Social Media – HackRead | Latest Cybersecurity and Hacking News Site https://www.hackread.com HackRead | Latest Cybersecurity and Hacking News Site Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:42:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.hackread.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-Favicon-for-HACKREAD-32x32.png Social Media – HackRead | Latest Cybersecurity and Hacking News Site https://www.hackread.com 32 32 Portion of Twitter’s proprietary source code leaked on GitHub https://www.hackread.com/twitter-source-code-leak-github/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:41:04 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=109519 By Deeba Ahmed

Twitter had to file a DMCA request after its source code was found on GitHub.

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SMS-Based 2FA Will Be Limited to Twitter Blue Users https://www.hackread.com/sms-based-2fa-twitter-blue/ Sat, 18 Feb 2023 17:21:52 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=107783 By Habiba Rashid

Twitter will now charge for 2FA, limiting the must-have security feature to only Twitter Blue subscribers.

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How Businesses Benefit from Using Instagram Reels https://www.hackread.com/instagram-reels-businesses-benefit/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:16:32 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=106728 By Owais Sultan

Since its launch in August 2020, Instagram Reels has become home to a whopping two billion active users.…

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Twitter Scraping Breach: 209 Million Accounts Leaked on Hacker Forum https://www.hackread.com/twitter-scraping-breach-leak-hacker-forum/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 22:56:00 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=105525 By Waqas

The data was collected through web scraping techniques however some sites are reporting it as a "Twitter data breach," or " Twitter being hacked."

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400 Million Twitter Users’ Scraped Info Goes on Sale! https://www.hackread.com/400-million-twitter-user-scraped-info/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 02:17:09 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=105328 By Habiba Rashid

The threat actor claims that Twitter data was "scraped via a vulnerability."

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Instagram Rolls Out dedicated Page To Help Users Regain Hacked Accounts https://www.hackread.com/instagram-hacked-accounts-regain/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:54:00 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=104982 By Habiba Rashid

Instagram has launched new account support for users who may have lost access to their accounts. 

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Mastodon Account Suspended from Twitter Following Ban on Server Links https://www.hackread.com/mastodon-twitter-account-suspended/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:09:54 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=104895 By Habiba Rashid

Elon Musk's Twitter is on a suspension spree.

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SEC Charges 8 Social Media Influencers Over Securities Fraud https://www.hackread.com/sec-social-media-influencers-securities-fraud/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:45:54 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=104809 By Habiba Rashid

According to the SEC, the accused used Twitter and Discord to carry out a securities fraud scheme, garnering approximately $114 million from it.

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Vivaldi Integrates Mastodon Into its Web Browser https://www.hackread.com/vivaldi-browser-integrates-mastodon/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:26:56 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=104407 By Habiba Rashid

From December 7th, 2022, their Mastodon instance, Vivaldi Social, will be integrated into the sidebar of the desktop browser, creating an inbuilt Mastodon client for users.

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Schoolyard Bully Malware Stealing Facebook Credentials on Android https://www.hackread.com/schoolyard-bully-malware-android-facebook/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 23:01:06 +0000 https://www.hackread.com/?p=104102 By Deeba Ahmed

The campaign is ongoing, and so far, Schoolyard Bully Malware has victimized over 300,000 Facebook users on Android devices across 71 countries.

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