Blog Skimmers Are Stealing Credit Card Information From US Restaurants September 2, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you eat out or are in the habit of ordering take-out on a regular basis, be aware. Recently, a large, well-organized web-skimming campaign has been uncovered that allowed hackers to swipe the payment card details for more than 300 restaurants, impacting more than 50,000 customers. Web-skimmers are sometimes called Magecart malware and they are […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Nvidia Leads Quantum Computing Innovation With New Platform September 1, 2022 by Vertical Axion Quantum computing is on the horizon. Unfortunately, it’s been on the horizon for at least two decades. It’s one of those technologies that’s always “just around the corner.” In recent years, however, several important strides have been made. Although quantum computing isn’t exactly mainstream, great strides have been made where the technology is concerned. There’s […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog Large Scale Okta Phishing Campaign Targets Many Organizations August 31, 2022 by Vertical Axion According to ongoing research by Group-IB, a massive phishing campaign is currently underway. This is a campaign that has impacted no less than 130 organizations across a broad range of industries. These include but are not limited to professional recruiting firms and companies connected to finance and technology. Some of the companies targeted include giants […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Healthcare Data Breach Exposes 1.3 Million Patients August 30, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you make use of the “MyChart” portal to refill prescriptions, contact your healthcare providers or make appointments? If so, you should know that recently, the healthcare giant Novant disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 1.3 million patients. Impacted patients had their personal information collected by a Meta Pixel ad tracking script. Meta […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Tools Available With Kali Linux 2022.3 August 27, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you have the Kali Linux distribution running on one of the machines you own? If you’re not sure what that is, then you almost certainly don’t. Kali is a Linux distro used mostly by “ethical hackers” who use it mainly to perform security audits, cybersecurity research, penetration testing and the like. Offensive Security has […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Releases PoC Code For MacOS App Sandbox Vulnerability August 26, 2022 by Vertical Axion MacOS features a powerful sandbox restriction that helps keep modern Apple computers safe by limiting how code can run on the system. Unfortunately, no system is bullet proof. There’s a way that a determined attacker could bypass sandbox restrictions and execute malicious code arbitrarily. Engineers at Microsoft discovered the vulnerability, and independent security researcher Arsenii […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Security Technology News
Blog Lenovo Models Affected By Medium Severity Vulnerabilities August 25, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you own a Lenovo laptop, be aware that researchers at ESET have recently discovered a trio of bugs reported to Lenovo that could allow an attacker to disable security features and hijack your operating system. The issues are tracked as CVE-2022-1890, CVE-2022-1891, and CVE-2022-1892 and are all classed as medium severity level. The first […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft 365 Suggests Rollback After Issues From Update August 24, 2022 by Vertical Axion Does your company use Microsoft 365? If so, and you’ve noticed that your Office apps have begun to crash mysteriously and inexplicably, be aware that the latest update (build 15330.20298) is the culprit. Unfortunately, the bug was introduced in the Enterprise channel during the company’s regularly scheduled “Patch Tuesday.” The error manifests itself when users […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Office 365 Recent News Technology News
Blog IoT Security With Microsoft Defender August 23, 2022 by Vertical Axion The Internet of Things (IoT) has seen explosive growth in recent years. If you like, you can now build your own smart home with intelligent toasters, washing machines, dishwashers, and refrigerators. They are all connected to your home network, and they all make vast amounts of data available to you at your fingertips. Unfortunately, security […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Use VoIP Systems To Install PHP Web Shells August 22, 2022 by Vertical Axion Security researchers at Unit 42, a division of Palo Alto Networks, have been tracking the efforts of a massive campaign aimed at Elastix VoIP telephony servers. They are used by companies of all shapes and sizes to unify their communications, and it is especially attractive because it can be used with the Digium phones module […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
