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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IBM Cloud global outage caused by "incorrect" BGP routing
On June 9th, 2020, IBM Cloud data centers suffered a global outage that caused connectivity issues for many of the web sites and platforms utilizing the service, including BleepingComputer.
- June 11, 2020
- 11:19 AM
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Expiring SSL certs expected to break smart TVs, fridges, and IoTs
On May 30th, select Roku streaming channels stopped working, leaving impacted customers clueless with no idea what was wrong.
- June 10, 2020
- 05:46 PM
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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 or be used for malicious purposes.
- June 08, 2020
- 03:30 AM
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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 media giant ZEE5 and are threatening to sell the database on criminal markets.
- June 06, 2020
- 02:19 PM
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USBCulprit malware targets air-gapped systems to steal govt info
The newly revealed USBCulprit malware is used by a group known as Cycldek, Conimes, or Goblin Panda and is designed for compromising air-gapped devices via USB.
- June 04, 2020
- 09:43 AM
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This wallpaper will crash your Android phone: don’t try it.
In what can be described as a truly mysterious phenomenon, an image of a picturesque lake, when set as wallpaper on select Samsung and Google Pixel devices, causes the phone screen and the device to go nuts.
- June 03, 2020
- 07:30 AM
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Apple pushes fix across ALL devices for “unc0ver” jailbreak flaw
As reported by BleepingComputer, the company recently patched a critical flaw in its "Sign in with Apple" service. What follows now is a mega update across all its major operating systems and devices.
- June 02, 2020
- 12:32 PM
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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 (JRD).
- June 01, 2020
- 01:50 PM
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"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 attackers to log in to sites using any Apple ID.
- June 01, 2020
- 10:36 AM
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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) cryptocurrency miners on compromised machines.
- May 28, 2020
- 01:13 PM
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