Deeba Ahmed
1886 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.
Firefox Suggest to display sponsored ads but users can disable them
The company maintains that it has to help fund Firefox’s optimization/development, and therefore, it has introduced a new feature called Firefox Suggest in Firefox 93.
October 9, 2021
Beware- FontOnLake Rootkit Malware Attacking Linux Systems
According to ESET's researchers, components of FontOnLake malware are divided into three groups: Trojamized app, Rootkit, and Backdoor.
October 8, 2021
Twitch data breach resulted from server configuration error
Twitch Data Breach took place a couple of days ago when an anonymous hacker published a torrent file with 125 GB worth of data on the 4chan messaging board.
October 8, 2021
Telecom giant behind routing SMS discloses 5-year-long data breach
The target of the data breach Syniverse works with carriers like T-Mobile, Verizon, Twilio, and AT&T in routing SMS text messages.
October 8, 2021
Medtronic recalls insulin pump controllers over life-threatening flaws
Medtronic has recalled the remote controllers used with some of the company’s insulin pumps because of inherent vulnerabilities that could lead to injury or death.
October 7, 2021
The Telegraph newspaper exposed 10TB of subscriber data
The data was exposed due to an unprotected Elasticsearch cluster and remained open to public access without any security authentication.
October 6, 2021
ATM bombing suspect blew himself up while filming tutorial
Europol revealed that the gang was involved in at least fifteen ATM bombings in Germany, causing financial losses of around €2.15 million.
October 4, 2021
Ex-army admin jailed for 12 years over US military health data theft
Frederick Brown, a medical data technician & admin associated with the 65th Medical Brigade of the US Army caused millions of dollars in losses.
October 4, 2021
Android flubot malware installs itself by faking security update
The warning is obviously phony but looks authentic that can deceive users into installing Flubot malware on their devices.
October 2, 2021
GriftHorse Android malware hit 10 million devices in 70 countries
Dubbed GriftHorse by researchers; the malware has stolen millions of dollars from its victims across 70 countries around the world.
September 30, 2021