Blog Some TurboTax Accounts Were Hacked Due To Poor Passwords July 2, 2021 by Vertical Axion Hackers around the world have been busy this year, with Intuit being the latest company to fall victim to their attacks. The TurboTax company recently announced that their network was breached following a series of account takeover attacks, and that as a consequence, an undisclosed number of Turbo Tax customers had their personal data compromised. […] Read more » Business & Finance Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Support Ending For Windows 7 And 8 Nvidia Graphics Drivers July 1, 2021 by Vertical Axion Does your PC have an NVIDIA graphics card? If so, be aware that the company recently announced that as of October, 2021, they’re suspending support for drivers designed for use with Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. If you want to keep getting security fixes and updates, you’ll need to upgrade your OS to […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips Windows
Blog SolarMarker Malware Stealing User Information Through PDFs June 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion The hackers behind the malware called SolarMarker have begun using an innovative and unexpected means of distributing their poisoned code. They’ve started publishing PDF documents filled with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) keywords in a bid to boost the visibility of malicious websites that pose as Google Drive, but in fact, are simply repositories for the […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Over 3 Million Affected By Volkswagen Group Data Breach June 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion The Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA), a subsidiary of the German Volkswagen Group, recently disclosed a large scale data breach that exposed the personal data of more than three million VW customers. The incident came about because between August of 2019 and May of 2021, one of VWGoA’s vendors left unsecured data exposed on the […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Data Breach Hits McDonalds In US And Other Countries June 26, 2021 by Vertical Axion McDonalds is the latest major corporation to fall victim to a hacking attack. The fast-food giant does business in more than 100 countries and has nearly 40,000 locations globally with more than 14,000 in the United States alone. Recently, they disclosed that hackers found a way into their network and stole information belonging to both […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise For Educators June 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion According to an alert recently issued by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, colleges and universities worldwide are at increased risk of being targeted by a ransomware attack like the one that recently hit Colonial Pipeline and global meat supplier JBS. While ransomware attacks are certainly nothing new, they have been enjoying a surge of […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Edge Browser Getting Automatic HTTPS Web Security Feature June 24, 2021 by Vertical Axion The latest version of Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser will follow in the footsteps of the other major browsers on the web. As of Edge 92, the browser will automatically switch users to a secure HTTPS connection when visiting an HTTP address, provided that the browser enables the Automatic HTTPS feature. It’s a good move […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Microsoft Edge Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some Amazon Device Features May Have Security Risks June 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion Have you heard of Amazon Sidewalk? If not, it’s definitely something you should be aware of. Depending on your point of view, the new feature, which was enabled by default on a wide range of Amazon devices by default on June 8 of this year (2021) is either unbelievably awesome or incredibly troubling. The idea […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Email Unsubscribe Scam Can Easily Fool Any User June 21, 2021 by Vertical Axion Scammers are increasingly relying on a tried and true bit of social engineering to fool unsuspecting users into unwittingly signing up to receive a flood of additional spam email. They accomplish this by blasting out an email asking recipients if they wish to unsubscribe. The emails don’t specify exactly what the recipient is unsubscribing from, […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update VMWare Software Immediately To Avoid Possible Attack June 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued a warning to all companies running VMware Vcenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation. They are asking them to download and apply the latest security patches as soon as possible because attackers are actively hunting for vulnerable servers. On May 25th, VMware released a patch that corrected […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
