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Social Engineering
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Ukrainian Hackers Breach Email of APT28 Leader, Who’s Wanted by FBI
APT28, or Fancy Bear, is a Russian government-backed nefarious hacking group known for using spear-phishing campaigns against its targets.
April 11, 2023
Ukrainian Hacktivists Trick Russian Military Wives for Personal Info
Ukrainian hacktivists extracted personal information, including sensitive military data and even nude photos of one of the targeted military wives.
April 1, 2023
Coinbase Employees Targeted by SMS Phishing Attack
The SMS phishing attack (smishing) was followed by a phone call from a scammer to one of the employees who fell for the scam.
February 20, 2023
Download Kali Linux 2022.1 with new tools and wider SSH compatibility
You can download Kali Linux 2022.1 now or update your existing Kali Linux installation to the new one.
February 15, 2022
Flaw in NSA’s GHIDRA leads to remote code execution attacks
GHIDRA is NSA’s reverse engineering tool released earlier this month. Earlier this month, Hackread.com posted about the National Security…
March 21, 2019
Man jailed for hacking County jail’s records to get friend released early
Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Hacking County Jail’s Records to Get Friend Released Early because…
April 30, 2018
Man hacks prison computers & alters records for pal’s early release
A 27-year-old man from Ann Arbor, Michigan hacked into the government computer system of Washtenaw County Jail and altered inmate…
December 5, 2017
Your Old Phone Number Can Be Used To Hack Facebook Account
We all know that in most cases, Facebook users are required to submit their phone number while registering…
July 21, 2017
Some social engineering skills and Facebook will gift your account to hackers
Hacker sent the fake passport to Facebook and hacks someone else's account without even having access to the victim's email or password!
June 30, 2016
Criminals Steal 1.44 billion Yen ($13 million) from 1,400 ATMs in 2½ hours
Have you watched Nicolas Cage’s movie Gone in 60 Seconds? — Well, here’s something bigger than that and…
May 23, 2016