Deeba Ahmed
1838 posts
Deeba is a veteran cybersecurity reporter at Hackread.com with over a decade of experience covering cybercrime, vulnerabilities, and security events. Her expertise and in-depth analysis make her a key contributor to the platform’s trusted coverage.
Microsoft Disables App Installer After Feature is Abused for Malware
According to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team, threat actors labeled as 'financially motivated' utilize the ms-appinstaller URI scheme for malware distribution.
December 31, 2023
China Arrests 4 Who Weaponized ChatGPT for Ransomware Attacks
The police arrested two suspects in Beijing and two in Inner Mongolia.
December 30, 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…
December 29, 2023
iPhone Spyware Exploits Obscure Chip Feature, Targets Researchers
Triangulation of Terror: Inside the Most Sophisticated iPhone Spyware Campaign Ever Seen.
December 29, 2023
Ubisoft Hackers Scrambled for 900GB of Data Before Foiled
The cyberattack on Ubisoft came just days after hackers from the Rhysida ransomware gang targeted Insomniac Games, the developers of Spider-Man 2.
December 26, 2023
Hackers Stole $59 Million of Crypto Via Malicious Google and X Ads
Corrected sentence: "Anti-scam solutions provider Scam Sniffer and cybersecurity firm Check Point Research (CPR) have warned of increasing attacks aimed at your crypto funds through malicious ads."
December 23, 2023
GTA 6 Hacker from Lapsus$ Gang Sentenced to Hospital
From Teen Prodigy to Cybercriminal: The Fall of a Lapsus$ Gang Member and the Dangers of the Online Underworld.
December 22, 2023
Interpol Nets $300 Million, Arrests 3,500 in Major Cyber Crime Bust
From NFTs to Sextortion: AI & Deepfakes Fuel New Scams Exposed in Interpol Cyber Sting - The global arrests were part of Interpol's operation HAECHI IV.
December 21, 2023
8220 Gang Targets Telecom and Healthcare in Global Cryptojacking Attack
The 8220 gang, believed to be of Chinese origins, was first identified in 2017 by Cisco Talos when they targeted Drupal, Hadoop YARN, and Apache Struts2 applications for propagating cryptojacking malware.
December 21, 2023
Xfinity Rocked with Data Breach Impacting 36 Million Users
The latest Xfinity data breach is linked to the critical Citrix Bleed vulnerability.
December 20, 2023