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.
Zoom Phishing Scam Steals Microsoft Exchange Credentials
The phishing email, which was marked as safe by Microsoft, was aimed at 21,000 users of a national healthcare firm.
October 10, 2022
Binance-Linked Network Hacked, Over $570 Million in Losses Recorded
A Binance-linked blockchain is the latest victim of a cyberattack. Reportedly the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has suffered…
October 8, 2022
New DDoS Malware ‘Chaos’ Hits Linux and Windows Devices
Most devices infected by Chaos malware are located in Europe, particularly Italy but infections were also observed in Asia Pacific, South America, and North America.
October 2, 2022
‘Important Notification’ Phishing Scam Targeting American Express Customers
In this phishing scam, the email is designed to appear as an authentic American Express notification. The email subject reads: “Important Notification About Your Account.”
September 30, 2022
Microsoft Confirms Two 0-Days Being Exploited Against Exchange Servers
The latest attack against Exchange servers utilizes at least two new flaws (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) that have been assigned CVSS scores of 6.3 and 8.8.
September 30, 2022
Fancy Bear Hackers Distributing Graphite Malware using PowerPoint Files
APT28 or Fancy Bear is linked with the Russian military intelligence unit called GRU.
September 29, 2022
UK Teen Arrested Amid Uber and GTA 6 Hacking Saga
The teen was arrested from Oxfordshire and is still in police custody but his involvement in Uber and GTA hacks is unconfirmed.
September 24, 2022
Data of millions of users exposed in Australia’s 2nd-largest telecom firm breach
Optus has denied any inside job or human error as the cause of the hack.
September 23, 2022
New Spam Attack Abusing OAuth Apps to Target Microsoft Exchange Servers
According to Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team, in an incident they analyzed, malicious OAuth applications were deployed on compromised cloud tenants, and eventually, attackers took over Exchange servers to carry out spam campaigns.
September 23, 2022
Fake Banking Rewards Apps Install Info-stealing RAT on Android Phones
The malware campaign is ongoing and one of its targets was ICICI bank in India.
September 22, 2022