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…
Ax Sharma
Ax Sharma is a Security Researcher, Engineer and Tech Columnist. His works and expert analyses have frequently been featured on leading media outlets like Fortune, The Register, TechRepublic, CIO, etc. Ax's expertise lies in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, software development and web app security. He's an active community member of the OWASP Foundation and the British Association of Journalists (BAJ).
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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…
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…
“Zoombombing” — an exaggerated phenomenon, not a vulnerability.
Why is the exclusive focus on Zoom, when the same “flaw” impacts almost all popular…
Facebook’s reluctance to feedback is putting millions of WhatsApp users at risk of malware
Workarounds aimed at hiding ‘online’ activity on WhatsApp can seriously compromise user security and privacy….
The ‘forgotten’ ZEE5 data leak you didn’t hear about.
In an exclusive story reported on my blog about a month ago and on no mainstream media…
Dissecting DEFENSOR: a stealthy Android banking malware
The apps named DEFENSOR ID and Defensor Digital rely mainly on Android’s Accessibility Service to conduct malicious activities, and go undetected. The attacker controlled C&C domains are still up – well at least one of them, and that’s problematic.
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