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Cyber security Writer @Hackread, Professional Baker, Travel buff, Movie lover, but above all a Passionate Pakist
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DPRK-linked hackers use Ethereum dead drops in malicious npm packages

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By Deeba Ahmed Verified
| Threat Beat
By Deeba Ahmed • Aug 13, 2026 Threat actors associated with a North Korean campaign linked to the Lazarus group are using the Ethereum blockchain as part of software supply chain attacks targeting npm users. Security analysts from Sonatype Research Labs have reportedly found six npm packages carrying the same malicious loader, which uses public Ethereum transactions to discover command-and-control (C2) infrastructure.
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“I’m Allowed”: Hackers Use Simple Claims to Bypass AI Guardrails

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By Deeba Ahmed Verified
| HackRead Verified
Speed Voice Press play to start listening Cybercriminals are using AI coding assistants and chatbots to build attack tools, operate scam infrastructure and probe live systems, often after bypassing safety checks with little more than a claim that the work is authorized, according to Cisco Talos. For its report, Talos examined prompt logs collected from threat actor systems running tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini.
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Brazil Health Surveillance Database Exposed 79GB of Sensitive Records

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By Deeba Ahmed Verified
| HackRead Verified
Speed Voice Press play to start listening Over 102,000 private records belonging to Brazil’s health surveillance system were left online without passwords or basic encryption. Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found this publicly accessible database and alerted cybersecurity firm ExpressVPN, which later shared the details with Hackread.com. According to Fowler, this open database stored exactly 102,215 files (around 79GB).
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