Blog Your Kindle EBook May Lose Partial Functionality Soon August 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you own an older Amazon Kindle? Older Kindles utilize 3G internet connectivity protocols but mobile carriers are currently racing to upgrade their networks to 4G/5G. Older devices that only have a 3G connection option will be frozen out of the internet entirely once the upgrade is complete. Amazon has been emailing owners of older […] Read more » Amazon General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Malware Named Xloader Targeting Macs And Stealing Information August 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion XLoader is a newly discovered strain of malware designed to infect systems running macOS. This new strain was built from a malware strain called FormBook which was designed to steal passwords from Windows-based machines. The new strain is currently being offered on at least one forum on the Dark Web. It is being billed as […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some Older Printer Drivers Are Vulnerable To Hackers August 5, 2021 by Vertical Axion SentinelOne recently published a report that revealed a previously undiscovered security flaw found in a wide range of printers that include printers manufactured by Samsung, Xerox, and HP. The bug is being tracked as a high severity security vulnerability and puts hundreds of millions of older printers in currently in service at risk. The flaw […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Malware Called MosaicLoader Is Being Delivered Via Ads August 4, 2021 by Vertical Axion Security company BitDefender has recently discovered a new strain of malware you should be aware of. They have dubbed the new threat MosaicLoader. According to the company it is currently being distributed via ads displayed in search results when an internet user searches for links to cracked versions of popular software. It is designed to […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Malware Live Streams Your Private Computer Activity July 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion There is a new highly unusual and potentially embarrassing strain of malware that you need to be aware of. It has been dubbed BIOPASS by the Trend Micro researchers who first discovered it. The new malware will live stream your computer activities all while allowing the whole world to tune in and watch whatever you […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Popular Ring Doorbells To Get Encryption Option July 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you have a Ring Doorbell? They are offered by Amazon and they’re a wildly popular smart device that allows you to keep tabs on who’s coming to or walking by your door. The doorbell’s camera records video and saves it to the cloud so you can review it at your leisure. Unfortunately there’s a […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Latest Data Breach Hits Guess Clothing Company July 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion American fashion retailer Guess recently became the latest in a seemingly unending parade of big-name companies to suffer a data breach. The company’s breach notification letter was mailed to all customers whose data was compromised. The letter states that an unidentified party gained access to Guess’ systems between February 2nd and February 23rd of this […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Internet Browser Firefox Will Soon Get SmartBlock Feature July 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s good news for anyone who uses the Firefox web browser. Beginning with the release of Firefox 87 which was released in March of this year (2021) Mozilla has introduced a new SmartBlock feature. The new feature helps ensure that when users enable ‘Strict Mode’ for their Tracking Protection that it will not break websites […] Read more » Browsers Facebook General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Mozilla Firefox Security Technology News
Blog Gmail Adding Email Authenticator Feature Called BIMI July 26, 2021 by Vertical Axion Change is coming to Gmail. Recently as a courtesy of a new agreement between Google and the AuthIndicators Working Group you’ll soon begin seeing BIMIs (Brand Indicators for Message Identification). The brains behind BIMI describe their product as an email specification that allows the use of brand-controlled logos within supported email clients. AuthIndicators is steered […] Read more » Gmail Google New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog BazarBackdoor Uses Compressed Files To Deliver Malware July 24, 2021 by Vertical Axion Security researchers have spotted a new phishing campaign in the wild that you’ll want to make a note of. In this case the hackers are attempting to deliver a malware strain known as BazarBackdoor by using an innovative compression technique and then disguising the malware as an image file. Multi-compression isn’t a new technique but […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
