Blog This New Malware Steals Passwords From Popular Browsers January 17, 2022 by Vertical Axion A new threat has appeared on the horizon. Even if the name is not familiar to you this malware strain is bad news indeed. Called RedLine it is an information-stealing malware that specifically targets popular web browsers including Opera, Microsoft’s Edge browser, and Chrome. Unfortunately, many people have come to rely on their trusty web […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Popular Digital Photo Company Shutterfly Hit By Ransomware Attack January 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion Recently digital media giant Shutterfly was hit by a major ransomware attack. The attack disrupted broad swaths of the company’s services including those offered under their GrooveBook, BorrowLenses, and Lifetouch brands. According to a report received by BleepingComputer, Shutterfly was targeted by the Conti gang. That group was able to encrypt more than four thousand of […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog LastPass Says There Is No Evidence Of Data Breach January 13, 2022 by Vertical Axion There are strange events swirling around LastPass. LastPass is a popular password safe and identity protection service. Recently Twitter exploded with reports from around the world of people who received a notification from LastPass regarding a string of suspicious login attempts. Most of them came from countries other than the ones the impacted users lived […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog T-Mobile Reports Scam Calls Have Increased 116 Percent Since 2020 January 8, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you’re like most cellphone users, you absolutely love the automatic call blocking feature that most companies offer as part of their standard service. A call comes in from a “suspicious” number and the phone just blocks it. That’s awesome and even better is you can add new numbers to it. So on those occasions […] Read more » Android iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Remote Access Trojan Virus Hides In Windows Registry January 7, 2022 by Vertical Axion There’s a new malware strain you should make sure your IT staff is aware of. Called the Dark Watchman, it is a well-designed and highly capable RAT (Remote Access Trojan) paired with a keylogger written in C#. First discovered by researchers at Prevailion this piece of malware likes to lurk in the Windows Registry and […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Hackers Are Using Big Brand Surveys To Scam Victims January 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion Surveys have long been a playground of hackers and scammers. That’s true at any time of the year but it’s especially true around the Holidays when such scams seem to attract even more unwitting victims. In fact, some estimates place scammer profits revolving around fake surveys as being nearly $80 million a month. So it’s […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Ransomware Named AvosLocker Uses Multiple Tricks In Attacks January 5, 2022 by Vertical Axion There’s a new strain of ransomware to be concerned about in the form of AvosLocker. This is from security firm Sophos who warns that the new strain of human-operated ransomware is one to watch. AvosLocker burst onto the scene over the summer of this year (2021). Having enjoyed some success with their product the gang […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update Your All In One SEO Plugin For Security Patch January 4, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you own and operate a WordPress website? Do you also use the “All in One” SEO plugin? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then be aware that you’ll want to update that plugin as soon as possible. Recently security researcher Marc Montpas from Automattic Security discovered and reported a pair of […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Reasons The Log4j Java Library Security Issue Is Concerning January 3, 2022 by Vertical Axion Haven’t heard of Log4j before right now? If not, you’re certainly not alone but unfortunately it’s something you’re likely to hear more about in the weeks ahead. It may wind up being the cause of a few headaches for you. “Log4j” is a Java library. Its function is to log error messages in applications. Consider […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some Lenovo Laptops Have Admin Level Security Vulnerability January 1, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you own a Lenovo Yoga or ThinkPad laptop? If so be advised that a pair of critical security flaws have recently been found that could allow an attacker Admin level access to your machine. The flaws are centered in the IMControllerService and are being tracked as CVE-2021-3922 and CVE-2021-3969. They impact all Lenovo System […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
