Blog Trickbot Adds New Trick Linux Malware August 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion Trickbot is about as bad as they come in the world of malware. Originally a malware strain from the Windows ecosystem, security professionals have recently found samples of the code in the wild that prove that Trickbot has made the jump to the Linux world as well. One of the things that makes this such […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog This New Malware Added An Email Attachment Stealer August 15, 2020 by Vertical Axion Emotet’s massive botnet was dormant for several months, but on July 17th, 2020, it suddenly rumbled back to life. It started spewing out massive numbers of phishing emails aimed at installing Trickbot payloads on anyone unfortunate enough to open one of their poisoned emails. The emails are often described as invoices, manifests, and the like. […] Read more » General Interest Security Technology News
Blog Online Shoppers Are Seeing An Increase In Scams August 14, 2020 by Vertical Axion Recently, the FBI issued an advisory warning about a sharp increase in the number of reported victims of online shopping scams. According to data compiled by the FTC, the last few months have seen more scam reports over the past few months than they’ve ever had reported. In some ways, this is not a great […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Popular Interior Design Website Has Breach Of User Accounts August 13, 2020 by Vertical Axion The most recent company to have fallen victim to hackers is Havenly. They are a US-based interior design firm with an interactive website that allows users to get interior design help from certified professionals. The company reported the breach on August 2nd, 2020 but it was first discovered by researchers at BleepingComputer, on July 27th. […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Meetup Website Has Patched Vulnerability Open To Hackers August 12, 2020 by Vertical Axion Recently, security researchers at Checkmarx discovered a pair of serious vulnerabilities in the popular online meeting website Meetup. According to the researchers, a hacker could combine cross-site scripting (XSS) with cross-site request forgeries (CSRF) to gain admin privileges on the site. This would allow them to do anything from changing the details of any user’s […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Cisco Data Center Manager Software Users Should Patch Immediately August 11, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use Cisco’s Data Center Manager Software? If so, be advised that the company recently issued an advisory concerning a serious security flaw. The advisory reads, in part, as follows: “The vulnerability exists because different installations share a static encryption key. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the static key to craft […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Uncategorized
Blog New Netflix Payment Phishing Emails Appear Legitimate August 10, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you have a Netflix account? If so, you’re certainly not alone. Since the start of the pandemic, the company has experienced unprecedented growth, and is now the video streaming service of choice for tens of millions. If you’re one of those, be aware that an as yet unknown group of hackers has developed an […] Read more » Branding General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Trickbot Malware Went Into Hiding And Now It’s Back August 8, 2020 by Vertical Axion For more than five months, the internet breathed a collective sigh of relief as one of the most notorious strains of malware, Emotet, went dark and ceased all activity. It was as though the hackers in control of the code had simply pulled the plug. All good things, however, inevitably end. On July 17th, 2020, […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Remote Workers Are Getting Hit By Ransomware August 7, 2020 by Vertical Axion According to the 2020 Vulnerability and Treat Trends Report, the number of new samples of ransomware increased by a staggering 72 percent during the first half of this year. Hackers around the world have come to increasingly view it as their go-to attack option. As with a great many things in recent months, this trend […] Read more » Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Adobe Photoshop Should Be Updated To Address Security Issues August 6, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, or Prelude? If so, and even if you’re not normally quick to apply security patches issued by the company, you’ll want to give the most recent patch from Adobe priority. The company’s most recent patch addresses an even dozen critical security flaws that could allow an attacker to execute […] Read more » Adobe Recent News Security Technology News
