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New Ransomware Asks User to Play Click Me Game while Encrypting Data
New Ransomware Asks User to Play Click Me Game while Encrypting Data
Karsten Hahn, a malware analyst at GData, has identified new ransomware that is currently in its developmental phase. According to Hahn’s analysis, the
Oct. 21, 2016
Electronic Arts (EA) servers are down; Users are angry (Updated)
Electronic Arts (EA) servers are down; Users are angry (Updated)
Electronic Arts (EA) users in Europe and the US are reporting that they are facing connectivity issues that won't let them sign in, connect to the server or
Oct. 20, 2016
UK’s Financial Hub London Under Massive Ransomware Attacks
UK’s Financial Hub London Under Massive Ransomware Attacks
London is the financial hub of the United Kingdom and nobody can deny this fact. So when it is suggested that employees working in London are at a greater
Oct. 19, 2016
Hacked Brazzers, Epic Games, ClixSense Data Goes on Dark Web for Sale
Hacked Brazzers, Epic Games, ClixSense Data Goes on Dark Web for Sale
The Dark Web marketplaces have turned out to be the best platform for hackers to sell stolen data. Recently, one of HackRead's reporters stumbled upon a
Oct. 18, 2016
CryPy Ransomware Encrypts Each File Individually with a Special Key
CryPy Ransomware Encrypts Each File Individually with a Special Key
Isn’t this surprising that there is a new strain of ransomware that uses a different key whenever it encrypts a file? This ransomware has been written in
Oct. 15, 2016
Evony Gaming Company Website Hacked; 33M Gamer Accounts Stolen
Evony Gaming Company Website Hacked; 33M Gamer Accounts Stolen
In June 2016, the official website of Evony gaming company suffered a massive data breach in which 33,407,472 of its registered user accounts were stolen.
Oct. 14, 2016
Hacking, Trading Forum w0rm.ws Hacked; Exploit Kits, Database Leaked
Hacking, Trading Forum w0rm.ws Hacked; Exploit Kits, Database Leaked
A group of popular darknet hackers going by the handle of Peace_of_Mind have hacked and defaced the official website of w0rm.ws, an 'invite only' hacking and
Oct. 3, 2016
SIMS Game Custom Content Site Hacked; 118K Accounts Leaked
SIMS Game Custom Content Site Hacked; 118K Accounts Leaked
A hacker going by the handle of “Websites Hunter” who was previously found leaking personal details of Kuwait Automotive Imports Company's customers is back
Sept. 30, 2016
Apple Users Targeted with iCloud Phishing Scam
Apple Users Targeted with iCloud Phishing Scam
Recently IT security researcher Mehrdad noticed Apple users reporting that they couldn’t access their iCloud accounts. He then did some social engineering but
Sept. 29, 2016
CloudFlare tells court it does not assist pirate sites: Report
CloudFlare tells court it does not assist pirate sites: Report
Perhaps the most difficult of all things to understand in the world in terms of law is online piracy. After all, who is to blame? One such case has been filed
Sept. 28, 2016
Immensely Powerful iSpy Keylogger Targets Skype, Webcams and Passwords
Immensely Powerful iSpy Keylogger Targets Skype, Webcams and Passwords
A keylogger dubbed as iSpy is being monitored quite ferociously by researchers primarily because it is very much in demand on the Dark Web. Reportedly, the
Sept. 26, 2016
Blizzard Suffers DDoS Attack; Servers Go Down.. AGAIN
Blizzard Suffers DDoS Attack; Servers Go Down.. AGAIN
It's the third time this week that Gaming giant Blizzard has suffered a DDoS attack forcing its servers to go offline worldwide affecting latency/connections
Sept. 23, 2016