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omg! and boom grafitti on wall Security firm admits to exposure of 5 billion records, after attempting to censor researchers 4 min read

Security firm admits to exposure of 5 billion records, after attempting to censor researchers

Ax Sharma June 10, 2020
  In March 2020, Bob Diachenko reported discovering an unprotected, publicly accessible  Elasticsearch instance which exposed two collections of records: first set with over 5... Read More
Keepnet Labs case study: how NOT to handle a data breach 4 min read

Keepnet Labs case study: how NOT to handle a data breach

Ax Sharma June 10, 2020
  We just released news on this one but here’s a summary of what happened: In March 2020, Bob Diachenko, cyber threat intelligence director of... Read More
MacBook Pro with images of computer language codes Italian business operation CloudEye actually aids hackers in spreading GuLoader 3 min read

Italian business operation CloudEye actually aids hackers in spreading GuLoader

Ax Sharma June 9, 2020
Conservative estimates put company’s monthly income at a minimum $500,000. According to a recently released report, researchers at Checkpoint blame an Italian “company” CloudEyE for... Read More
silver iphone 6 on brown wooden table Google’s indexing of WhatsApp numbers raises privacy concerns 1 min read

Google’s indexing of WhatsApp numbers raises privacy concerns

Ax Sharma June 8, 2020
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
ZEE5 allegedly hacked by ‘Korean hackers’, customer info at risk 1 min read

ZEE5 allegedly hacked by ‘Korean hackers’, customer info at risk

Ax Sharma June 6, 2020
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 logo Joomla data breach leaks 2,700 user records via exposed backups 1 min read

Joomla data breach leaks 2,700 user records via exposed backups

Ax Sharma June 2, 2020
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
Apple logo in front of a building “Sign in with Apple” vulnerability earns researcher $100,000 1 min read

“Sign in with Apple” vulnerability earns researcher $100,000

Ax Sharma June 2, 2020
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
car parked in front of building Microsoft IIS servers hacked by Blue Mockingbird to mine Monero 1 min read

Microsoft IIS servers hacked by Blue Mockingbird to mine Monero

Ax Sharma May 30, 2020
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
person holding using iPhone X NHS contact-tracing app code hints at security and privacy bugs early on 5 min read

NHS contact-tracing app code hints at security and privacy bugs early on

Ax Sharma May 25, 2020
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
woman sitting on sofa while using MacBook Pro Experts Warn: Amid Budget Cuts, The Pandemic Calls for Stepping Up Security Efforts 7 min read

Experts Warn: Amid Budget Cuts, The Pandemic Calls for Stepping Up Security Efforts

Ax Sharma May 24, 2020
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

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