Blog Zoom Is Working On Security But May Be Too Late April 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion The popular messaging tool called Zoom is having a tough time. According to a recently released memo that circulated through Elon Musk’s “SpaceX” company, the company is banning Zoom’s use because of “significant privacy and security concerns.” In response, Zoom’s development team recently announced that they’re freezing all feature development for a period of 90 […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Over 5 Million Marriott Customers Vulnerable In Latest Data Breach April 15, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a frequent guest at Marriott hotels? If so, be advised that the company has recently reported a massive data breach that could impact up to 5.2 million guests who have stayed at the hotel. According to the official statement the company released regarding the matter: “At the end of February 2020, we noticed […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security
Blog Huge Increase In Phishing And Malware Attacks Using Coronavirus April 14, 2020 by Vertical Axion Around the world, hundreds of millions of people are terrified of the current pandemic that’s raging. Most of those are currently self-quarantining at home and limiting their social contacts. Everyone is hungry for news and information. Sadly, hackers, scammers and other assorted criminals have wasted no time preying on this massive captive audience. According to […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog iOS Update Includes iPhone And iPad Features And Fixes April 8, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you don’t normally prioritize updating your iPhone and iPad OS, you’re probably going to want to shift gears and grab version 13.4 as soon as possible. The latest versions of both OS variants contain a number of important bug fixes and convenience features that are simply too big and too significant to miss out […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Be On The Lookout As Astaroth Malware Makes A Comeback April 6, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you familiar with Astaroth? If you’re a data security professional, you’ve probably at least heard the name. The group gained some notoriety last year when it came to light that they had developed a means of spreading “fileless malware” using legitimate Windows tools to infect machines around the world. The Windows Defender ATP team […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Apple Update Blocks Safari Third Party Cookies By Default April 4, 2020 by Vertical Axion In May of 2019, a Google blog post encouraged all web browsers to adopt the approach of blocking third-party cookies by default. Google announced their own plans to do so, outlining a development strategy that would see Chrome and all Chromium-based browsers defaulting to that by 2022. The TOR browser was the first to make […] Read more » Apple Chrome General Interest Recent News Security
Blog Financial Institution Worker Put User Information At Risk April 1, 2020 by Vertical Axion Noam Rotem, a researcher for vpnMentor, recently made a startling discovery. A database connected to a now defunct app called MCA Wizard was found unsecured on the web. It contained a staggering 425 GB of sensitive corporate financial data. The app, developed via a partnership between Argus Capital Funding and Advantage Capital Funding, is no […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Coronavirus Health Notifications Being Used To Carry Malicious Threats March 30, 2020 by Vertical Axion A Pakistani-based hacking group that goes by a variety of names, including “Transparent Tribe,” “APT36,” “Mythic Leopard” and others has been discovered to be behind a particularly nasty attack recently. Researchers with QiAnXin’s RedDrip Team discovered a phishing campaign bearing the group’s stamp. This new campaign utilizes poisoned files that appear to be health advisories […] Read more » Business Advice Malware and Virus Protection Phishing Ransomware Recent News Security 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
