Mayank Sharma

Mayank Sharma

With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’s TechRadar Pro’s expert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.

Articles by: Mayank Sharma

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NASA apparently needs to swot up on its open-source knowledge

By Mayank Sharma Published

NASA is big on open source, but it’s developer’s don't seem to be well-versed with the peculiarities of the ecosystem.

Cryptocurrencies
Hackers hit bZX DeFi platform, stealing millions of dollars of crypto

By Mayank Sharma Published

Phishing attack on the developer of a DeFi platform paved the way for a multi-million dollar heist.

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Password manager hacked to launch wide-ranging cyberattack against businesses worldwide

By Mayank Sharma Published

Critical vulnerability in a popular enterprise password manager was exploited to exfiltrate sensitive information from businesses.

Discord
PC gamers targeted in new Discord phishing scam

By Mayank Sharma Published

New Discord scam capitalizes on the popularity of Discord Nitro.

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US officially blacklists NSO Group and Positive Technologies

By Mayank Sharma Published

US sanctions NSO Group, Positive Technologies, and others for selling spyware and hacking tools.

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Apple software guru rages against app side-loading as a criminal's 'best friend'

By Mayank Sharma Published

Craig Federighi believes forcing Apple to allow side-loading apps will have a detrimental impact on iOS users.

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Microsoft Exchange servers are still suffering cyberattacks - so patch now

By Mayank Sharma Published

Threat actors deploying ransomware on hosts that haven’t yet patched for the ProxyShell Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities.

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Rootkits are the tool of choice to attack governments around the world

By Mayank Sharma Published

Rootkits are costly to develop, but the payouts, whether in monetary terms or information, are far more rewarding, survey warns.

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These are officially the most dangerous cyber threats around

By Mayank Sharma Published

CISA reveals list of the most damaging vulnerabilities currently being used in the wild.

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Most businesses agree that employees use business apps irresponsibly

By Mayank Sharma Published

Migrating to the cloud is advantageous, but also creates security blind spots, finds survey.

AI
Microsoft is giving businesses access to GPT-3

By Mayank Sharma Published

Microsoft wants to help businesses use AI for unique use cases with the new Azure OpenAI Service.

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BlackMatter ransomware ceases operation due to police pressure

By Mayank Sharma Published

BlackMatter has apparently notified its partners that it can’t stand pressure from law enforcement.

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Microsoft Edge for Linux is now available for all

By Mayank Sharma Published

Microsoft believes Edge for Linux is now mature enough to join the other platform variants in the Stable channel.

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New Microsoft Defender for Business is set to boost your Windows 11 antivirus

By Mayank Sharma Published

Microsoft is bringing enterprise-grade endpoint security to small and medium businesses everywhere.

cybersecurity
This is the most likely time for your business to be hit by ransomware

By Mayank Sharma Published

Ransomware operators spot when businesses are at their most vulnerable and can succumb to demands.

Security Bug
Google hikes bounty for Linux kernel vulnerabilities

By Mayank Sharma Published

Google has tripled its award for researchers who discover and help fix vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel.

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Quantum has a cunning plan to shield tape from ransomware attacks

By Mayank Sharma Published

New Quantum feature secures data stored on tape drives by air-gapping the tapes from the network.

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Windows 11 antivirus set for a major under-the-hood upgrade

By Mayank Sharma Published

Microsoft Defender is turning into a comprehensive, unified security dashboard.

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Hackers hijack web hosting service to extort customers

By Mayank Sharma Published

Attackers are extorting ransom from their victims’ clients to not leak their data.

Developers
This Unicode bug threatens the security of all source code

By Mayank Sharma Published

Researchers have found a bug that can be exploited to compromise source code written in virtually all programming languages.

Minecraft
Minecraft players are under attack - but it might not actually be all bad

By Mayank Sharma Published

Threat actors are attacking Minecraft cheaters looking to use the game for nefarious purposes.

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Microsoft sounds the alarm over new wave of password spraying attacks

By Mayank Sharma Published

Threat actors are increasingly attacking privileged accounts with password spraying attacks.

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Linux gets its latest LTS kernel

By Mayank Sharma Published

The latest Linux kernel v5.15 has been tagged as a long term support release.

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This Black Friday scam is preying on PS5 hunters

By Mayank Sharma Published

Scammers have already launched Black Friday tricks, researchers say.

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Luxury jewelmaker hit by cyberattack, celebrity personal details breached

By Mayank Sharma Published

Graff acknowledges attack, but downplays severity and impact

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