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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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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Backdoored Chrome extension installed by 200,000 Roblox players
Chrome browser extension 'SearchBlox' installed by more than 200,000 users has been discovered to contain a backdoor that can steal your Roblox credentials and assets.
- November 23, 2022
- 06:07 AM
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Donald Trump returns to Twitter after Elon Musk's poll
In a surprising move, Twitter has lifted the "permanent suspension" of former U.S. President Donald Trump's account. The move follows a Twitter poll ran by Elon Musk that asked users whether to reinstate Trump's account—the majority of 15 million respondents answered affirmatively.
- November 20, 2022
- 03:43 AM
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Google Search results poisoned with torrent sites via Data Studio
Threat actors are abusing Google's Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio) to boost search engine rankings for their illicit websites that promote spam, torrents, and pirated content.
- November 18, 2022
- 09:03 AM
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Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube suspended in Turkey after blast
Following yesterday's deadly blast on İstiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Turkish authorities began restricting access to social media including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Telegram.
- November 14, 2022
- 04:17 AM
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Royal Mail down: Tracking unavailable as outage exceeds 24 hours
Royal Mail, UK's leading mail and parcel delivery service, has been experiencing ongoing outages with its online tracking services down for more than 24 hours at the time of writing.
- November 11, 2022
- 03:33 AM
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An $8 mess — Twitter Blue 'verified' accounts push crypto scams
Twitter has officially rolled out its Twitter Blue program for an $8 monthly fee that confers upon the Tweeter multiple benefits, including the much-sought blue badge. But, all this has led to its own set of problems, such as threat actors now impersonating famous people and still being granted a "verified" status.
- November 10, 2022
- 07:33 AM
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As Twitter brings on $8 fee, phishing emails target verified accounts
As Twitter announces plans to charge users $8 a month for Twitter Blue and verification under Elon Musk's management, BleepingComputer has come across several phishing emails targeting verified users.
- November 04, 2022
- 05:55 AM
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Dozens of PyPI packages caught dropping 'W4SP' info-stealing malware
Researchers have discovered over two dozen Python packages on the PyPI registry that are pushing info-stealing malware.
- November 02, 2022
- 01:21 PM
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Google ad for GIMP.org served info-stealing malware via lookalike site
Searching for 'GIMP' on Google as recently as last week would show visitors an ad for 'GIMP.org,' the official website of the well known graphics editor, GNU Image Manipulation Program. But clicking on it drove visitors to a lookalike phishing website that provided them with a 700 MB executable disguised as GIMP which was malware.
- November 01, 2022
- 06:48 AM
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