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Ax Sharma is a Security Researcher and Tech Reporter. His works and expert analyses have frequently been featured by leading media outlets including the BBC, Business Insider, Fortune, TechCrunch, TechRepublic, The Register, WIRED, among others. Ax's expertise lies in vulnerability research, malware analysis, open source software, and scam investigations. He's an active community member of the British Association of Journalists (BAJ) and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ).

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  • GitLab affected by GitHub-style CDN flaw allowing malware hosting Image

    GitLab affected by GitHub-style CDN flaw allowing malware hosting

    BleepingComputer recently reported how a GitHub flaw, or possibly a design decision, is being abused by threat actors to distribute malware using URLs associated with Microsoft repositories, making the files appear trustworthy. It turns out, GitLab is also affected by this issue and could be abused in a similar fashion.

  • UK e-visa rollout starts today for millions: no more physical immigration cards Image

    UK e-visa rollout starts today for millions: no more physical immigration cards

    Starting today, millions living in the UK will receive email invitations to sign up for an e-visa account that will replace their physical immigration documents like Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs). The move is, according to the Home Office, "a key step in creating a modernised and digital border."

  • Hacker claims Giant Tiger data breach, leaks 2.8M records online Image

    Hacker claims Giant Tiger data breach, leaks 2.8M records online

    Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger disclosed a data breach in March 2024. A threat actor has now publicly claimed responsibility for the data breach and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum that they claim are of Giant Tiger customers.

  • UK flooded with forged stamps despite using barcodes — to prevent just that Image

    UK flooded with forged stamps despite using barcodes — to prevent just that

    Royal Mail, the British postal and courier service began switching all snail mail stamps to barcoded stamps last year. The purpose of the barcode was to enhance security, deter stamp reuse, and possibly prevent forgeries—which it has failed to do.

  • Notepad++ wants your help in

    Notepad++ wants your help in "parasite website" shutdown

    The Notepad++ project is seeking the public's help in taking down a copycat website that closely impersonates Notepad++ but is not affiliated with the project. There is some concern that it could pose security threats—for example, if it starts pushing malicious releases or spam someday either deliberately or as a result of a hijack.

  • It's surprisingly difficult for AI to create just a plain white image Image

    It's surprisingly difficult for AI to create just a plain white image

    Generative AI services like Midjourney and OpenAI's DALL-E can deliver the unimaginable when it comes to stunning artifacts produced from simple text prompts. Sketching complex art imagery may be AI's specialty, yet some of the simplest tasks are evidently what AI struggles with the most.

  • Here's why Twitter sends you to a different site than what you clicked Image

    Here's why Twitter sends you to a different site than what you clicked

    Users of the social media platform X (Twitter) have often been left puzzled when they click on a post with an external link but arrive at an entirely unexpected website from the one displayed. A Twitter ad spotted below by a security researcher shows forbes.com as its destination but instead takes you to a Telegram account.

  • Content farm impersonates 60+ major news outlets, like BBC, CNN, CNBC Image

    Content farm impersonates 60+ major news outlets, like BBC, CNN, CNBC

    BleepingComputer has discovered a content farm operating some 60+ domains named after popular media outlets, including the BBC, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Huffington Post, The Guardian, and Washington Post, among others. These sites build SEO for their online gambling ventures and sell "press release" slots at hefty prices.

  • Registrars can now block all domains that resemble brand names Image

    Registrars can now block all domains that resemble brand names

    Registrars can now block people from registering tens of thousands of domain names that look like, are spelling variations of, or otherwise infringe on brand names.

  • RCMP investigating cyber attack as its website remains down Image

    RCMP investigating cyber attack as its website remains down

    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada's national police force has disclosed that it recently faced a cyber attack targeting its networks. The federal body has started its criminal investigation into the matter as it works to determine the scope of the security breach.

  • UK to replace physical biometric immigration cards with e-visas Image

    UK to replace physical biometric immigration cards with e-visas

    By 2025, Britain is set to ditch physical immigration documents like Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) and Biometric Residence Cards (BRCs) in a bid to make its borders digital, in-line with developed countries like Australia. Understand what these Home Office changes mean for existing BRP and BRC holders, and what you need to do.

  • Meta won't remove fake Instagram profiles that are clearly catfishing Image

    Meta won't remove fake Instagram profiles that are clearly catfishing

    Meta seems to be falling short of effectively tackling fake Instagram profiles even when there are sufficient signs to indicate that a profile is misusing someone else's photos and identity.

  • Jira down: Atlassian outage affecting multiple cloud services Image

    Jira down: Atlassian outage affecting multiple cloud services

    Multiple Atlassian Jira products are experiencing an ongoing outage as of this morning. Users of Jira Work management, Jira Software, Jira Service Management and Jira Product Discovery are facing connection issues.

  • Crypto wallet founder loses $125,000 to fake airdrop website Image

    Crypto wallet founder loses $125,000 to fake airdrop website

    A crypto wallet service co-founder shares with the world his agony after losing $125,000 to a crypto scam. The startup CEO, who at the time believed he was on a legitimate cryptocurrency airdrop website, realized after his loss that the domain he'd went on was setup for the purposes of phishing unsuspecting users.

  • 'everything' blocks devs from removing their own npm packages Image

    'everything' blocks devs from removing their own npm packages

    Over the holidays, the npm package registry was flooded with more than 3,000 packages, including one called "everything," and others named a variation of the word. These 3,000+ packages make it impossible for all npm authors to unpublish their packages from the registry.

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