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 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 Mac Malware Is Becoming A Bigger Threat For Users February 16, 2022 by Vertical Axion In late 2020 a new strain of malware called UpdateAgent appeared and began infecting Mac users. Initially the strain wasn’t all that worrisome. It stole system information but it was by no means the worst threat on a Mac user’s radar. Since that time, the hackers behind the malicious code have been busy. UpdateAgent has […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Additional Security Recently Added To Office 365 February 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion Back in September of 2020 Microsoft announced that it was experimenting with the addition of SMTP MTA Strict Transport Security (MTA-STS) support to Exchange Online. This was done in a bid to ensure the email communication and security of their Office 365 customers. In a recent statement by the company the Exchange Online Transport Team […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Office 365 Recent News Security Technology News
Blog High Profile Instagram Accounts Being Held For Ransom By Hackers February 11, 2022 by Vertical Axion Hackers have recently hit upon a new money-making scheme. Some groups have started breaking into Instagram accounts belonging to people with high numbers of followers. They are then holding those accounts hostage until the owner agrees to pay the ransom. In some cases, the hackers are charging as much as $40,000 USD to return an […] Read more » General Interest Instagram Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News
Blog E-Mail From Department Of Labor Could Be Phishing Attack February 7, 2022 by Vertical Axion There is a new phishing campaign to keep a watchful eye on according to email security firm INKY. It’s a particularly fiendish one. The attackers have designed an email template that does an admirable job of imitating the look and feel of emails sent from the US Department of Labor. These are being sent out […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Vulnerability In This Cisco Software Could Allow Hackers Access February 5, 2022 by Vertical Axion Cisco recently discovered a critical security flaw in their Cisco Redundancy Configuration Manager (RCM) for Cisco StarOS. The vulnerability allowed an attacker to execute code arbitrarily and gain root-level access on any device suffering from the vulnerability which is being tracked as CVE-2022-20649. The good news is that Cisco responded with blistering speed and this […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
