Category: HackRead

Chinese Scammers Use Fake Loan Apps for Money Laundering
20
Oct
2023

Chinese Scammers Use Fake Loan Apps for Money Laundering

Beware of fake banking and loan apps that offer instant loans but, in reality, collect your Personal Identifying Information (PII)…

E-Root Marketplace Admin Extradited to US on Computer Fraud Charge
19
Oct
2023

E-Root Marketplace Admin Extradited to US on Computer Fraud Charge

E-Root sold access to compromised devices and had more than 350,000 compromised computer credentials for sale. A man from Moldova,…

Cisco Web UI Vulnerability Exploited Massly, Impacting Over 40K Devices
19
Oct
2023

Cisco Web UI Vulnerability Exploited Massly, Impacting Over 40K Devices

The US had the most compromised devices (4,659) with a backdoor installed as a result of the Cisco Web UI…

Casio ClassPad Data Breach: Affecting Customers in 148 Countries
19
Oct
2023

Casio ClassPad Data Breach Impacting 148 Countries

The breach was discovered on October 11, 2023, affecting 91,921 users in Japan and 35,049 customers from 148 countries and…

APTs Exploiting WinRAR 0day Falw Despite Patch Availability
19
Oct
2023

APTs Exploiting WinRAR 0day Flaw Despite Patch Availability

According to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), the group exploiting the vulnerability comprises Sandworm, Fancy Bear, and APT40, all associated…

Hackers Exploit QR Codes with QRLJacking for Malware Distribution
19
Oct
2023

Hackers Exploit QR Codes with QRLJacking for Malware Distribution

QRLJacking tricks you with fake QR codes to log into fake websites or apps, while Quishing uses QR codes to…

FBI Warns of Extortionists Stealing Plastic Surgery Data for Ransom
19
Oct
2023

FBI Warns of Extortionists Stealing Plastic Surgery Data for Ransom

The FBI also warns that cybercriminals are using this stolen data to extort victims, threatening to release it to the…

Elon Musk Announces X (Twitter) to Charge $1 for Basic Features
19
Oct
2023

Elon Musk’s X (Twitter) to Charge $1 for Basic Features

To start, X will charge $1.43 NZD from new users in New Zealand and ₱42.51 PHP per year from new…

Qubitstrike Malware Hits Jupyter Notebooks for Cryptojacking and Cloud Data
18
Oct
2023

Qubitstrike Malware Hits Jupyter Notebooks for Cryptojacking and Cloud Data

KEY FINDINGS Cryptojackers are targeting Jupyter Notebooks to deploy Qubitstrike malware, reports Cado Security. Exposed Jupyter Notebooks are exploited in…

Link Farming: SEO Boost or Cybersecurity Threat?
17
Oct
2023

SEO Boost or Cybersecurity Threat?

In the complex, fast-paced universe of the internet, where businesses battle fiercely to rank higher on search engine results pages…

Fantom Foundation Suffers Data Breach Due to Google Chrome Flaw
17
Oct
2023

Fantom Foundation Suffers Wallet Hack Via Google Chrome 0-Day Flaw

It has been revealed that the main target of the attack was an employee of the Fantom Foundation. The Fantom…

Supply Chain Attack Targeting Telegram, AWS and Alibaba Cloud Users
17
Oct
2023

Supply Chain Attack Targeting Telegram, AWS and Alibaba Cloud Users

KEY FINDINGS Cybersecurity firm Checkmarx has discovered a new wave of supply chain attacks exploiting bugs in popular communication and…