Blog Email Phishers Going After Online Shoppers This Holiday Season December 15, 2020 by Vertical Axion Black Friday wasn’t as big of a shopping day as it could have been this year, and we have the pandemic to thank for that. In response to that, retailers have extended the holiday shopping season by starting earlier and offering more deals online, and holiday shoppers have responded to those changes. While Black Friday’s […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Chrome Users With Weak Passwords Will Get Notifications Soon December 14, 2020 by Vertical Axion Is Google Chrome your browser of choice? If it is, then you’ve probably noticed some changes recently, with the browser offering to check the status of your saved passwords to see if they’ve been compromised. Google has made some excellent moves in recent months designed to bolster the security of everyone who uses their products, […] Read more » Chrome General Interest Google Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Extension Granted For Windows 7 Support For Six Months December 12, 2020 by Vertical Axion Microsoft has had a firm date to end support for Windows 7 on the books for over a year. They’ve insisted repeatedly that there was no flexibility in the date, so Windows 7 users would need to upgrade or risk not being protected by security patches. Then the pandemic hit, and after wrestling with the […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Watch Out for Egregor Ransomware Now Hitting The Scene December 11, 2020 by Vertical Axion A new ransomware strain burst onto the scene in September of this year (2020). Dubbed ‘Egregor’ by the research team at Digital Shadows who discovered it, it has already claimed more than seventy victims in nineteen countries around the world. Worse, the hackers controlling it appear to just be getting started. The malware is expertly […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Phone Malware Signs You Up For Expensive Subscriptions December 10, 2020 by Vertical Axion Researchers at Check Point have recently discovered a new malware threat that targets mobile device users. Dubbed WAPDropper, this is a multi-function bit of code that’s capable of being outfitted with a variety of payloads. At present, the hackers controlling WAPDropper have seen fit to include a premium dialer module, which gives the code the […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some Spotify Users Reporting Possible Hacking Of Their Account December 9, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a Spotify user? If so, you’ve got plenty of company. It’s one of the shining success stories on the web, and has grown to become one of the most popular music streaming services available. Unfortunately, that also makes it a target, and recently, researchers at VPNMentor discovered a database of more than 300,000 […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog The 2014 Home Depot Data Breach Finally Reaches Settlement December 8, 2020 by Vertical Axion Unless you’re a regular Home Depot shopper, you may have missed the fact that back in 2014, the company was the victim of a successful hacking attack that saw malware installed on the company’s POS (Point of Sale) system. The attack allowed them to collect more than 40 million records belonging to customers in both […] Read more » Branding Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security
Blog New Scam Lures Victims With Promise Of Federal Assistance December 7, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re a US citizen, scammers have found a new way to make money at your expense, using the global pandemic as a ‘hook.’ Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a number of campaigns designed and run by scammers to spread misinformation, steal vaccine research, and scam people out of money. The latest […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Using Minecraft Modpacks To Distribute Malware On Android Devices December 5, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re an avid gamer, you’re almost certainly at least passingly familiar with Minecraft, and you may be an active player. Despite its blocky, simplistic graphics, it’s the most popular game of all time. It is very prevalent on the internet. If you play on an Android device, be aware that hackers are now exploiting […] Read more » Android Gaming General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Security Technology News
Blog Transparency Coming To Chrome Extension Data Collection December 4, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you employ a number of Chrome web extensions to enhance your browsing experience, be aware that change is afoot. Google recently announced that as of early next year, the company is adding a “Privacy Practices” section on each extension’s listing on the Web Store, which will outline exactly what data they will collect from […] Read more » Chrome Google Recent News Technology News
