The Information Highway

The Information Highway

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, and open source software. He's an active community member of British Association of Journalists (BAJ) and Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ).

Google's mysterious 'search.app' links leave Android users concerned

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Google has left Android users puzzled after the most recent update to the Google mobile app causes links shared from the app to now be prepended with a mysterious "search.app" domain.

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CDK warns: threat actors are calling customers, posing as support

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CDK Global has cautioned customers about unscrupulous actors calling them and posing as CDK agents or affiliates to gain unauthorized systems access.

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News farm impersonates 60+ major outlets: BBC, CNN, CNBC, Guardian...

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It's been discovered a content farm operating some 60+ domains named after popular media outlets, including the BBC, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Huffington Post, Reuters, The Guardian, and Washington Post, among others.


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Blockchain dev's wallet emptied in "job interview" using npm package

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A blockchain developer shares his ordeal over the holidays when he was approached on LinkedIn by a "recruiter" for a web development job. 

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SickKids impacted by BORN Ontario data breach that hit 3.4 million

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The Hospital for Sick Children, more commonly known as SickKids, is among healthcare providers that were impacted by the recent breach at BORN Ontario. 

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