Blog Sneaky Malware Stealing Sensitive Gamer Information On Gaming Sites October 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion Are you a gamer? Do you have an account on Steam, EA Origin, or the Epic Games Store? If so there’s an emerging threat you should be aware of. A new strain of malware is now being sold on the Dark Web. Discovered by researchers operating out of Kaspersky Labs the new malware strain has […] Read more » Gaming General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Find Security Vulnerability With Apple Pay October 14, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you have an iPhone? Do you make use of the Apple Pay service? If so there is a security issue you need to be aware of. Researchers have discovered a means by which fraudulent payments can be made from a locked iPhone. Two conditions must be true for the flaw to be exploited. The […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog DDOS Attackers Are Targeting VoIP Providers October 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion Hackers around the world are flexing their muscles. For reasons that aren’t yet clear they have been launching distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks against Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers and it is leading to widespread voice outages. VoIP provider Bandwidth.com is the latest company to fall victim to these attacks. On the afternoon […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Zero Day Bug Found In MacOS October 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion A new Zero Day vulnerability in macOS has been discovered. The flaw impacts all macOS versions up to the latest release Big Sur. The bug was found by Park Minchan an independent security researcher and is tied to the way that macOS processes inteloc files. The processing methodology allows an attacker to embed malicious commands […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Recent Study Shows Alarming Insights On People And Passwords October 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion A new study recently published by the digital identity firm Beyond Identity contains a number of surprises relating to passwords and password security. This is information that IT professionals and small or medium-sized business owners should be aware of. While it is not a rigorous and scientific study the results of the company’s survey are […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Increasing Online Love Scams Are Costing Victims Big Money October 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic online dating sites have seen a tremendous surge in memberships. People are seeking romance online since in person dating was sharply curtailed by lock downs. Naturally this proved to be an irresistible lure to scammers around the world. So much so that the FBI has recently issued a […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Don’t Fall For This Cryptocurrency Giveaway Scam October 4, 2021 by Vertical Axion You know you’ve hit the Big Time when you get a scam named after you. That’s exactly what has happened to Elon Musk. The latest scam that’s making the rounds is called the “Elon Musk Mutual Aid Club” or the “Elon Musk Club” for short. If you’re an experienced IT professional it is easy to […] Read more » Cryptocurrency General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog New Malware Is Targeting Linux And WordPress Users October 1, 2021 by Vertical Axion A new strain of malware which has been dubbed ‘Capoae’ has been spotted in the wild. It was written in Go and this strain targets Linux systems and WordPress installations. It was discovered by Larry Cashdollar. Larry is a senior security researcher at Akamai. Capoae is quickly becoming a favorite among threat actors because of […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update Apple Devices Soon For Important Security Patch September 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion Apple released a very important security update today. The update fixes a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities that have been spotted in use in the wild to attack both Macs and iPhones. One of the two has been used to install the Pegasus spyware onto iPhones. These two vulnerabilities are being tracked as CVE-2021-30860 and CVE-2021-30858 […] Read more » Apple Business Advice General Interest iPhone Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog This Malware Can Turn Off Windows Defender September 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion Some malware strains are built with robust protections in order to avoid detection. Zloader goes a step further and actually disables Microsoft Defender AV (formerly known as Windows Defender). That’s significant because according to stats provided by Microsoft Defender AV is preinstalled on more than a billion PCs running Windows 10. The hackers behind the […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Technology News Windows
