Deeba Ahmed
1925 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.
WhatsApp wants you to accept its new terms or call it quits
WhatsApp Updates its Privacy Policy - You must agree to WhatsApp's new terms if you want to keep using it!
January 6, 2021
SolarWinds supply chain attack affected 250 organizations
According to a report, the SolarWinds attack has impacted over 250 organizations, including government agencies and private businesses.
January 5, 2021
21 WeLeakInfo customers arrested for buying breached data
The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested 21 individuals for buying breached data from now-defunct online service- WeLeakInfo (dot) com
January 4, 2021
British judge says Julian Assange will not be extradited to the US
The US' fight to get Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited so that he could stand a trial in a US court doesn't seem to conclude anytime soon.
January 4, 2021
Ticketmaster hacked a rival and now it’s paying $10m fine for it
Ticketmaster illegally accessed its competitor's computer systems to 'choke off' the victim's business. It's now paying $10 million in fine.
January 2, 2021
Backdoor account found in 100,000+ Zyxel Firewalls, VPN Gateways
Researchers have discovered a hard-coded admin-level backdoor account as a Zyxel firmware binary revealing username and password.
January 2, 2021
Microsoft reveals hackers viewed its source code
Microsoft confirmed that viewing source code doesn’t elevate the risk. Here's what happened and what Mircosoft said about the attack.
January 1, 2021
T-Mobile confirms another data breach exposing user call records, phone numbers
T-Mobile revealed attackers accessed its Customer proprietary network information (CPNI), putting the private data of hundreds of thousands of customers at risk.
January 1, 2021
Apple loses lawsuit against cyber security startup Corellium
A federal judge dismissed Apple's claim that virtualization startup Corellium was involved in copyright infringement and violated the DMCA.
December 30, 2020
Hackers using smart home devices to live streaming swatting attacks
The F.B.I. is warning users to use strong credentials to prevent their smart devices from being used during swatting attacks. Here's how to.
December 30, 2020