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.
Kubernetes Clusters Targeted by Siloscape Malware
Siloscape is regarded as an unusual malware that focuses on Linux as the preferred OS for managing cloud environments and applications.
June 7, 2021
Hackers used macOS 0-days to bypass privacy features, take screenshots
Apple has also issued patches for macOS Catalina, iOS, Mojave, watchOS, iPad, and the Safari browser security loopholes.
May 27, 2021
Russian admin of cybercrime marketplace Deer.io jailed in US
Kirill Victorovich Firsov, a Russian Citizen has been jailed for 30 months in US prison for running popular cybercrime marketplace Deer.io.
May 26, 2021
Iranian hackers hit Israel with disk wiper in disguise of ransomware
According to SentinelOne, Iranian hackers have developed a combo of disk wiper and ransomware and their target is Israel.
May 25, 2021
Audio equipment giant Bose hit by ransomware attack, data breach
The audio equipment manufacturer Bose has confirmed that it was a victim of a ransomware attack and experience a data breach on 7 March 2021.
May 25, 2021
23 Android apps caught leaking sensitive data of 100 million users
The massive data leak occurred due to misconfigured cloud services used by Android apps with millions of downloads.
May 20, 2021
Fake ransom scams targeting families of missing persons
FBI has issued an alert to families of missing persons to watch out for fake ransom scams in which scammers collect information about missing people from social media.
May 20, 2021
Chrome on Android will alert, fix your compromised password
Whenever you need to check for stolen passwords on supported applications or websites, Google Assistant will enable a Change Password button.
May 19, 2021
Babuk ransomware gang leaks DC police data as negotiations fail
The latest leak by the Babuk ransomware gang contains 26GB worth of records.
May 12, 2021
GitHub Will Now Support Security Keys for SSH Git Operations
To prevent account takeover in SSH Git operations, GitHub has now added support for security keys.
May 11, 2021