Deeba Ahmed
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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.
Advanced Vishing Attack Campaign “LetsCall” Targets Android Users
In a newly detected muli-stage vishing campaign attackers are using an advanced toolset dubbed LetsCall, featuring strong evasion tactics.
July 8, 2023
Technician Indicted for Hacking California Water Treatment Facility
The jury has charged Rambler Gallo with one count of transmitting a program, information, code, and command to cause damage to a protected computer.
July 8, 2023
Critical RCE Vulnerability Puts 330,000 Fortinet Firewalls at Risk
The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, is a critical security bug that affects Fortinet appliances and has been actively exploited in the wild.
July 6, 2023
SmugX: Chinese Hackers Targeting Embassies in Europe
The researchers believe that the SmugX attack is an extension of a previously discovered campaign linked to Mustang Panda.
July 5, 2023
New Meduza Malware Targets Wallets, Passwords and Browsers on Windows
Meduza malware is being fiercely marketed across different Telegram channels, cybercrime and dark web forums.
July 3, 2023
Researchers Use Power LED to Extract Encryption Keys in Groundbreaking Attack
This attack method can help attackers surpass all barriers to exploit side channels, which so far were not possible.
June 30, 2023
Fake Super Mario 3 Installers Drop Crypto Miner, Data Stealer
The malware has the potential to target large-scale victims since games like Super Mario 3 are famous among…
June 26, 2023
Microsoft Teams Flaw Sends Malware to Employees’ Inboxes
During their test, researchers from JUMPSEC managed to trick Microsoft Teams’ security mechanism into sending malware to the…
June 26, 2023
Patched OpenSSH Exploited for IoT, Linux Cryptomining
According to Microsoft, the new campaign is ongoing and uses a backdoor to install a patched version of OpenSSH to hijack targeted devices.
June 23, 2023