Blog Scammers Cost Americans Billions Of Dollars In 2021 March 14, 2022 by Vertical Axion The US Federal Trade Commission reports that Americans lost almost six billion dollars to fraud last year. The $5.8 billion total represented a catastrophic 70 percent increase compared to the losses reported in 2020. The FTC maintains a database of millions of consumer records it uses to track such information. Based on the statistics gleaned […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Phishing Emails Target Citibank Account Holders March 12, 2022 by Vertical Axion Are you a Citibank customer? If so, be aware that a group of scammers is specifically targeting Citibank account holders. The campaign is incredibly convincing, and the emails look just like official communications from the company. All logos have been copied and are positioned correctly. The sender address appears genuine at first glance and the […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Malware Hidden Inside Games Found In Microsoft Store March 11, 2022 by Vertical Axion Security experts tell people all the time to never to download apps from anywhere other than official sources like the Microsoft Store, the Google Play Store, and the Apple App Store. It’s good advice but unfortunately, even those sources aren’t perfect when it comes to keeping malicious apps that have been poisoned with malware off […] Read more » Gaming General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Are Using NFT Excitement To Trick Users February 24, 2022 by Vertical Axion Researchers from Fortinet are warning of a new threat to be on the lookout for. Right now, NFTs are all the rage. Everyone is talking about them, and many are excited about them. Hackers have been quick to take advantage of that fact, and the Fortinet researchers have stumbled across a poisoned spreadsheet that purports […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Are Breaking Into Microsoft Teams And Dropping Malware February 23, 2022 by Vertical Axion Researchers at Avanan are a Check Point subsidiary. They have recently issued a warning that anyone who uses Microsoft Teams should be aware of. According to the latest statistics, more than 270 million people use Teams every single month. According to Avanan, hackers are breaking into Team chats and attaching malicious files to ongoing conversations. […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Are Setting Their Sights On Linux Systems February 22, 2022 by Vertical Axion For most of the history of the internet Linux has been able to stay below the radar of hackers around the world. While there have been some attacks that specifically targeted Linux users, they’ve managed to keep a low enough profile that it hasn’t been a major issue. According to a group of researchers from […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Malware Is Using CSV Files To Infect Users February 21, 2022 by Vertical Axion Researchers have spotted a new phishing campaign you should be aware of. What sets this one apart is that the hackers are using a lowly but specially crafted CSV file to infect machines. They are installing the BazarBackdoor malware. If you’re not familiar with the term CSV stands for “Comma Separated Values” and it’s a […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Office 365 Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Last Year Microsoft Blocked More Than 25 Billion Hacker Attacks February 19, 2022 by Vertical Axion Individual users often don’t have a good sense of the scope and scale of hacking attacks around the world. The numbers may shock you. According to Microsoft, in 2021 the company blocked more than 25.6 billion brute force authentication attacks against Azure AD users. They also and intercepted a staggering 35.7 billion phishing emails with […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Office 365 Security Technology News Windows
Blog More Scammers Are Using Social Media To Target Victims February 18, 2022 by Vertical Axion An increasing number of scammers are using social media to target victims and relying on social engineering tricks to convince people to part with their personal information or money. The problem has grown serious enough that the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has issued a formal warning to consumers. According to a recently released FTC report: […] Read more » Facebook General Interest Instagram Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News
Blog Microsoft Defender Adds Cross Platform Mobile Protections February 17, 2022 by Vertical Axion Microsoft recently announced an important upgrade to Microsoft Defender. It now supports vulnerability management for both Android and iOS. The company’s announcement reads in part as follows: “With this new cross-platform coverage, threat and vulnerability management capabilities now support all major device platforms across the organization – spanning workstations, servers, and mobile devices. Threat and […] Read more » Android General Interest iPhone Microsoft New Technology Security
