Blog Covid-19 Researchers Come Under Attack By Hackers July 30, 2020 by Vertical Axion A number of prominent hacking groups made a gentleman’s agreement with research labs that are attempting to develop a vaccine for the deadly COVID-19 virus currently ravaging the planet. The agreement was promising that no attacks against research facilities would be made. Unfortunately, not everyone is playing by those rules. Recently, intelligence agencies in the […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Amazon Echobud Consumers Should Update Due To Overheating Issue July 28, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you own a pair of Amazon’s Echo Buds? If so, and in case you didn’t get an email from the company, be advised that Amazon recently discovered a potential safety risk. To address it, the company is asking all Echo Bud owners to perform a software update on their gear. In a nutshell, the […] Read more » Amazon Branding General Interest Technology News
Blog New Image Format Will Soon Get Browser Support July 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion In 2015, a new image format was born of a collaboration between Cisco, Google, and Xiph.org. Dubbed AVIF, the format is based on the Av1 video codec. It is royalty-free and widely regarded as the most highly optimized image format to be developed to date, superior to old standbys BPEG, PNG, and even the newer […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog Latest Microsoft Update Provides Some Needed Bug Fixes July 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you aren’t normally in the habit of installing updates when companies release them, you’ll probably want to make an exception for KB4484439. It is a non-security update for Windows Installer editions of Office 2013 and 2016 products. If you use Office 2016, and frequently edit Word documents that feature custom XML values, these will […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Billions Of Breached User Credentials Are Available For Purchase July 20, 2020 by Vertical Axion On a regular basis, we see headlines talking about how this or that company got hacked and X number of employee or customer logins got exposed. However, since those headlines happen in isolation, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. A trip to the Dark Web will reveal just how big of a […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Apple Music Might Be Draining Some iPhone Batteries July 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion Apple users are in a state of absolute uproar. Recently, battery life has taken a hit, with batteries draining more quickly than ever, sending legions of iPhone users on a hunt to track down the culprit or culprits. Early indications are that more than one app is responsible for the drastic reduction in battery life, […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Recent News Technology News
Blog Trickbot Malware Has A New Trick Up Its Sleeves July 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion Malware Lab’s researcher Maciej Kotowicz has made an intriguing discovery that makes the Trickbot banking trojan even more of a threat. The most recent strain of the malware he looked at is sporting a new feature that allows the code to check the resolution of the screen on the machine it’s running on. If it […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some Google GSuite Apps Require Updating To Continue Working July 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion Mark the date August 12th, 2020 on your calendar if you’re a GSuite user. Google has warned users that unless they update their GSuite iOS and Android apps, they may stop working by the date referenced above. The company’s announcement concerning the matter reads, in part, as follows: “In 2018, we began making changes to […] Read more » General Interest Google Google Apps Recent News Technology News
Blog Pirated Mac Applications Could Contain ThiefQuest Ransomware July 15, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you have one or more illegal copies of Apple software on your Mac, be aware that there’s a new threat to be concerned about. An info-stealing, data wiping malware strain known as ThiefQuest has been found embedded in torrents of illicit software written for macOS. While ThiefQuest isn’t as commonly seen as some other […] Read more » Apple General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Major University In California Pays Large Ransom After Ransomware Attack July 13, 2020 by Vertical Axion The University of San Francisco (UCSF) is the latest organization to fall victim to hackers, running afoul of a group utilizing the Netwalker ransomware strain. UCSF is a research university whose recent efforts have been focused on health sciences generally and COVID-19-related research specifically. On June 3rd, 2020, Netwalker published a notice on a site […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology
