Deeba Ahmed
1945 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.
Employee Duped by AI-Generated CFO in $25.6M Deepfake Scam
The incident took place in Hong Kong; however, the name of the targeted company is still unknown.
February 5, 2024
Ethical Hackers Reported 835 Vulnerabilities, Earned $450K in 2023
The US Department of Defense reported the most security vulnerabilities in 2023, with 96 reports or 10% of all reports.
February 5, 2024
AnyDesk Urges Password Change Amid Security Breach
Another day, another security breach.
February 3, 2024
Cloudflare Hacked After State Actor Leverages Okta Breach
CloudFlare Servers Were Hacked on Thanksgiving Day Using Auth Tokens Stolen in Okta Breach.
February 2, 2024
Hackers Uncover Airbus EFB App Vulnerability, Risking Aircraft Data
In this instance, the hackers were white hat; otherwise, things could have gone awry.
February 1, 2024
Ripple Co-Founder’s Personal XRP Wallet Breached in $112 Million Hack
Ripple’s co-founder Chris Larsen has acknowledged that his personal XRP wallet was hacked.
February 1, 2024
Ivanti VPN Flaws Exploited to Spread KrustyLoader Malware
The Ivanti VPN vulnerabilities have plunged into a black hole.
January 31, 2024
Critical Flaws Found in GNU C Library, Major Linux Distros at Risk
Patch Now or Pay Later: Qsort Flaw Leaves Millions of Linux Systems Exposed.
January 31, 2024
FBI Warns of Tech Support Courier Scam Aiming at Cash and Metals
Seniors, Beware: This Tech Support Scam Goes Beyond Just Receiving Calls.
January 30, 2024
Excessive Expansion Vulnerabilities Leave Jenkins Servers Open to Attacks
The vulnerabilities stem from the way Jenkins handles user-supplied data.
January 30, 2024