Blog Coronavirus Health Notifications Being Used To Carry Malicious Threats March 30, 2020 by Vertical Axion A Pakistani-based hacking group that goes by a variety of names, including “Transparent Tribe,” “APT36,” “Mythic Leopard” and others has been discovered to be behind a particularly nasty attack recently. Researchers with QiAnXin’s RedDrip Team discovered a phishing campaign bearing the group’s stamp. This new campaign utilizes poisoned files that appear to be health advisories […] Read more » Business Advice Malware and Virus Protection Phishing Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Phone Call And Text Phishing Scams Are On The Rise March 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion For the last couple of years, the primary means of communication when conducting phishing campaigns has been email. Phishing emails have been absolutely rampant. So much so that people are increasingly on their guard against them. Naturally, this prompts scammers to change their tactics, switching things up a bit to catch people by surprise. In […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Phishing Security Technology News
Blog New Phishing Emails Trick Users With Convincing Security Credentials March 14, 2020 by Vertical Axion Unit 42 is a research division of Palo Alto Networks. Their researchers have discovered a sneaky and surprisingly effective phishing campaign that appears to have been launched in January of this year (2020). When targeted by this attack, a user will get an email containing a braded document containing the name of a legitimate cybersecurity […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Phishing Security Technology News
Blog New Android Malware Can Get Past Two-Factor Authentication March 11, 2020 by Vertical Axion Since 2010, Google has been doing its part to help keep its massive user base safe. They introduced a small but critical service called Google Authenticator, which is used by a number of online accounts as a two-factor authentication layer. Google launched the service as an alternative to SMS-based one-time pass codes. While SMS-based codes […] Read more » Android Business Advice Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Emails Pretending To Be Secret Admirers Could Be Ransomware March 6, 2020 by Vertical Axion Nemty Ransomware isn’t an especially well-known threat, but it’s dangerous and should not be discounted. Recently, researchers have discovered an ongoing spam-email driven campaign that’s attempting to spread the ransomware far and wide. An unknown group of hackers are sending out what appear to be love letters from secret admirers in a broad pattern. They […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security
Blog Dangerous New Trojan Can Infect Systems Through Wifi February 21, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re not already familiar with the Emotet trojan, it deserves a special spot on your radar. It’s one of the most dangerous forms of malware in the world today. Their success is thanks to the fact that its creators have worked hard and diligently to keep it upgraded by bolting on a variety of […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
