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.
Microsoft warns of PetitPotam attack taking over Windows domains
Experts reveal that the PetitPotam attack forces remote Windows servers such as Domain Controllers to validate a malicious destination.
July 27, 2021
Old crypto malware makes come back, hits Windows, Linux devices
LemonDuck was first discovered in China in 2019 as a cryptocurrency botnet that used affected systems for Monero mining.
July 27, 2021
Defi protocol THORChain loses $8 million in “seemingly whitehat” attack
THORChain said that "the hacker deliberately limited their impact, seemingly a whitehat."
July 26, 2021
Fake Windows 11 installers infecting devices with adware, malware
Originally, Windows 11 will be available for download from October 2021 - It will be a free upgrade for existing Windows 10 users.
July 25, 2021
Misconfigured AWS bucket exposed 421GB of Artwork Archive data
The trove of data was left exposed unencrypted and without any password or security authentication.
July 18, 2021
SolarWinds hackers exploited iOS 0-day to compromise iPhones
According to Google, SolarWinds hackers exploited an iOS 0-day vulnerability to hack iPhones and made millions from targeting phones worldwide.
July 16, 2021
Poker player jailed for illegal video streaming, downloading websites
Talon White has received 12 months of prison sentence after being involved in the illegal streaming of copyright-protected TV shows and movies.
July 15, 2021
Police seize illegal cryptomining farm using thousands of PS4s, GPUs
Ukrainian authorities have seized the illegal cryptomining farm and recovered 3,800 PlayStation 4 gaming consoles and GPUs.
July 14, 2021
Indian call center seized over Amazon hacking scam against US citizens
The call center ran a fake Amazon technical support call center in South Delhi - Now, 26 of its "employees" have been arrested.
July 14, 2021
Kaseya issues patches for vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attack
Kaseya VSA has released patches for 3 critical vulnerabilities exploited by the REvil ransomware gang in ransomware attack earlier this month.
July 12, 2021