Blog Security Issue Found In Dell’s SupportAssist Software July 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you have a Dell PC? If so, be aware that recently, security researchers at Eclypsium have discovered a major security flaw in the company’s SupportAssist software that comes pre-installed on most of the Dell machines running Windows on the market today. The flaw is rated a hefty 8.3 severity (out of a possible 10), […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog ChaiChi Malware Is Spreading Ransomware In The Education Sector July 3, 2021 by Vertical Axion If your business has regular dealings with the Education sector of the market, be aware that the PYSA ransomware gang has a new trick up their sleeves. Recently, they’ve been using a RAT called ChaChi to create back doors in a wide range of education-oriented organizations and steal data or mass lock files with ransomware […] Read more » Business Advice Data Breach General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog SolarMarker Malware Stealing User Information Through PDFs June 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion The hackers behind the malware called SolarMarker have begun using an innovative and unexpected means of distributing their poisoned code. They’ve started publishing PDF documents filled with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) keywords in a bid to boost the visibility of malicious websites that pose as Google Drive, but in fact, are simply repositories for the […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some Amazon Device Features May Have Security Risks June 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion Have you heard of Amazon Sidewalk? If not, it’s definitely something you should be aware of. Depending on your point of view, the new feature, which was enabled by default on a wide range of Amazon devices by default on June 8 of this year (2021) is either unbelievably awesome or incredibly troubling. The idea […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update VMWare Software Immediately To Avoid Possible Attack June 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued a warning to all companies running VMware Vcenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation. They are asking them to download and apply the latest security patches as soon as possible because attackers are actively hunting for vulnerable servers. On May 25th, VMware released a patch that corrected […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Apple M1 Chip Might Have A Security Flaw June 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s good news and bad news in the Apple ecosystem, specifically with regards to the company’s M1 chip. The bad news is that researchers have discovered a security flaw in the chip’s design that cannot be fixed without redesigning the chip itself. This flaw allows two malicious apps on a machine utilizing an M1 chip […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Apple Malware Problem Unacceptable According To Apple Executive June 5, 2021 by Vertical Axion Craig Federighi, one of the top executives at Apple, is not happy, and recently made his displeasure known in court. In response to questions from Apple’s lawyers, he said, “Today, we have a level of malware on the Mac that we don’t find acceptable.” Federighi made the statement in defense of Apple’s longstanding strategy to […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Wifi Vulnerability May Affect Most Devices June 3, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, a whole raft of security flaws have been found that impact all Wi-Fi devices, including smart phones, IoT devices, and personal computers going back as far as 1997. This unfortunately means that almost every Wi-Fi device in use today is vulnerable. Collectively, the attacks associated with these issues have been dubbed FragAttacks. Mathy Vanhoef, […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog New RevengeRAT Trojan Gives Hackers Access To Your Data June 2, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, Microsoft issued an alert, warning users about a remote access tool called RevengeRAT, also known as AsyncRAT. It is being used to target travel and aerospace companies with spear-phishing emails. The emails use social engineering tricks to prompt employees at these types of firms to open a poisoned Adobe PDF attachment which downloads a […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Numerous Malicious Financial Apps Discovered Targeting Android Devices May 31, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, Google did some house cleaning. They removed ten different apps from the Play Store, all of which contained droppers for financial Trojans, this according to a recent blog post by Check Point Research. Apparently, all ten of the poisoned apps were submitted by the same threat actor, who took pains to get them past […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
