Insomnia Cookies exposes database passwords, then quietly fixes the leak
American bakery company sweetly remembered for its late-night warm cookie trucks across college campuses was caught leaking sensitive data on...
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).
‘Verified’ Twitter account of cURL dev hacked, renamed to ‘Elon Musk’ in Bitcoin scam
The Twitter account of Daniel Stenberg, creator of the cURL software project has been hacked. Hackers have renamed the "verified"...
UK delivery company Whistl suffered data breach
Last month, UK delivery management company, Whistl suffered a data breach from a cyber attack. UK residents may be quick...
4 free DevSecOps tools for staying on top of vulnerabilities
As reports of cyber attacks via vulnerable software are rampant, building security early on into your software development lifecycle becomes...
Newly spotted Ethereum vulnerabilities put $1 billion at stake
Researchers have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Ethereum cryptocurrency this month that when exploited by attackers can have devastating consequences. These...
American Bank Systems hit by ransomware attack, full 53 GB data dump leaked
Avaddon ransomware hits American Bank Systems Inc. American Bank Systems (ABS), a company that provides services to U.S. financial institutions...
SaltStack discloses critical bugs on Election Day
SaltStack has publicly disclosed 3 vulnerabilities that had been impacting Salt instances for some time. Two of these have been...
Bug bounty programs don’t always pay up: researchers
Bug bounty platforms have filled a genuine need by connecting security researchers and pen-testers with products vendors in a manner...
Palo Alto Networks researcher discovers Linux privilege escalation vulnerability
A privilege escalation vulnerability had been lurking in the Linux kernel all this time until being discovered by a Palo...
5 virtual events to attend for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020
In the U.S., Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) is observed in the month of October. This is the time to...