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.
Bug in Safari browser leaks personal identifiers and browsing activity
The bug affects the Safari 15 browser for Mac and all versions of Safari on iOS 15 and…
January 18, 2022
Ransomware attack on New Mexico jail put prisoners in lockdown
The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico went offline due to a ransomware attack, and…
January 13, 2022
2-year prison for pervert who hacked webcams to spy on underage girls
Robert Davies was also one of the customers of now seized login credentials selling site WeLeakInfo. A Byron…
January 12, 2022
FBI warns of hackers mailing malicious USB drives to spread ransomware
FBI’s warning highlights the fact that one should never insert an unknown USB flash drive in their PCs.
January 8, 2022
Cloud video platform abused in web skimmer attack against real estate sites
New Web Skimmer Campaign Exploiting Cloud Video Distribution Supply Chain to Target Real Estate Sites.
January 5, 2022
Research claims Samsung Galaxy Store apps are spreading malware
According to Max Weinbach of Android Police, “Samsung is hosting literal malware on the Galaxy Store.”
December 31, 2021
Ghana govt agency exposed 700k citizens’ data in a database mess up
Ghana’s National Service Secretariate – NSS – exposed 55GB worth of citizens’ data when an AWS S3 bucket used by the Secretariate suffered misconfiguration.
December 22, 2021
Conti Ransomware Group Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability
These attacks started on December 13 in which the group focused on targeting VMWare vCenter servers.
December 18, 2021
Homeland Security Offering $5,000 Bug Bounty to Hack DHS
The program will allow hackers and security researchers to earn between $500 to $5,000 for identifying verified vulnerabilities.
December 16, 2021
Romanian arrested for ransomware attacks and data theft
Europol has confirmed arresting a Romanian national for targeting an IT firm in the country.
December 14, 2021