Ax Sharma

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

“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…

4 years ago

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)…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

“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…

4 years ago

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. But, Facebook doesn’t care. The…

4 years ago

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 outlet, credentials of some 1,023 Premium accounts…

4 years ago

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