Blog Secure Your SQL Server To Avoid This Malware Infection April 2, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you rely on Microsoft SQL and MySQL databases? If so, be advised that the cybersecurity firm AhnLab recently published a report about a newly emerging threat. It seems that hackers are now targeting poorly secured Microsoft SQL and MySQLdatabases with a malware strain known as GhostCringe. If you’re not familiar with it, GhostCringe is […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Email Phishing Attackers Are Pretending To Be The IRS April 1, 2022 by Vertical Axion Emotet is in the news again according to the latest information from email security firm Cofense. Emotet is notorious for spreading via phishing campaigns and this latest phishing campaign sees them impersonating the IRS. By all outward appearances, the emails look legitimate. The Emotet gang knows that with so many people feeling harried during tax […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog This Malware Phishing Campaign Hijacks Email Conversations March 28, 2022 by Vertical Axion Hackers have been using social engineering tricks to get their malicious code onto the systems of unsuspecting victims. This has been happening for almost as long as the internet has been around. It’s one of the most common tactics in use today, primarily because it’s so simple and effective. Trial and error have shown hackers […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Get Source Code During Data Breach At Samsung March 24, 2022 by Vertical Axion Samsung’s corporate network was breached recently. That’s bad news all by itself. The company has recently confirmed that in addition to the confidential customer information that was stolen, the hackers also made off with the source code for the software used in the company’s Galaxy smartphones. The hackers responsible for the attack call themselves “Lapsus$.” […] Read more » Android Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Are Increasingly Targeting Mobile Devices March 23, 2022 by Vertical Axion Here’s a statistic you’re not going to like. Based on research conducted by cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint, there has been a staggering 500 percent increase in malware attacks against mobile devices during the opening months of 2022. The most significant peak so far this year occurred at the end of February. Most of the malware […] Read more » Android General Interest iPhone Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog These Medical Devices Are Vulnerable To Security Threats March 19, 2022 by Vertical Axion Thanks to the fine folks at Palo Alto Networks we have a better view of the relative safety and security of network-capable medical devices. Unfortunately, the news is grim. Based on their findings after examining more than 200,000 infusion pumps, about half are vulnerable to critical security issues. Yes you read that correctly. That’s 100,000 […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog People Are Still Not Using Secure Passwords Despite Warnings March 18, 2022 by Vertical Axion It’s 2022 and after years of warning people repeatedly about the dangers of using the same old passwords and using the same password across multiple websites, you would think this would get better. You would think we’d have that problem solved and there would be one less network security risk to worry about. Unfortunately, if […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Network Security Breach Confirmed At Nvidia March 17, 2022 by Vertical Axion Nvidia joined the seemingly unending parade of major corporations to fall victim of a hacking attack. Recently, a group of hackers calling itself “Lapsus$” began sharing details about the incident and the damage that it caused. Nvidia confirmed the attack. Nvidia released a formal statement which reads in part as follows: “On February 23, 2022, […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Android Users Need To Watch Out For Teabot Trojan March 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you have smart devices in the Android ecosystem, there’s a new threat to be aware of in the form of a malware strain called Teabot. This bit of malicious code is a Remote Access Trojan or RAT for short. The group behind the code is making a big push to see it spread worldwide. […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Scammers Cost Americans Billions Of Dollars In 2021 March 14, 2022 by Vertical Axion The US Federal Trade Commission reports that Americans lost almost six billion dollars to fraud last year. The $5.8 billion total represented a catastrophic 70 percent increase compared to the losses reported in 2020. The FTC maintains a database of millions of consumer records it uses to track such information. Based on the statistics gleaned […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
