformation. Cybersecurity researchers at CloudSEK have…

Defunct Ambulance Service Data Breach Impacts Nearly 1 Million People
02
Jan
2024

Defunct Ambulance Service Data Breach Impacts Nearly 1 Million People

The ALPHV ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on Transformative Healthcare in late April 2023 and exported a terabyte…

Navigating the Complex World of Capital Markets with Technology
02
Jan
2024

Navigating the Complex World of Capital Markets with Technology

The world of capital markets has changed dramatically over the past few years. Today, most transactions are conducted electronically and…

Iranian Food Delivery Giant Snappfood Cyber Attack: 3TB of Data Stolen
02
Jan
2024

Iranian Food Delivery Giant Snappfood Cyber Attack: 3TB of Data Stolen

A hacker or hacker group, identified as “irleaks” (presumably indicating Iran Leaks), publicly disclosed the Snappfood cyber attack on Breach…

Hackers Attack UK's Nuclear Waste Services Through LinkedIn
02
Jan
2024

Hackers Attack UK’s Nuclear Waste Services Through LinkedIn

Fortunately for Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), the first-of-its-kind hacker attack on the project was unsuccessful. The United Kingdom’s Radioactive Waste…

Researchers Crack Tesla Autopilot with 'Elon Mode,' Access Critical Data
01
Jan
2024

Researchers Crack Tesla Autopilot with ‘Elon Mode,’ Access Critical Data

Is it impossible to crack Tesla autopilot? Not for these German researchers who’ve just unveiled ‘Elon Mode’ to exploit the…

Microsoft Disables App Installer After Feature is Abused for Malware
31
Dec
2023

Microsoft Disables App Installer After Feature is Abused for Malware

Microsoft has disabled the App Installer feature to protect users and prevent threat actors from maliciously exploiting its products and…

China Arrests Four Who Weaponized ChatGPT for Ransomware
30
Dec
2023

China Arrests 4 Who Weaponized ChatGPT for Ransomware Attacks

The individuals confessed to creating variations of ransomware, enhancing the software through the utilization of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, carrying out vulnerability…

Malware Leveraging Google Cookie Exploit via OAuth2 Functionality
29
Dec
2023

Malware Leveraging Google Cookie Exploit via OAuth2 Functionality

Among others, developers of the infamous Lumma, an infostealer malware, are already using the exploit by employing advanced tactics like…