Google’s indexing of WhatsApp numbers raises privacy concerns
Google is indexing the phone numbers used on WhatsApp, and a researcher is concerned that it could cause privacy issues or be used for malicious... Read More
Ax Sharma
Ax Sharma is an Indian-origin British security researcher, journalist and TV subject matter expert with a focus on malware analysis and cybercrime investigations. His areas of interest include open source software security, threat intel analysis, and reverse engineering. Frequently featured by leading media outlets like the BBC, Channel 5, Fortune, WIRED, The Register, among others, Ax is an active community member of the OWASP Foundation and the British Association of Journalists (BAJ).
ZEE5 allegedly hacked by ‘Korean hackers’, customer info at risk
A hacker identifying themselves as “John Wick” and “Korean Hackers” claim to have breached the systems for Indian video on demand giant ZEE5 and are threatening... Read More
Joomla data breach leaks 2,700 user records via exposed backups
A Joomla database leak has exposed the personal information, including hashed passwords, of 2,700 individuals registered on the Joomla Resources Directory (JRD). The Joomla Resources Directory... Read More
“Sign in with Apple” vulnerability earns researcher $100,000
Remember seeing that slick “Sign in with Apple” button across many websites and apps? It turns out that a vulnerability allowed attackers to log in to... Read More
Microsoft IIS servers hacked by Blue Mockingbird to mine Monero
This month news broke about a hacker group, namely Blue Mockingbird, exploiting a critical vulnerability in Microsoft IIS servers to plant Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency miners on compromised machines.... Read More
NHS contact-tracing app code hints at security and privacy bugs early on
London, UK. NHS recently announced plans to unveil their own coronavirus contact-tracing app, as opposed to joining leagues of Apple and Google, to have better visibility into citizen movements.... Read More
Experts Warn: Amid Budget Cuts, The Pandemic Calls for Stepping Up Security Efforts
These unprecedented times have pushed us to adapt distinctive lifestyles contrary to what we’ve been used to for a millenia. Industries like finance, law, banking and the... Read More
“Zoombombing” — an exaggerated phenomenon, not a vulnerability.
Why is the exclusive focus on Zoom, when the same “flaw” impacts almost all popular video conferencing apps? In this Coronavirus era, as if daily... Read More
Facebook’s reluctance to feedback is putting millions of WhatsApp users at risk of malware
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Workarounds aimed at hiding ‘online’ activity on WhatsApp can seriously compromise user security and privacy. But, Facebook doesn’t care. The internet is filled with articles such... Read More
In an exclusive story reported on my blog about a month ago and on no mainstream media outlet, credentials of some 1,023 Premium accounts were found floating on the... Read More
Sea Turtle Cyber Espionage Campaign Targets Telecommunication and IT Companies in the Netherlands 
Rogue WordPress plugin: Threat hunters uncover credit card skimming campaign targeting e-commerce sites 
Albanian Parliament and telco ‘One Albania’ suffer cyber attacks 
Carbanak Banking Malware Resurfaces with Updated Tactics in Ransomware Attacks
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