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Ax Sharma

Security Researcher, Engineer, Tech Columnist https://axsharma.com

London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (sort of) Joined on Sep 9, 2019 ax@hey.ax

Education

Georgia Tech

Work

Sr. Security Researcher at Sonatype

Oct 2 '20

NodeJS malware caught exfiltrating IPs, username, and device information on GitHub

#showdev #security #malware #news

2 min read

Sep 22 '20

Can a Windows wallpaper really hijack your Microsoft account password?

#security #windows #phishing #password

4 min read

Sep 18 '20

A malware alert left hundreds of Bank of America customers panicking

#malware #banking #phishing #security

2 min read

Ax Sharma for Sonatype

Sep 3 '20

A peek inside the “fallguys” malware that steals your browsing data and gaming IMs

#malware #opensource #security #hacking

5 min read

Aug 17 '20

Do airplanes still use floppy disks for updates? Why?

#security #aviation #floppy #legacy

7 min read

Jul 12 '20

Why don't Hulu or Netflix use 2-factor authentication?

7 min read

Jul 7 '20

PlayStation discloses “severe” kernel vulnerability

3 min read

Jun 23 '20

Hacking the antivirus: BitDefender remote code execution vulnerability

#security #vulnerability #antivirus #hacking

4 min read

May 25 '20

NHS contact-tracing app code hints at security and privacy bugs early on

#apps #security #github #mobile

5 min read

May 23 '20

☢️ Dissecting DEFENSOR: a stealthy Android banking malware

#android #apps #malware #mobile

5 min read

May 10 '20

The 'forgotten' ZEE5 data leak you didn't hear about.

#security #infosec #privacy #data

4 min read

May 2 '20

Facebook’s reluctance to feedback is putting millions of WhatsApp users at risk of malware

#privacy #android #security #apps

4 min read

May 2 '20

“Zoombombing” — an exaggerated phenomenon, not a vulnerability.

#privacy #security #remotework #video

4 min read

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