Deeba Ahmed
1828 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.
Chinese Group TheWizards Exploits IPv6 to Drop WizardNet Backdoor
ESET has discovered Spellbinder, a new tool used by the China-linked cyber espionage group TheWizards to conduct AitM…
May 5, 2025
Germany Most Targeted Country in Q1 2025 DDoS Attacks
Cloudflare’s Q1 2025 DDoS Threat Report: DDoS attacks surged 358% YoY to 20.5M. Germany hit hardest; gaming and…
May 5, 2025
watchTowr Warns of Active Exploitation of SonicWall SMA 100 Devices
watchTowr reveals active exploitation of SonicWall SMA 100 vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-38475 & CVE-2023-44221) potentially leading to full system takeover…
May 3, 2025
Billions of Apple Devices at Risk from “AirBorne” AirPlay Vulnerabilities
Oligo Security uncovers “AirBorne,” a set of 23 vulnerabilities in Apple AirPlay affecting billions of devices. Learn how…
May 3, 2025
Phishing Emails Impersonating Qantas Target Credit Card Info
Fake Qantas emails in a sophisticated phishing scam steal credit card and personal info from Australians, bypassing major…
May 3, 2025
UK Luxury Retailer Harrods Hit by Cyber Attack After M&S, Co-op
Luxury retailer Harrods confirms a cyber attack attempt, restricting internet access but keeping its online store running. Learn…
May 2, 2025
200+ Fake Retail Sites Used in New Wave of Subscription Scams
Bitdefender uncovers a massive surge in sophisticated subscription scams disguised as online shops and evolving mystery boxes. Learn…
May 2, 2025
npm Malware Targets Crypto Wallets, MongoDB; Code Points to Turkey
Sonatype discovered ‘crypto-encrypt-ts’, a malicious npm package impersonating the popular CryptoJS library to steal crypto and personal data.…
May 1, 2025
Scammers Use Spain-Portugal Blackout for TAP Air Refund Phishing Scam
SEO: Cybercriminals are using the recent power outages in Spain and Portugal to launch phishing attacks disguised as…
May 1, 2025
Ticket Resale Platform TicketToCash Left 200GB of User Data Exposed
A misconfigured, non-password-protected database belonging to TicketToCash exposed data from 520,000 customers, including PII and partial financial details.…
May 1, 2025