Ax Sharma
Author Bio
Ax Sharma is an Indian-origin British security researcher and journalist focused on malware analyses and cybercrime investigations. His areas of expertise include open source software security, threat intel analysis, and reverse engineering. Frequently featured by leading media outlets like the BBC, Channel 5, Fortune, WIRED, among others, Ax is an active community member of the OWASP Foundation and the British Association of Journalists (BAJ).
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Scammers target UK senior citizens with Winter Fuel Payment texts
As the winter season kicks in, scammers are not missing the chance to target senior British residents with bogus "winter heating allowance" and "cost of living support" scam texts.
- November 09, 2024
- 04:08 PM
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Google's mysterious 'search.app' links leave Android users concerned
The most recent update to the Google Android app has startled users as they notice the mysterious "search.app" links being generated when sharing content and links from the Google app externally.
- November 08, 2024
- 07:56 AM
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Google Scholar has a 'verified email' for Sir Isaac Newton
It's true: Google Scholar profile of the renowned former physicist and polymath, Sir Isaac Newton bears a "verified email" note. According to Google Scholar, Isaac Newton is a "Professor of Physics, MIT" with a "Verified email at mit.edu."
- October 19, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Google Pay alarms users with accidental ‘new card’ added emails
Google Pay alarmed users this week after erroneously sending out "new card" added email notifications. Google has acknowledged that the email was "accidental" and that no user information was compromised.
- October 06, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Clickbaity or genius? 'BF cheated on you' QR codes pop up across UK
A new wave of QR codes has popped up across UK claiming to share a video of a boyfriend who "cheated" on a girl named Emily last night. Clickbaity or genius?
- September 20, 2024
- 10:10 AM
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Clever 'GitHub Scanner' campaign abusing repos to push malware
A clever threat campaign is abusing GitHub repositories to distribute the Lumma Stealer password-stealing malware targeting users who frequent an open source project repository or are subscribed to email notifications from it.
- September 19, 2024
- 07:07 AM
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Azure domains and Google abused to spread disinformation and malware
A clever disinformation campaign engages several Microsoft Azure and OVH cloud subdomains as well as Google search to promote malware and spam sites.
- August 17, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Router maker's support portal hacked, replies with MetaMask phishing
BleepingComputer has verified that the helpdesk portal of a router manufacturer is currently sending MetaMask phishing emails in response to newly filed support tickets, in what appears to be a compromise.
- July 01, 2024
- 03:58 AM
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Dev rejects CVE severity, makes his GitHub repo read-only
The popular open source project, 'ip' had its GitHub repository archived, or made "read-only" by its developer as a result of a dubious CVE report filed for his project. Unfortunately, open-source developers have recently been met with an uptick in debatable or outright bogus CVEs filed for their projects.
- June 30, 2024
- 10:31 AM
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Polyfill.io, BootCDN, Bootcss, Staticfile attack traced to 1 operator
The recent large scale supply chain attack conducted via multiple CDNs, namely Polyfill.io, BootCDN, Bootcss, and Staticfile that affected up to tens of millions of websites has been traced to a common operator. Researchers discovered a public GitHub repository with leaked API keys helping them draw a conclusion.
- June 28, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Polyfill claims it has been 'defamed', returns after domain shut down
The owners of Polyfill.io have relaunched the JavaScript CDN service on a new domain after polyfill.io was shut down as researchers exposed it was delivering malicious code on upwards of 100,000 websites.. The Polyfill service claims that it has been "maliciously defamed" and been subject to "media messages slandering Polyfill."
- June 27, 2024
- 06:57 AM
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Cloudflare: We never authorized polyfill.io to use our name
Cloudflare, a lead provider of content delivery network (CDN) services, cloud security, and DDoS protection has warned that it has not authorized the use of its name or logo on the Polyfill.io website, which has recently been caught injecting malware on more than 100,000 websites in a significant supply chain attack.
- June 27, 2024
- 05:18 AM
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LockBit lied: Stolen data is from a bank, not US Federal Reserve
Recently-disrupted LockBit ransomware group, in a desperate attempt to make a comeback, claimed this week that it had hit the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. Except, the rumor has been quashed.
- June 26, 2024
- 02:20 PM
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CDK warns: threat actors are calling customers, posing as support
CDK Global has cautioned customers about unscrupulous actors calling them and posing as CDK agents or affiliates to gain unauthorized systems access. The warning follows ongoing cyberattacks that have hit CDK, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that thousands of US car dealerships rely upon.
- June 21, 2024
- 07:00 AM
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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.
- April 22, 2024
- 11:05 AM
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