Ax Sharma
Author Bio
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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Eurostar forces 'password resets' — then fails and locks users out
Eurostar is emailing its users this week, forcing them to reset their account passwords in a bid to "upgrade" security. But when users visit the password reset link, they are met with "technical problems," making it impossible for them to reset password or access their account.
- February 14, 2023
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Ransomware hits Technion university to protest tech layoffs and Israel
A new ransomware group going by the name 'DarkBit' has hit Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, one of Israel's leading research universities. The ransom note posted by DarkBit is littered with messaging protesting tech layoffs and promoting anti-Israel rhetoric, as well as the group demanding a $1.7 million payment.
- February 13, 2023
- 12:06 AM
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Microsoft WinGet package manager failing from expired SSL certificate
Microsoft's WinGet package manager is currently having problems installing or upgrading packages after WinGet CDN's SSL/TLS certificate expired.
- February 11, 2023
- 11:37 PM
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PayPal and Twitter abused in Turkey relief donation scams
Scammers are now exploiting the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Turkey and Syria: this time stealing donations by abusing legitimate platforms like PayPal and Twitter.
- February 09, 2023
- 06:00 AM
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Bermuda hit by major internet and power outage
Bermuda experienced a widespread power outage on Friday which impacted the island's internet and phone services. Calling it a "serious incident" at BELCO, the Bermudian power supplier, the government has advised customers to "unplug all sensitive electrical equipment" as crews work around the clock on restoration efforts.
- February 03, 2023
- 11:27 PM
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U.S. No Fly list shared on a hacking forum, government investigating
A U.S. No Fly list with over 1.5 million records of banned flyers and upwards of 250,000 'selectees' has been shared publicly on a hacking forum. BleepingComputer has confirmed, the list is the same TSA No Fly list that was discovered recently on an unsecured CommuteAir server.
- January 30, 2023
- 07:00 AM
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Google Ads invites being abused to push spam, adult sites
Google Ads invites are being abused to deliver messages promoting spam and sex websites to users otherwise not necessarily using Google Ads or related products.
- January 23, 2023
- 11:03 AM
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Slack's private GitHub code repositories stolen over holidays
Slack suffered a security incident over the holidays affecting some of its private GitHub code repositories.
- January 05, 2023
- 03:50 AM
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CircleCI warns of security breach — rotate your secrets!
CircleCI, a software development service has disclosed a security incident and is urging users to rotate their secrets. The CI/CD platform touts having a user base comprising more than one million engineers who rely on the service for "speed and reliability" of their builds.
- January 05, 2023
- 12:39 AM
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PyTorch discloses malicious dependency chain compromise over holidays
PyTorch has identified a malicious dependency with the same name as the framework's 'torchtriton' library. This has led to a successful compromise via the dependency confusion attack vector.
- January 01, 2023
- 01:26 AM
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Okta's source code stolen after GitHub repositories hacked
In a 'confidential' email notification sent by Okta and seen by BleepingComputer, the company states that attackers gained access to its GitHub repositories this month and stole the company's source code.
- December 21, 2022
- 01:15 AM
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Elon Musk "Freedom Giveaway" crypto scam promoted via Twitter lists
Twitter accounts giving Elon Musk a follow are being targeted in a crypto giveaway scam dubbed 'Freedom Giveaway.'
- December 07, 2022
- 07:16 AM
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OpenAI's new ChatGPT bot: 10 dangerous things it's capable of
OpenAI's newly unveiled ChatGPT bot is making waves when it comes to all the amazing things it can do—from writing music to coding to generating vulnerability exploits, and what not. As the erudite machinery turns into a viral sensation, humans have started to discover some of the AI's biases, like the desire to wipe out humanity.
- December 06, 2022
- 07:23 AM
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OpenAI's new ChatGPT bot: 10 coolest things you can do with it
From precisely spotting security vulnerabilities in your code, to writing an entire block of functional code on a whim, to opening portals to another dimension, OpenAI's newly launched ChatGPT is a game changer with its possibilities seeming limited only by your limitedness.
- December 05, 2022
- 03:42 AM
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Open source software host Fosshost shutting down as CEO unreachable
Open source software hosting provider Fosshost will no longer be providing services as it reaches end of life. Fosshost project volunteers announced the development this weekend following months of difficulties in reaching the leadership including the CEO.
- December 04, 2022
- 02:02 AM
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