Ax Sharma

Ax Sharma is a UK-based security researcher, journalist and TV subject matter expert experienced in malware analysis and cybercrime investigations. His areas of interest include open source software security and threat intel analysis. 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).

ParkMobile’s $32.8 Million Data Breach Settlement = You get $1?

In 2021, parking app ParkMobile suffered a massive data breach impacting 22 million users whose information was dumped online by…

5 days ago

8 Brutal Truths About Cybersecurity I Wish I Knew

When I first got into cybersecurity, I thought it was all about hackers in hoodies and cool exploits. The truth?…

6 days ago

US Air Force Probes Potential SharePoint-Linked Privacy Breach

The US Air Force is investigating a “privacy-related issue” that may have exposed personally identifiable and protected health information, according…

1 week ago

Harrods third-party breach exposes 430,000 customer records, hackers reach out

London’s iconic department store Harrods has disclosed that approximately 430,000 customer records were compromised in a cybersecurity incident affecting a…

1 week ago

WestJet confirms customer ID, passports stolen in June cyberattack

WestJet confirmed that in a June 2025 cybersecurity incident, a “sophisticated, criminal third party” gained unauthorized access to some of…

1 week ago

Did You Also Get a ‘Real’ Phishing Email From GitHub.com?

Imagine getting an email straight from GitHub’s own notification system: the same one you've trusted for years.Would you even think…

2 weeks ago

World’s Largest Supply Chain Cyber Attack… And just 5 Cents Stolen?

You probably saw the headlines: the world’s largest npm supply chain attack, chalk and debug-js packages with BILLIONS of downloads…

2 weeks ago

Theme park giant Parques Reunidos hit by a ransomware cyber attack

One of the world's largest theme park operators, Parques Reunidos has disclosed a cybersecurity incident. Bian Lian ransomware group has…

3 years ago

Phishing kit screenshots your email domain on the fly to appear real

Phishing kit used by multiple hacked sites generates a log in page on the fly that closely resembles the victim's…

3 years ago

Royal Mail online tracking returns — with a frustrating captcha that works half the time

Mysterious week-long outage impacting the Royal Mail tracking website is subsiding, but with caveats. Meanwhile, mitigations employed by the mail…

3 years ago

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