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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Convincing Twitter 'quote tweet' phone scam targets bank customers
A convincing Twitter scam is targeting bank customers by abusing the quote-tweets feature, as observed by BleepingComputer. The scam preys on customers tweeting to their banks—such as to raise a complaints. But these customers instead receive a reply from the scammer, via a quote-tweet, urging them to call the scammer's "helpline."
- March 16, 2023
- 10:00 AM
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Microsoft support 'cracks' Windows for customer after activation fails
In an unexpected twist, a Microsoft support engineer resorted to running an unofficial 'crack' on a customer's Windows PC after a genuine copy of the operating system failed to activate normally. It seems, this isn't the first time either that a Microsoft support professional has employed such workarounds.
- March 16, 2023
- 08:14 AM
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LockBit ransomware claims Essendant attack, company says “network outage”
LockBit ransomware has claimed a cyber attack on Essendant, a wholesale distributer of office products after a "significant" and ongoing outage knocked the company's operations offline.
- March 15, 2023
- 02:50 PM
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Staples-owned Essendant facing multi-day "outage," orders frozen
Staples-owned Essendant, a wholesale distributor of stationery and office supplies, is experiencing a multi-day systems "outage" preventing customers and suppliers from placing and fulfilling online orders.
- March 12, 2023
- 01:15 PM
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Dish Network goes offline after likely cyberattack, employees cut off
American TV giant and satellite broadcast provider, Dish Network has mysteriously gone offline with its websites and apps ceasing to function over the past 24 hours.
- February 25, 2023
- 12:43 AM
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TELUS investigating leak of stolen source code, employee data
Canada's second-largest telecom, TELUS is investigating a potential data breach after a threat actor shared samples online of what appears to be employee data. The threat actor subsequently shared screenshots apparently showing private source code repositories and payroll records held by the company.
- February 23, 2023
- 09:54 PM
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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
- 01:34 AM
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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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