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.
Hackers Claiming to Jailbreak AI Chatbots to Write Phishing Emails
Cybercriminals on multiple hacker forums claim to jailbreak AI chatbots to write malicious content, including phishing emails, a new report from SlashNext has revealed.
September 14, 2023
Contractor Data Breach Impacts 8k Greater Manchester Police Officers
Warrant card details of thousands of officers are suspected to have been stolen in this attack. Affected officers have been notified about the data breach.
September 14, 2023
Storm-0324 Exploits MS Teams Chats to Facilitate Ransomware Attacks
KEY FINDINGS Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team has published a new report highlighting the activities of a notorious, financially…
September 13, 2023
Microsoft: How Chinese Hackers Stole Signing Key to Breach Outlook Accounts
Microsoft has shared its findings related to the Outlook breach in July in a write-up titled “Results of Major Technical Investigations for Storm-0558 Key Acquisitions.”
September 7, 2023
New Agent Tesla Variant Uses Excel Exploit to Infect Windows PCs
FortiGuard Discovers Phishing Campaign Distributing New Agent Tesla Variant to Windows Devices.
September 6, 2023
World’s Largest Cryptocurrency Casino Stake Hacked for $41 Million
Ethereum Network Stake Loses $41 Million Worth of Crypto After Private Key Leak.
September 5, 2023
China’s Baidu Introduces ChatGPT Rival Ernie Bot
China's reply to OpenAI's ChatGPT is here, and it's called Baidu's Ernie Bot.
September 3, 2023
Chinese Smishing Triad Gang Hits US Users in Extensive Cybercrime Attack
Smishing Triad Impersonating Leading Mail/Delivery Services in New Attack
September 2, 2023
Qakbot Botnet Disrupted, Infected 700,000 Computers Globally
The Qakbot malware is also known as “Qbot” and “Pinkslipbot,” and was used to target critical industries worldwide.
August 30, 2023
Microsoft: Chinese APT Flax Typhoon uses legit tools for cyber espionage
Researchers believe that this time instead of cyber espionage, Chinese threat actors may have opted for more complex information ops.
August 29, 2023