Blog Apple Safari Bug May Leak Personal Information And History February 1, 2022 by Vertical Axion There was a recently discovered issue with the way the IndexedDB API was implemented in Safari’s WebKit engine. This is giving IT professionals who work in an environment dominated by Apple products heartburn. The faulty implementation allows or could allow an attacker to intercept leaking browser activity in real time including the user IDs associated […] Read more » Apple Data Breach General Interest Security
Blog New Data Breach Hits US Cellular Company January 19, 2022 by Vertical Axion It’s the dawning of a new year and the hackers of the world have been busy. This time it’s US Cellular caught in the crosshairs. The company recently reported that their billing system was hacked and they sent breach notification letters to more than four hundred impacted individuals. US Cellular is the fourth largest carrier […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Mobile Carriers Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog LastPass Says There Is No Evidence Of Data Breach January 13, 2022 by Vertical Axion There are strange events swirling around LastPass. LastPass is a popular password safe and identity protection service. Recently Twitter exploded with reports from around the world of people who received a notification from LastPass regarding a string of suspicious login attempts. Most of them came from countries other than the ones the impacted users lived […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Cox Communications Reports Recent Data Breach December 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion Cox Communications is a major provider of cable, internet, and phone service in the United States. The company is the latest in a seemingly unending parade of companies to fall victim to a hacking attack. In this case, the hacker gained access to company servers by impersonating a member of Cox Communication’s Customer Support team. […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Latest Corporate Data Breach Hits Panasonic Servers December 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion The Japanese electronics juggernaut Panasonic is the latest company to fall victim to relentless hackers. In a recent press release the company indicated their servers had been successfully attacked on November 11th, 2021. The statement reads in part as follows: “As the result of an internal investigation, it was determined that some data on a […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog DNA Testing Company Was Hacked And Data Was Breached December 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion Have you had your DNA tested by DDC (DNA Diagnostic Center)? If so be advised that the company was recently hacked and that the attackers were able to make off with data impacting 2,102,436 people. According to the company’s disclosure statement the breach occurred between May 24th and July 28th 2021 and the company’s internal […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Over 4,000 Online Shopping Retailers Hit With Data Breach December 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has identified more than 4,000 different retailers that have been compromised by hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities on checkout pages in order to divert payments and steal payment card details. The NCSC has been quietly alerting vulnerable retailers over the past 18 months. Based on the data gathered by […] Read more » Business & Finance Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Large GoDaddy Data Breach Involves WordPress Customer Email Adresses December 4, 2021 by Vertical Axion Are you a GoDaddy customer? Do you maintain a WordPress blog with the company? If so be advised that the company recently announced a breach of their network. An as yet unidentified third party accessed GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress hosting environment. Based on the investigation to date the intrusion began on September 6, 2021. While taking […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice Data Breach General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Major Data Breach At Robinhood Is Affecting Millions November 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you buy stocks via the no-cost RobinHood platform? If so be advised that the company has recently disclosed a massive data breach estimated to impact more than seven million customers. The attack against RobinHood’s networks occurred on November 3rd. It happened after an unidentified threat actor called the company’s customer support line and utilized […] Read more » Cryptocurrency Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Twitch Hack Was Much Bigger Than Expected October 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion Are you a gamer or do you broadcast on Twitch for some other reason? If so be aware that the platform was recently hacked and the amount of information the attackers made off with is much more substantial than was originally estimated. Some of the data has now been leaked by an anonymous user on […] Read more » Data Breach Gaming General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
