Blog New Google Translate Feature Rolled Out For Android Users March 31, 2020 by Vertical Axion Google Translate is one of the company’s most popular services, and most of the people who use it dream of the day when it’s a full blown Universal Translator. While that’s obviously still quite some distance away yet, the company has been steadily improving their offering. They recently upped the ante further with a new […] Read more » General Interest Google Recent News Technology News
Blog Hackers Targeting People Seeking Coronavirus Information On Health Sites March 28, 2020 by Vertical Axion Some people just want to watch the world burn. That seems to be the reason behind the recent attacks on the US Health and Human Services Department website, which serves as a clearinghouse for information relating to the Coronavirus outbreak. As the virus has spread, more and more people have been heading to the HHS.gov […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Another Week Another New Ransomware To Be Concerned About March 27, 2020 by Vertical Axion There’s a new strain of ransomware to put on your radar. This latest one was discovered by researchers working from SentinelLabs and it has been dubbed Nefilim. Based on the initial research, it seems to share significant portions of its code base with an older strain, Nemty 2.5. The two key differences between the two […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Over 1 Billion Android Devices No Longer Get Security Updates March 26, 2020 by Vertical Axion According to the latest statistics, there are more than 2.5 billion Android devices in use around the world. That’s a lot of devices by any reckoning. According to statistics gathered by Consumer Watchdog Which?, more than a billion of those devices are no longer receiving security updates. That is scary. That puts an awful lot […] Read more » Android General Interest Security Technology News Uncategorized
Blog Paradise Ransomware Using Internet Query Files To Deliver Payload March 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion The Paradise ransomware is like a bad penny; it just keeps turning up. The strain first appeared back in 2017, when it was spread far and wide via phishing emails. Then it seemed to fall out of favor for a while, and now, it’s back again. Even worse, it’s back with a new trick up […] Read more » General Interest Office 365 Ransomware Security Technology News
Blog Malware Is Targeting Cookies On Android Devices To Gain Access March 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion There’s a new malware threat to be aware of, called “CookieThief,” which is an apt name that describes what the malware does. Honestly though, the Hackers missed the mark here. “CookieMonster” would have been a much better name option. In any case, it’s part of a growing new collection of malware strains that is able […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Intel Graphics Get Update To Address Security Issues March 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you have a personal computer that uses Intel technology, you’re not going to want to miss the update released in March’s Patch Tuesday. The latest update addresses a total of 27 vulnerabilities. Ten of them rated as high severity flaws that impact Intel’s Graphics Drivers for Windows. Also impacted is the Smart Sound Technology […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Certain RAM Modules Continue To Have Security Vulnerabilities March 20, 2020 by Vertical Axion Remember the Rowhammer vulnerability that made headlines around the world last year? 2019 saw all sorts of unusual threats, so if you’re struggling to recall the details of that one in particular, here’s a quick review: Any time a modern RAM card handles data, it is saved in memory cells that are arranged in a […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Recent Data Breach Affects Some Walgreens Mobile App Users March 19, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a Walgreens customer? Do you make use of the company’s mobile app, available for both Android and iOS devices? If so, be advised that the company recently disclosed a serious flaw in the app that inadvertently leaked both Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Personal Health Information (PHI). The information was in the form […] Read more » Android Branding General Interest Security Technology News
Blog The Web Browser Wars Have A Clear Winner In 2020 March 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion It’s notoriously difficult to get reliable statistics on web browser usage. While there are sites that purport to track such things such as StatCounter and NetMarketShare, the numbers coming from these sources have proved to be problematic and unreliable. Enter the US Government’s Digital Analytics Program (DAP, for short). While it doesn’t reveal anything about […] Read more » Chrome General Interest Google Microsoft Recent News Technology News
