Blog Watch Out For Vaccine Survey Phishing Emails April 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion Scammers have found a new way to take advantage of people, so be on your guard. The U.S. Department of Justice has recently issued an alert warning people of fake emails sent out asking recipients to take advantage of a post vaccination survey. Naturally, as part of taking the survey, each participant will be asked […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog What Businesses Can Do To Minimize Phishing Emails April 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you had to guess, worldwide, how many phishing emails would you estimate are sent out every day, what would you say? If you guessed anything less than three billion, you’d be incorrect. Three billion a day, on average. That’s both terrifying and depressing. On hearing that grim statistic, it’s natural to assume that there’s […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Phishing Security Technology News
Blog Hacker Uses Zoom Invites To Steal Credentials Through Sendgrid March 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a mix of bad news and good in the ongoing war against the hackers of the world. For the bad news, security professionals have recently detected a sophisticated phishing campaign that makes use of SendGrid and convincing replicas of Outlook on the Web and Office 365 logins to harvest credentials. The attack works like […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Exchange Online Feature Helps Prevent Phishing And Ransomware March 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft has been busy of late, making a raft of improvements to their email system that are designed to enhance user security. Not long ago, they added a fantastically useful feature called ‘Plus Addressing’ which allows Office 365 users to make use of an unlimited number of disposable recipient email addresses and track email sources. […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Phishing Ransomware Recent News Security
Blog Email Phishers Going After Online Shoppers This Holiday Season December 15, 2020 by Vertical Axion Black Friday wasn’t as big of a shopping day as it could have been this year, and we have the pandemic to thank for that. In response to that, retailers have extended the holiday shopping season by starting earlier and offering more deals online, and holiday shoppers have responded to those changes. While Black Friday’s […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Phishing Attack Uses Unique Method To Avoid Security November 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion Hackers are always looking for a new angle, and recently, they’ve found a particularly good one. Image recognition software is becoming increasingly sophisticated. So if hackers are interested in building a fake landing and login page designed to spoof some other company, they have to get it exactly right, including the background image, or most […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Updates For Office 365 Will Include Phishing Protection October 19, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you an Office 365 user? If so, be aware that Microsoft is adding some powerful new protections to the software suite, designed to make you safer. Hackers commonly target Office 365 users with a type of attack known as “Consent Phishing.” That basically means that the hacker in question will use a variety of […] Read more » Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Damaging Phishing Attacks Are Targeting Pandemic SBA Loans August 26, 2020 by Vertical Axion The CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) has recently published an advisory, warning of a new phishing campaign that specifically targets business owners who have received pandemic relief in the form of loans from the Small Business Administration. Apparently, according to the advisory, the campaign was launched toward the end of July 2020 by an […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Netflix Payment Phishing Emails Appear Legitimate August 10, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you have a Netflix account? If so, you’re certainly not alone. Since the start of the pandemic, the company has experienced unprecedented growth, and is now the video streaming service of choice for tens of millions. If you’re one of those, be aware that an as yet unknown group of hackers has developed an […] Read more » Branding General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Don’t Fall For Office 365 Zoom Notification Phishing Email July 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use Microsoft Office 365? Do you also use Zoom? If so, be advised that there’s a new phishing campaign designed with you specifically in mind, the goal of which is to ultimately make off with your Office 365 login credentials. Since the start of the global pandemic, Zoom and other video conferencing solutions […] Read more » Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Security Technology News
